June 12
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Ramps Up Efforts to Actively Engage in Brics
Ethiopian Herald
ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia has taken various measures to enhance its active role in the BRICS bloc in line with its national development priorities, said Foreign Affairs Minster… Read more »
Rwanda: Migration - UNHCR Accused of Lying in Wake of New Anti-Rwanda Claims
New Times
The UN refugee agency has been accused of "undermining Rwanda's welcoming policy" and lying in its latest attempt to block Britain's plan to deport undocumented migrants to Rwanda. Read more »
Africa: New Framework Launched to Eliminate Visceral Leishmaniasis in Eastern Africa [press release]
WHO-AFRO
A new, comprehensive framework has been launched to guide health authorities, policy-makers and other stakeholders towards elimination of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) as a public… Read more »
Somalia: At Least 180 Migrants Feared Dead in Accident Off Yemen's Coast
People's Dispatch
Every year thousands of migrants fleeing poverty, conflict zones or harsh climate conditions and in search of jobs and decent life face death and inhumane conditions in their… Read more »
Rwanda: UNHCR Response to Media Inquiries Related to the UK-Rwanda Asylum Partnership
UNHCR
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has repeatedly commended Rwanda for generously hosting thousands of refugees and for its commitment to receive, on a temporary basis, asylum-seekers… Read more »
South Sudan: With Oil Exports Disrupted, What Lies Ahead for South Sudan?
Crisis Group
In this episode of The Horn, Alan is joined by Edmund Yakani, executive director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization, to discuss new political talks in Kenya and… Read more »
Sudan: U.S. Ambassadors Highlight Sudan Crisis At Home and Abroad
Dabanga
The US Special Envoy for Sudan, Tom Perriello, says that he met with Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday evening in Nairobi as part of his consultations on the war in Sudan,… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: UN and DR Congo, Another 'Expert Report' Meant to Perpetuate Chaos [opinion]
New Times
Malcolm X once said, "Racism is like a Cadillac: a new model comes out every year." This quote perfectly encapsulates the UN Group of Experts (GoE) reports on DR Congo. Read more »
Rwanda: Rwandan Envoy James Ngango Presents Credentials to Swiss President
New Times
Rwanda's ambassador designate to Switzerland James Ngango on Tuesday, June 11, presented his letters of credence to President Viola Amherd. Read more »
Kenya: Govt Intensifying Fight Against Against Counterfeit Medicine, Gachagua Says
Capital FM
The Government is intensifying the fight against the sale of fake and counterfeit medicines to rid the country of harmful drugs sold in licensed and unlicensed outlets, Deputy… Read more »
Kenya: DP Gachagua Urges Pharmacists to Work With Govt to Root Out Unlicensed Members
Capital FM
Deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has urged pharmacists in Kenya to work with the government to root out unlicensed members in the profession. Read more »
Uganda: Lack of Govt-Funded Pre-Primary Education in Uganda Creates Lifelong Consequences - Report
Nile Post
A report released by Human Rights Watch and the Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER) reveals that Uganda's lack of government-funded pre-primary education is causing… Read more »
Uganda: NRM Top Organ Sits Again to Determine Fate of Embattled MPs
Nile Post
The Central Executive Committee (CEC), the top-most decision-making organ of the National Resistance Movement, on Tuesday deferred a meeting called to consider and approve new… Read more »
Sudan: WFP and African Development Bank Project Boosts Wheat Production in War-Torn Sudan, Amid Soaring Hunger
WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced today that the AfDB-financed Sudan Emergency Wheat Production Project had increased… Read more »
Rwanda: Ministry of Education, Umwalimu Sacco, and Mobile Money Rwanda Partner to Launch #DusangireLunch Campaign
New Times
The Ministry of Education, in partnership with Mobile Money Rwanda and Umwalimu SACCO, is proud to introduce the #DusangireLunch campaign that started as #NdiReady campaign. This… Read more »
Rwanda: Tying Knots - Rwandan Women Artists Take Art Exhibition to Luxembourg
New Times
Rwanda's renowned visual artist Jemima Kakizi has teamed up with 5 visual artists to stage a week-long art exhibition in Luxembourg. Read more »
Africa: Time to Explore Free Trade Agreement Between Africa and Caribbean - ITC's Boss Coke-Hamilton
New Times
As the 3rd edition of the African Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum kicked off in the capital Nassau in the Bahamas, Pamela Coke-Hamilton, the Executive Director of the… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda's Fight Against Child Labour Continues
New Times
Child labour continues to be a critical problem globally, robbing children of their childhood, rights, education, and future. On June 12, each year, Rwanda joins the international… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Inks Deal to Host Regional Office of International Vaccine Institute
New Times
Rwanda has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) on the establishment of the African Regional Office of the institute in the… Read more »
Rwanda: Liquid Intelligent Technologies Launches 'Liquid Home' to Bring High-Speed Internet to Rural Areas
New Times
Liquid Intelligent Technologies Rwanda on Wednesday, June 12 launched 'Liquid Home', its internet connectivity product aimed at extending its fibre network coverage. Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda's Negotiators in Bonn for Climate Finance Push
New Times
Rwandan negotiators are in Bonn, Germany, as 196 countries meet to agree on the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG), the new amount of funding which developed nations must… Read more »
Ethiopia: Agreement Signed to Construct 2,000 Health Centers Across Ethiopia
ENA
The Ministry of Health has signed an agreement with three institutions to construct 2,000 health centers across Ethiopia five years. Read more »
Kenya: Taita Taveta Launches Sh2mn Roadside Tree Planting Covering 275km
Capital FM
Taita Taveta County has unveiled a Sh2 million roadside tree planing campaign to cover 275 kilometers of road as part of its climate action. Read more »
Africa: G7 Leaders Can and Must Prevent Manmade Famine [press release]
OCHA
Statement by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Read more »
Kenya: Auctioneers Seize 10 Mediheal Hospital Vehicles Over Incurred Debt
Capital FM
Auctioneers have seized 10 Mediheal Nakuru branch hospital vehicles among other hospital equipment due to stalled payment of 17 doctors. Read more »