Two crew members from a tugboat involved in cleaning up an oil spill off Mauritius were killed late on Monday when their vessel collided with a barge in bad weather, a local lawmaker said. Four other members of the crew were rescued by helicopter and two were still missing, Mahend Gungerpersad, a member of parliament…
Ousted Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir appeared in court on Tuesday at the start of a trial over the military coup in which he took power in 1989. Giving his profession as “former president of the republic”, Bashir seemed in good physical condition as he appeared in a metal courtroom cage wearing white prison-issue clothes and…
The Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) on Monday said Paul Rusesabagina, a model for the starring role of the film Hotel Rwanda, was arrested for being suspected of founding and sponsoring “terror outfits.. operating out of various places in the region and abroad.” He is suspected to be the founder, leader, sponsor and member of “violent,…
Zimbabwe’s national drug procurer NatPharm has assured Zimbabweans on second-line regimen antiretroviral (ARV) treatment that the currently low stocks of medication will soon be replenished. The assurance came amid concerns among those who take second-line ARVs over the supply of drugs after the National AIDS Council last week said that stocks for the second-line regimen…
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday called for the utilization of knowledge gained from the global and national response to COVID-19 in the national roll-out of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Kenyatta who opened a COVID-19 virtual conference organized by the Council of Governors on building resilience to deal with future pandemics said UHC, which is…
Three hospitality establishments have been closed in the City of Kigali and owners arrested for breaching the government directives meant to prevent further spread of COVID-19. The establishments are Cuppa Coffee in Downtown in Nyarugenge District, Cincinnati and Miami Family in Niboyi and Gikondo, respectively, both in Kicukiro District. At Cuppa Coffee, authorities, on Friday,…
Global coronavirus cases surged past 25 million on Sunday, according to a Reuters tally, as India marked a worldwide record for daily new cases in the COVID-19 pandemic. The data showed steady global growth as the disease’s epicenter shifts again, with India taking center stage from the United States and Latin America. India’s single-day tally…
Uganda’s Ministry of Health on Wednesday reported 98 new confirmed COVID-19 cases raising the nationwide total to 2,524. Kampala, again, led the way with the most number of cases registering 65 cases or 66 percent. The number of infections reported from Kampala, in particular, which has the highest numbers of community transmissions, has raised concern…
Supporters of former Cote d’Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo said on Wednesday that they would file for candidacy in his name for the October polls. The announcement comes a day after an Ivorian court confirmed the decision to strike off the former leader from the electoral list due to a 20-year prison sentence. The President Of…
The National Center for Disease Control of Libya on Wednesday reported 553 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country so far to 11,834. The center said in a statement that it received a total of 2,094 suspected samples, of which 553 were tested positive, adding that 40 patients have recovered and…
