In Uganda, the TotalEnergies project is a “disaster” for the population

2023-07-10 10:20:25 Food insecurity, children dropping out of school, impoverishment of households… Beyond the “devastating” effects on the environment, the NGO Human Rights Watch warns, in a report, of the dangers of the TotalEnergies pipeline megaproject in Uganda and asks for it to stop. She denounces the “insufficient compensation” and late from the French company … Read more

What to remember from the African news of the week of June 19

2023-06-23 14:15:07 Published on: 06/23/2023 – 16:15 After the massacre attributed to jihadists which killed at least 42 people last week in a high school in Uganda, 20 suspected “collaborators” of the ADF rebels have been arrested, police announced on Monday June 19. The victims, mostly students, were attacked with machetes, shot or burned alive. … Read more

Russian President Putin Rejects African Delegation’s Proposal for Ukraine Peace Talks: Latest Updates and Analysis

2023-06-18 06:52:00 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday dismissed key elements of an African delegation’s proposal to mediate peace talks with Ukraine. Courtesy of RIA Novosti (Archyde.com, 2023) [17日 ロイター] – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday rejected key parts of the African delegation’s proposal to mediate peace talks with Ukraine. The Ukrainian side has … Read more

“Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill: The World’s Harshest Law Against LGBT Rights Approved by President Museveni”

2023-05-29 09:02:56 Atlanta, USA (CNN) — In a widely expected, yet deeply frightening move for Uganda’s LGBT community, President Yoweri Museveni has approved an anti-homosexuality bill, Uganda’s parliament and its speaker said Monday. This law is set to be the harshest on the LGBT community in the world. The draft law includes the application of … Read more

Uganda Enacts Anti-LGBT+ Law with Heavy Penalties: Latest News and Updates

2023-05-29 08:56:33 By Le Figaro with AFP Posted on 05/29/2023 at 10:56 This content is not accessible. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. ABUBAKER LUBOWA / REUTERS Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law a controversial anti-LGBT+ law with heavy penalties for same-sex relationships and “promotionof homosexuality, which had aroused the indignation of many NGOs and … Read more

Stop Financing Total: Activists Protest outside Crédit Agricole Meeting in Paris

2023-05-17 18:42:43 The young Ugandan activist Hilda Flavia Nakabuye traveled more than 9,000 km to be among the dozens of activists gathered this Wednesday morning in front of the Crédit Agricole building in Paris where a general meeting was held. Since 2015, the bank has granted more than nine billion dollars to the oil giant … Read more

“News from Africa: Reservist Army in DRC, Ugandan Migrant Abuse, Ivorian Mango Export, and Vues d’Afrique Festival in Canada”

2023-04-21 21:18:18 In Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the National Assembly adopted this April 19, 2023 a bill on the creation of a corps of reservists within the army. This Reserve army of Defense (RAD) is called upon to provide temporary support to the FARDC. Explanations from Goma from our correspondent Aurélie BAZZARA-KIBANGULA. For 10 … Read more