By Drake Nyamugabwa The World Bank has approved US$ 500 million (Shs1.8 trillion) to support Uganda’s Refugee Programme. The World Bank Vice- President for Africa, Hafez Ghanem made the announcement while meeting the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija at the on-going World Bank /International Monetary Fund
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The United Nations human rights office called on Sudan on Friday to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC), which issued an arrest warrant for deposed President Omar al-Bashir for alleged war crimes nearly 15 years ago. “We do encourage the authorities in Sudan to fully cooperate with the ICC,
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By AFP After nearly 30 years in power, Sudan president Omar al-Bashir has been ousted and arrested, defence minister says. Speaking on state TV, in a long awaited announcement, General Awad Ibn Auf said the armed forces have taken over for a two-year transitional period that will be followed by
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There is a sense of mounting anticipation in Sudan's capital, Khartoum. An announcement by the army is now expected raising anticipation that President Omar al-Bashir’s 30 years in power are coming to an end. Tens of thousands of people have been maintaining a protest vigil outside military headquarters since Saturday,
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Algeria's parliament has appointed the speaker of its upper house, Abdelkader Bensalah, to succeed former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika as the country's interim leader. Mr Bouteflika, in power for 20 years, resigned last week following a series of huge anti-government protests. Mr Bensalah will lead the country during a transition period
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South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has denied an allegation by a local newspaper that former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi gave him $30m (£22m). According to the Sunday Times the money was to secure Col Gaddafi legal representation if he was captured and taken to court or to pass on
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France's president has appointed a panel of experts to look into the country's actions during the Rwandan genocide 25 years ago. The presidency said the commission of researchers and historians would consult all of France's archives relating to the genocide in order to analyse the French activities in Rwanda at
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Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive of Amazon, announced on Thursday that he will transfer roughly 4% of the company’s stock to his wife, MacKenzie, most likely by early July, Forbes reports. The couple are in the process of finalizing their divorce. Those shares are worth more than $35 billion
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By BBC WASHINGTON, The US has revoked the entry visa for the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda. The decision is thought to be the US response to Ms Bensouda's investigation into possible war crimes by American forces and their allies in Afghanistan. The US secretary of
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Families of Kenyans who died in an Ethiopian Airlines flight last month say they will sue the airline and US aircraft manufacturer Boeing over the deaths. The families of those who died say the aircraft manufacturer Boeing and the airline should bear the responsibility for the deaths of their loved
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