Has Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni become the dictator that he once led rebellions against?
President Yoweri Museveni has been in power as the President of Uganda since 1986. Prior to his assumption of power, ...
Month: April 2022
Ambassador Natalie Brown looks to emphasize democracy and human rights in U.S. relationship with Uganda
Natalie E. Brown has been serving as the United States Ambassador to Uganda since November of 2020. She is one ...
Antony Blinken says Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has taken ‘encouraging actions’ to end conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and time has come to advance ‘a negotiated ceasefire’
"We are similarly encouraged that Tigrayan forces have withdrawn most of their forces from Afar and have reiterated their commitment ...
South Africa says it may be entering fifth wave of COVID-19
After a sustained rise in infections over the past two weeks, a fifth wave of COVID-19 in South Africa may ...
WHO and UK join forces to fight COVID vaccine misinformation in Africa
The government of the United Kingdom and the World Health Organization (WHO) have launched a digital campaign to battle misinformation ...
US aid chief Samantha Power meets with World Bank Group President David Malpass, discuss global efforts to turn COVID-19 vaccines into vaccinations
US aid chief Samantha Power on Thursday met with World Bank Group President David Malpass and both leaders discussed "global ...
United States provides additional $13.9 million to Madagascar
The United States through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced on Friday that it was providing an additional ...
African nations of Kenya, Senegal, Niger and Cabo verde join United States and over 50 other countries to launch declaration for the future of the Internet amid rising digital authoritarianism, say Internet should be open, free and secure, and used to promote ‘democracy’, ‘peace’, ‘connectivity’, ‘rule of law’
African nations of Kenya, Senegal, Niger and Cabo verde on Thursday joined the United States and more than 50 other ...
White House unveils President Biden’s ‘comprehensive proposal’ to U.S. Congress to ‘hold Russian oligarchs accountable’, wants power to ‘seize and forfeit oligarch assets’, transfer the proceeds to Ukraine and clampdown on sanction evasions
"Today, in concert with his supplemental request to Congress to support Ukraine, President Biden will send a proposal for a ...
Hajia Alima Mahama is Ghana’s first female ambassador to the U.S. as gender gap remains a concern in the west African nation
Hajia Alima Mahama has been serving as Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States since June of 2021. She is the ...
