Spain promotes an alliance of countries to end the criminal persecution of the LGTBI community throughout the world | Spain

Spain is going to launch a “global alliance for the decriminalization of crimes related to LGTBI identity,” as announced this Friday by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares. Although the minister has not offered more details, diplomatic sources have explained that the initiative will be similar to the global … Read more

Safina Namukwaya, 70-Year-Old Ugandan Woman, Gives Birth to Twins – Africa’s Oldest Mother Story

2023-12-01 05:54:38 Safina Namukwaya, a 70-year-old woman, gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. (Picture/reproduced from Facebook/Women’s Hospital International and Fertility Centre) Safina Namukwaya, a 70-year-old Ugandan woman, gave birth to twins via caesarean section on the 29th of last month, becoming the oldest woman in Africa to give birth. However, Safina admitted … Read more

Climate Change and Conflict in Karamoja: The Fight for Water and Survival

2023-11-27 11:24:41 Published on: 11/27/2023 – 12:24 Modified on: 11/27/2023 – 12:38 01:48 Head to Karamoja, an arid region in northern Uganda where nomadic herder tribes fight for access to water. Global warming is causing increasingly regular droughts in this part of East Africa. Last year, at least 900 people died of starvation in Karamoja … Read more

The European Union observation mission in DR Congo unveils its arrangements for the elections

2023-11-21 21:25:23 Published on : 21/11/2023 – 22:25 In DR Congo, the presidential election will be observed by several observation missions. That of the Catholic and Protestant churches, which is the largest, announces that it will be able to deploy 60,000 observers on election day. There is also the mission of the European Union. Swedish … Read more

2026 World Cup: Africa Zone Qualification Groups, Schedules, and Rankings

2023-11-21 21:10:15 The increase from 32 to 48 teams for the 2026 World Cup simplifies the qualification method for African teams. The confederation saw its number of qualified selections increase from 5 to 9. Gone are the three-phase qualifiers (round-trip preliminary round between the weakest nations, group stage, play-offs), make way for a more readable … Read more

In Uganda, President Museveni downplays his country’s exclusion from a trade deal with the United States

2023-11-07 10:26:32 Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in St. Petersburg, Russia, July 28, 2023. TASS / VIA REUTERS Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said on Sunday, November 5, that the United States “overestimated” their importance after Washington announced that it would withdraw Uganda (along with the Central African Republic, Gabon and Niger) from a major trade agreement, … Read more

CAF Awards African Cup of Nations (CAN) 2025 and 2027 Hosting to a Trio of Countries

2023-09-27 12:05:21 This Wednesday, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), meeting as an executive committee in Cairo, awarded the organization of the African Cup of Nations (CAN) for the 2025 and 2027 editions. The 35th edition of the competition returned in Morocco, the next, an absolute first, to a trio of countries, Kenya, Uganda and … Read more

Morocco Wins Bid to Host 2025 African Cup of Nations (CAN) after Competitor Withdrawals

2023-09-27 11:42:51 Morocco has been designated to host the 2025 African Cup of Nations (CAN), after the withdrawal of its competitors, including Algeria, the president of the African Football Confederation announced Wednesday in Cairo. Published on: 09/27/2023 – 1:42 p.m. Modified on: 09/27/2023 – 2:23 p.m. 1 mn Morocco chosen as host country for the … Read more