Marizamunda is New Defence Minister as General Muganga Becomes Army Chief
New Times
President Paul Kagame has in his capacity as the Commander in Chief of armed forces, appointed Juvenal Marizamunda as the new Minister of Defence, replacing Maj Gen Albert… Read more »
World Food Programme Leadership Resigns Amid Aid Diversion Probe, Sources Say
The New Humanitarian
The agency's aid into Tigray has been suspended since an internal investigation - due to deliver its findings any day - was launched in May. Read more »
School Inspector's Brother Arrested As Murder Investigation Widens Net
Nile Post
The brother of the Bugiri district school inspector David Tenywa Kazungu who was murdered this week has been arrested. His body was found dumped in a pit latrine. Read more »
Innovations in Agriculture Can Drive Climate- Change Mitigations [guest column]
allAfrica
The agricultural sector is a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, responsible for an estimated 19-29 percent, according to the World Bank. This figure… Read more »
Air Strikes On Sudan Campus Kill Congolese Citizens - DR Congo Govt
Daily News
The Democratic Republic of Congo's government says 10 of its citizens died after their university campus was "bombarded" in air strikes in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, on Sunday. Read more »
Authorities Brutally Violated Maasai Amid Forced Evictions From Ancestral Lands
AI London
The Tanzanian authorities have repeatedly resorted to ill-treatment, excessive use of force, arbitrary arrests and detentions, and forced evictions against members of the Maasai… Read more »
Four Dead, Several Wounded in Bomb Blast in Mogadishu
Shabelle
An explosion occurred last night within a house in the Shirkole neighborhood of the Hodan district in Mogadishu amid tight security measures. Read more »
South Sudanese Bishop Amosa Data Elinama Ambushed By Armed Militia Group Near Morobo
ACNS
The Bishop of Morobo, the Right Revd Amosa Data Elinama, was attacked and kidnapped this morning (Monday 5 June) by an armed gang. He was released a short while later and taken to… Read more »
Kenya Closes Embassy in Kartoum Amid Increased Attacks on Diplomats
Capital FM
Kenya has closed its embassy in Sudan's Capital Khartoum following reports of increased attacks targeting diplomatic officials. Read more »
President Ruto Defends Housing Bill, Says It's Good for Kenyans
Capital FM
President William Ruto has defended the contentious housing levy while saying it is a sure bet to bridge the country's housing deficit. Read more »
Loss and Damage Funding Vital After DRC and Rwanda Floods [analysis]
ISS
Whole villages have been decimated, and communities need help to rebuild and recover, not just short-term humanitarian aid. Read more »
Kisumu Gets Plastic Waste Mobile App as World Celebrate Environment Day
Capital FM
A mobile App (M-Taka), has been developed in Kisumu to help the local residents to manage their plastic waste, which has been blamed for polluting Lake Victoria. Read more »
Uladi Mussa Oversaw Issuance of Malawi Passport to Rwandan Genocide Fugitive
Nyasa Times
The Malawian passport, which Fulgence Kayishema -- one of the fugitives most wanted for crimes they committed in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda -- that he used to… Read more »
Gen Muhoozi Will Never Be On Ballot With His Father - Mwenda
Nile Post
Andrew Mwenda, the mouthpiece for the MK Movement, a political outfit headed by President Museveni's First Son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has ruled out having both Museveni and his… Read more »
Millions of Ugandan Lives At Risk As NWSC Cuts Water Supply to Three Major Hospitals
Nile Post
China Uganda friendship hospital Naguru, Entebbe regional referral hospital and Hoima regional referral hospital are without water this morning. Read more »
