NEW YORK— The East African Community (EAC) has called for support from the African Union (AU) in combating terrorism. Assistance is also needed by the regional body in conflict resolution as part of efforts to strengthen peace and security in the bloc. The call was made by the EAC secretary general Dr Peter Mathuki at […]
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As Ebola Spreads, Ugandan Medical Interns Strike Over Safety
As Uganda reports more deaths from the latest Ebola outbreak in the country, medical interns at the hospital handling most of the cases have gone on strike. The interns say they are not being provided with adequate personal protective equipment against the deadly virus, which causes a hemorrhagic fever. Uganda’s health ministry has so far […]
Africa Gender Statistics conference opens in Nairobi
NAIROBI— More than 150 public and civil society actors from 40 African countries convened in Nairobi, Kenya for the joint Africa Gender Statistics Conference taking place from Sept 26-30. Held under the theme ‘Gender Statistics Imperatives for Africa’, the Conference will interrogate gender statistics through the lens of agenda 2063—the African Union’s blueprint for transforming […]
Biden Keeps US Target for Refugee Admissions at 125,000
President Joe Biden on Wednesday formally kept the nation’s cap on refugee admissions at 125,000 for the 2023 budget year, despite pressure from refugee advocates to raise it even higher to meet the need after falling far short of that target this year. Advocates for refugees had been pushing the Biden administration to do more […]
Stiffer penalties for human traffickers in Tanzania
DAR ES SALAAM— Tanzania has approved amendments to the local anti-human trafficking laws to include tougher penalties such as lifetime jail terms and fines of up to Tsh200 million ($86,000). Attorney General Dr. Eliezer Feleshi said the country needed to implement punitive measures to effectively shut down the vice. The Human Trafficking (Amendment) Bill fixes […]
USAID announces countries for test-to-treat and oxygen programming as part of the United States COVID-19 response
Today, at the Global Action Plan (GAP) Ministerial on the margins of the 77th United Nations General Assembly, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced that USAID has advanced its programming in two important areas across twenty lower-and middle-income countries. The first supports the introduction of “test-to-treat programming” for populations at high-risk […]