The locally adored L.A. band that gave us such great soul-twang singalongs as “When My Time Comes” and “That Western Skyline” on its 2009 debut ditched the rootsier sound and piled on a lot of rock polish for its fifth album, “We’re All Gonna Die,” offering echoes of ’80s Don Henley and even Night Ranger. It’s not all as bad as the inane single “When the Tequila Runs Out,” but it does cast doubt on the quartet’s typically solid live show this time out.
Category: Africa
Museveni, British Secretary of State discuss refugees
President Yoweri Museveni has said the biggest challenge in handling and settling refugees is lack of resources that is hindering the provision of the support they need. Uganda received more than half a million new refugees from South Sudan, The Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi last year with South Sudan alone accounting for 238,145, Dr. Congo 215,309, Somalia 38, 176, Burundi 40,874,Rwanda 17,616, Eritrea 11,328, Sudan 3,103, Ethiopia 2,790 and others 1,034 bring the total number to 568,414 according to UNHCR Uganda office.
Zimbabwe pastor behind protests faces 20 years in prison
In this Tuesday May. 3, 2016 file photo, Evans Mawarire a young pastor in the Harare poses for a photo with the Zimbabwean flag wrapped around his body. A lawyer says a Zimbabwe pastor who fled to the United States after launching a popular protest movement has been arrested on his return home.
Arrests on anniversary of Egypt riot
Egyptian security forces have arrested dozens in central Cairo on the anniversary of a soccer riot that killed over 70 fans in 2012. Lawyer Mokhtar Mounir told The Associated Press that over 80 people were taken into custody, with some arrests made near the club grounds belonging to the Al-Ahly team.
State Purchases of Pricey Cars for Officials Rile Egyptian Public
An Egyptian vendor looks for clients amid a traffic jam in Cairo, Nov. 7, 2016. Social media, TV stations and newspapers in Egypt are abuzz after reports that the country’s parliament speaker and his two deputies are using state funds to get flashy cars worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Zimbabwe pastor who led protests is arrested on return home
A lawyer says a Zimbabwe pastor who fled to the United States after launching a popular protest movement has been arrested on his return home. Police spokeswoman Charity Charamba says Mawarire was picked up on an outstanding arrest warrant.
Unicef launches appeal of $3.3 bn to children affected by conflict, disasters
United Nations, Feb 1 – The UN Children’s Fund launched an appeal of $3.3 billion to provide emergency assistance in 48 countries around the globe, against the backdrop of children driven from their homes due to conflict, disasters and climate change. A total of 48 million children living through some of the world’s worst conflicts and other humanitarian emergencies will benefit from Unicef’s 2017 appeal, which was launched on January 31, Xinhua news agency cited a UN press release.
15,000 Somalis ‘heartbroken’ by Trump refugee ban
Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2jSsoTC This file photo taken April 28, 2015, shows an aerial view of part of the sprawling Dadaab refugee camp, north of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. NAIROBI, Kenya – Nearly 15,000 Somalians who planned to flee their war-torn country for the United States are now stuck in the world’s largest refugee camp because President Trump suspended the U.S. refugee program.
In Kenya, Reproductive Clinics Fear Trump Policy’s Detrimental Effects
President Trump’s Mexico City policy will harm nonprofits providing healthcare for women. A USAID-funded clinic in Nairobi is afraid it will prevent it from helping Kenyan women in need of abortions.
Azuri Partners with NDPHC to Launch PayGo Solar in Nigeria
Azuri is delighted to announce a partnership with the Niger Delta Power Holding Company to launch its PayGo Solar Home Systems in Nigeria, to deliver affordable, clean energy to 20,000 rural households living without electricity. Azuri’s PayGo Solar Home systems include four bulbs providing up to 8 hours of lighting, a radio and a USB port for charging mobile phones.
Nigeria: Self-defense fighter dies thwarting suicide attack
Police say a member of a civilian self-defense force has died while intercepting a suicide bomber at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria. Police spokesman Victor Isukwu says the attack occurred early Tuesday near the University of Maiduguri, where five people died in a bombing earlier this month.
Ignore Trump, fight sharks that have spoilt the place called home
The man is likely to cut the economic aid that the US has always mercifully doled out to the poor begging souls of the world Uganda for instance is the home to the second largest fresh water lake in the world. But people just a few kilometers from its shore do not have piped water.
South Carolina-bound refugees affected by president’s immigration ban
A crowd of over 100 people gathered around the Charleston Holocaust Memorial in Marion Square during a demonstration to denounce President Donald Trump’s executive order that bars citizens of seven predominantly Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S., Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017. The group also expressed support for refugees.
Fallen KDF soldiers from Kulbiyow attack buried
Six of the fallen KDF soldiers who were killed by Al-shabaab at their Kulbiyow base in southern Somalia were buried Sunday in Isiolo,Tana River and Marsabit Counties amid calls for the withdrawal of KDF soldiers from Somalia. The bodies of five KDF soldiers killed by al Shabaab terrorists in Somalia on Friday, arrived in Isiolo airport on Sunday.
The Latest: PM Trudeau says Canada will take refugees
The Latest on U.S. President Donald Trump and his ban on refugees from Muslim-majority countries : Airlines around the world are turning away passengers, refunding tickets and rebooking flights in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s immigration order. The order signed Friday included a 90-day ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens of Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia or Yemen.
W. Africa to scale back military in The Gambia
West African nations plan to scale back a military force that secured the return to The Gambia of new President Adama Barrow to take power, the force commander said Friday. The mission of the Economic Community of West African States regional bloc will see “a progressive reduction” in numbers, Senegalese General Francois Ndiaye said in a statement a day after the newly elected leader flew back to his homeland.
Doctors Without Borders says it plans to return to Somalia
Doctors Without Borders said Friday it plans to return to Somalia, more than three years after closing its operations in the turbulent country amid “extreme attacks” on its staff. The medical aid charity known by the French acronym MSF said its return to the Horn of Africa country will be a cautious one.
UPDATE 2-Nigeria court orders temporary forfeiture of Shell, Eni oilfield in corruption probe
Jan 26 A Nigerian court has ordered the temporary forfeiture of assets and the transfer of operations of a long-disputed oilfield owned by Shell and Eni , among others, to the federal government, court papers show. The court orders will last until Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency concludes an investigation into how the current owners acquired oil prospecting licence 245, according to the papers released on Thursday.
Death toll in Somalia hotel blast rises to 26, police say
A Somali police official says the death toll in Wednesday’s attack on a hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, has risen to 26. Capt. Mohamed Hussein says 52 others were injured in the assault that began with a suicide car bomb exploding at the hotel gate.
Taiwan thanks African ally for rejecting diplomatic advances from Beijing
Burkina Faso’s foreign minister quoted in interview as saying nation offered huge sums to switch allegiance to mainland China Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry thanked its West African ally Burkina Faso on Thursday for turning down mainland China’s “outrageous proposals” to switch allegiance. Ministry spokeswoman Eleanor Wang told a press conference that the Taiwanese government welcomed and appreciated Burkina Faso Foreign Minister Alpha Barry’s affirmation of strong ties between his country and Taiwan.
Madonna: ‘I’m not in Malawi to adopt’
Immediately after arriving in the small African nation between Tanzania and Mozambique, the pop star went to the Supreme Court of the country, located in the capital Lilongwe. Court spokesperson Mlenga Mvula said.Madonna has adopted two children from Malawi: David Banda in 2006 and Mercy James in 2009.
Several dead after militants storm Mogadishu hotel
At least 13 people were killed in Somalia’s Mogadishu on Wednesday after gunmen crashed a vehicle packed with explosives into the gate of Dayah hotel, Reuters reported.Four militants rammed a auto packed with explosives into the gate of the Dayah hotel, near the presidential palace, leaping out before the explosives detonated and exchanging fire with security guards, according to media reports. Al Shabaab frequently attacks hotels and government buildings in Somalia in protest against the country’s government, which is backed by Western countries.
Extremist gunmen storm hotel in Somali capital
Somalis walk near a hotel heavily damaged by a car bomb blast in Mogadishu, Somalia, Wednesday, Jan 25, 2017. Gunmen from Somalia’s violent Islamic extremist rebels fought their way into a hotel in the Somali capital after a suicide car bomb exploded at its gates, a police officer said Wednesday.
UNIDO and partners to create more than 6,000 jobs for young people in Tunisia
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization , the US Agency for International Development , the Italian Development Cooperation and the HP Foundation yesterday launched the second phase of UNIDO’s youth employment project. “Mashrou3i” aims to create more than 6,000 jobs for young people in Tunisia over the next five years.
H.E. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf confirmed to deliver keynote speech at the 2017 Tana Forum
The Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa Secretariat has today announced that the President of the Republic of Liberia , H.E. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, will be the keynote speaker at the sixth Tana Forum to be held on 22-23 April 2017. H.E. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the 24th and current President of Liberia.
Extremist gunmen storm hotel in Somali capital, 6 killed
At least six people were killed and four others were injured when gunmen from Somalia’s violent Islamic extremist rebels fought their way into a hotel in the Somali capital after a suicide car bomb exploded at its gates, a police officer said Wednesday. Dozens of people, including lawmakers, were thought to have been staying at Mogadishu’s Dayah hotel at the time of the morning attack, said Capt.
Drought: Isingiro people get food relief
Isingiro is one of the leading producers of matooke in Uganda but that exalted position is now threatened by the persistent drought. Isingiro district in western Uganda has been adversely affected by prolonged drought.
Experts call for continuous training of coffee processors
Coffee experts have called for the regular training of people handling coffee to maintain the quality standards which will increase consumption of Uganda coffee in the regional markets. In 2014 and 2015, Uganda exported 3.5 million 60kg bags and 3.45 million 60kg bags compared to Ethiopia’s 2.97 million and 2.21 million bags respectively.
.com | Gambia’s new govt mired in controversy over appointed VP’s age
Gambian President Adama Barrow’s administration faced a backlash on Tuesday after admitting its new vice-president may be constitutionally barred from serving and confirming ex-leader Yahya Jammeh will be permitted to keep a fleet of luxury cars. One day after naming Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang as deputy leader, an outcry broke out after local media alleged she was 67 years old, two years over the legal maximum to serve in the post.
The Latest: Trump says refugee crackdown ‘not a Muslim ban’
President Donald Trump bars all refugees from entering the United States for four months _ and those from war-ravaged Syria indefinitely _ declaring the ban necessary to prevent “radical Islamic terrorists” from… Confusion, worry and outrage are growing as President Donald Trump’s crackdown on refugees and citizens from seven majority-Muslim country takes effect President Donald Trump’s first conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin since taking office is sparking concern among European allies and fellow Republicans about the future of U.S. sanctions on Moscow.
.com | Terror-accused twins back in court
Terror-accused twins Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee Thulsie are expected back in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. The twins were arrested in July during raids in Newclare and Azaadville on the West Rand.
Gambia: ECOWAS Troops To Remain For 6 Months
The ECOWAS Commission has said its coalition force in The Gambia would remain for the next six months, as requested by President Adama Barrow. Marcel de Souza said this while briefing members of the diplomatic corps and partner organisations on the political situation in The Gambia in Abuja.
Rwanda: Kagame Assures Diplomats Peaceful Presidential Elections
President Kagame has told members of the diplomatic corps that presidential elections slated for August 4, 2017 will be conducted in a fair, transparent and peaceful way as others had been held before in the country. “We are looking forward to a constructive and meaningful election later this year marking an important period of consolidation for our country.
South Africa: Cyril Ramaphosa Is Not Going to Be President – Malema
EFF leader Julius Malema has weighed in on the ANC succession debate ahead of the ruling party’s 54th national elective conference in December. Malema was speaking to journalists at the EFF headquarters in Johannesburg following the freedom fighters’ plenary meeting at the weekend.
Embrace Kiswahili to fast-track EAC regional integration
I have attended debates by our Kiswahili students in schools and universities and there are all the indicators that we now have a good crop of Kiswahili speaking population. It is actually embarrassing that some of our EALA legislators argue against it.
Museveni wants law on sugarcane by-products
President Museveni has directed the Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Ms Amelia Kyambadde to bring to Parliament, within six months, a law that will allow for the blending of fuel with Ethanol to cut fuel costs Launched. President Museveni, flanked by Ms Meena Jayant Madhvani – widow of the late Jayant Madhvani, and Trade minister Amelia Kyambadde, prepares to commission the new Ethanol plant in Jinja yesterday.
30 people in city arrested as police enforce tobacco law
Thirty people were last Saturday arrested in Kampala in the anti-tobacco operation conducted by the Uganda National Health Consumers Organisation [UNHCO] under the Ministry of Health and the police Thirty people were last Saturday arrested in Kampala in the anti-tobacco operation conducted by the Uganda National Health Consumers Organisation [UNHCO] under the Ministry of Health and the police. This was in pursuit of the implementation of the Tobacco Control Act that was passed by Parliament in July 2015 and assented to by President Museveni.
1,000 S. Sudan herders enter Uganda
About 1,000 Toposa pastoralists from South Sudan have crossed to Kaabong District in search of water and pasture for their animals. The pastoralists entered into Uganda last Friday with 10,000 livestock, including camels, donkeys, sheep and goats.
China gives Uganda 200 rice containers
Gulu: The Chinese government has donated more than 200 containers of rice to the Ministry of Disaster Preparedness and Refugees in a bid to help alleviate the looming hunger in the country. The revelation was made by the Minister for Disaster Preparedness and Refugees and Member of Parliament for Lamwo County Hillary Onek during an interview with Daily Monitor in Gulu Town at the weekend.
Meet the scientist who developed the orange fleshed sweet potato
In 1978, when he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Makerere University, he started the preliminary breeding work at the then Kawanda Research Station Left to right, Drs Jan Low, Maria Andrade with Dr Mwanga. In 2016, the team, together with Dr. Howarth Bouis were honoured with the prestigious World Food Prize for their work on orange fleshed sweet potato.