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Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni yesterday met Russian ambassador, Vladlen Semi Volos to discuss "issues of mutual interest". Museveni gave no further details, but this comes a day after Uganda abstained from voting for a UN resolution condemning Russias invasion of Ukraine. Sixteen other African countries including South Africa, Angola, Algeria and Mali abstained from the vote. It would be recalled that President Museveni's son, Muho Ozi Kaine Rugaba had on […]

The UN Human Rights Council has appointed former International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, to head a team that will probe alleged violations during the conflict in Ethiopia. The UN Council said the team will have two other international experts; Kenyan lawyer, Kaari Betty Murungi and Steven Ratner of the United States, who will serve on the newly-created International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia. Recall that the […]

The Zimbabwe government says it has evacuated 118 students from Ukraine to neighbouring countries. Giving more details, the government said 28 students have been relocated to Romania, (15) to Hungary, (26) to Slovakia while 49 students were relocated to Poland, adding that they will be provided with air tickets to return home. The information minister also urged Zimbabwean students still in Ukraine to find their way to Poland where they […]

Ghana has become the first African country to evacuate its citizens in Ukraine following Russia's invasion. The first group of 17 students arrived this morning at Kotoka International Airport, in the capital, Accra. Ghana's foreign ministry had earlier said some 460 students who were en route to Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic are expected to return home in coming days. It is estimated that more than 1,000 […]