Month: July 2023
US supply of cluster munitions to Ukraine
Cluster munitions are missiles and bombs that burst in the air over the target, scattering or releasing many small explosive devices known as submunitions. A significant percentage of the explosive devices are often duds that do not detonate but remain on site as dangerous unexploded ordnance. Critics note that unexploded bombs can pose a deadly
Russian President Vladimir Putin met mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin after the failed mutiny
There had been very public infighting between Wagner and Russia’s ministry of defence over the conduct of the war. Prigozhin had repeatedly accused the ministry of failing to supply his group with ammunition. Russian President Vladimir Putin met mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin after the failed Wagner group mutiny last month, Prigozhin, who heads the Wagner
Russian athletes to participate in Asian Games
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) earlier this year said that a pathway for their athletes’ participation in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games should be explored. At a meeting in Bangkok Saturday, the General Assembly of the Olympic Council of Asia voted to allow a maximum of 500 competitors from the pariah countries to compete, so
Yevgeny Prigozhin is back in Russia
Yevgeny Prigozhin is a name that everyone has become familiar with thanks to the war in Ukraine. Prigozhin shocked the world over the weekend of June 24th when his mercenary group decided to rebel against Putin and turned their sights on Moscow. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was supposed to be keeping a watchful eye on
Making Kiswahili official East Africa Community language
Kiswahili is the first African language to be feted by the UN. It is one of the official languages of the African Union (AU). July 7 is marked as the official Kiswahili celebration day. Next year, Rwanda will host the celebrations. In Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda, it’s an official language. In 2022, Uganda adopted it
South Africa invites African leaders to BRICS summit
The BRICS is an acronym for five emerging economies — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.South Africa assumed the BRICS presidency on Jan. 1, 2023, taking over from China. President (Cyril) Ramaphosa has decided to invite all African leaders as part of the BRICS outreach so we have extended an invitation to all African
Mariupol defenders released
The commanders of the Mariupol defense, who were to remain in Turkey until the end of the war, returned to Ukraine with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Zelenskyy praised Biden for “decisive steps” after cluster bomb approval Turkey’s Erdogan says Ukraine, Russia should return to peace talks For the events of July 7, Zelenskyy posted a one-minute
Uganda to receive First-Ever Malaria Vaccine
Since 2019, Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have been delivering the malaria vaccine through the Malaria Vaccine Implementation Programme (MVIP), coordinated by WHO and funded by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and Unitaid. Twelve countries across different regions in Africa are set to receive 18 million doses of
Erdogan hosts Zelensky
Turkey has maintained close ties with both Ukraine and Russia, using its relations to both to act as a mediator. Erdogan made the comment at a joint news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who arrived in Turkey as part of a European tour to rally support for Ukraine’s entry into the military alliance after
Russian rockets in eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian forces last month began a counteroffensive to take back Russian-controlled territory in the east and south of the country. Facing powerful Russian defensive lines, they have only recaptured a few hundred square kilometres and around a dozen villages after more than a month. Eight people were killed and 13 injured on Saturday in Lyman