South Sudanese politician, Minister for East African Affairs Hon John Luk Jok has died in Juba this morning. Hon John Luk Jok was SPLA liberator, editor of Magazine and a former Minister who served in many portfolios in the Government of Sudan, South Sudan and the revitalised Transitional Government of National Unity According to the […]

Isn’t this total madness, Tanzania which has the highest COVID-19 infections in the region is now set to re-open and relax strict social distancing measures. President Magufuli has said he will reopen schools and allow sporting activities to resume in the next one week, claiming that Covid-19 infections in the country have greatly reduced. Addressing […]

Félicien Kabuga, one of the world’s most wanted fugitives who is alleged to have been a leading figure in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, has been arrested in Paris by French authorities. Kabuga was indicted by the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in 1997 on seven counts of genocide, complicity […]

False confidence and recklessness towards COVID19 is now heading to disaster as Tazania records highest infections in the region. The spread of the virus is so fast that even President Magufuli is now said to be in total panic. Speculation is live that the country’s three of its lawmakers (Members of Parliament and a cabinet […]

There was mad rush in Netherlands’ capital- Amsterdam as the government announced closure of several entertainment joints and restraurants to cub the spread of Coronavirus. Popular sex clubs in Amsterdam’s “Red Light” district are now closed following the government’s order on 15th March 2020. At the same time there were long queues at marijuana coffee […]

Consequently, the Arsenal Colney Training Centre has been closed, with personnel who had had recent close contact with Arteta now in self-isolation. “Our London Colney training centre has been closed after head coach Mikel Arteta received a positive Covid-19 result this evening. Arsenal personnel who had recent close contact with Mikel will now self-isolate in […]

By Alberto Nyakundi Amenya the Banana Peddler Kenyans have been blaming the government of Kenya for allowing the Chinese plane carrying 239 passengers because they might be infectious. Well, they might be right and wrong at the same time because inasmuch as China is the most affected nation, the rampant cases of Corona Virus are […]

Here’s the latest round up of the number of cases the coronavirus and deaths from AP. • Mainland China: 2,592 deaths among 77,150 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei. • Hong Kong: 74 cases, two deaths. • Macao: 10 cases. • Japan: 838 cases, including 691 from a cruise ship docked in Yokohama, […]

A disputable website, ab-tc.com also known as City News, on Wednesday, February 5 published an article claiming China sought a court’s approval to kill more than 20,000 coronavirus patients. It said this was to avoid a further spread of the deadly virus. The article added that China’s Supreme People’s Court was expected to give approval […]

Hundreds of Chinese left Africa for China to celebrate their annual festival – Lunar New Year – to return next week. At the moment over 300,000 Chinese are already infected with coronavirus. The AU and national governments should take serious precautionary and preventive actions before we have an epidemic in Africa if some of them […]

The United States has banned Dar es Salaam’s Regional Commissioner over human rights violations, he will not be allowed entry into USA henceforth. US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Friday announced the ban of Paul Christian Makonda via Twitter. “Today we designated Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner Paul Christian Makonda as ineligible to enter […]

Basketball legend Kobe Bryant, 41, died Sunday morning in Los Angeles, two separate sources told CNN. TMZ reported Bryant was aboard a helicopter that crashed in Calabasas, California. Five people were killed the crash on a hillside in Calabasas, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. There were no survivors, the Los Angeles County Fire […]

Beijing’s huge new airport, Daxing International, was formally opened by President Xi Jinping on Wednesday, ahead of the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China. The starfish-shaped airport, located in the south of the capital, will help relieve pressure on the existing Capital International Airport in Beijing’s northeast, where capacity constraints often cause flight […]

This is all wrong. I shouldn’t be standing here. I should be back in school on the other side of the ocean. Yet you all come to me for hope? How dare you! You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words. And yet I’m one of the lucky ones. People are […]

courtesy TMZ 12:16 PM PT — Denver Police tell TMZ that the man in this video was NOT arrested and did not end up being booked for any charges as a result of the disturbance. He was merely treated at the hospital. 10:27 AM PT — Denver PD tells TMZ … officers at the airport […]

Peter Tabichi, the Kenyan teacher who won the 2019 Global Teacher Prize, met with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday. The White House lauded Tabichi for his selfless nature: giving away 80percent of his salary to help needy students. “His dedication, hard work, and belief in his student’s talent has led his poorly resourced school […]

South Africans have disrupted a speech in Johannesburg by a veteran politician who was trying to quell tensions following a recent wave of deadly riots and xenophobic attacks. Mangosuthu Buthelezi was heckled by a rowdy section of the crowd. Dozens of men marched through the area calling for foreigners to leave. At least 10 people, […]

1. Jubaland is headed to the polls in August (24th August) 2. The outcome of this forthcoming Jubaland election is crucial for peace and stability in the Horn of Africa region which has over the years experienced turbulent times especially arising from terrorist attacks by the Al Shabab militant group 3. Incumbent Sheikh Ahmed Mohammed […]