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President Yoweri Museveni has in a televised address today evening said he ordered for the internet shutdown in response to tech giant, Facebook’s taking down of pro-government accounts. Over the weekend, Facebook took down several pro-NRM accounts – with the most high profile being that of President Museveni’s senior press secretary, Don Wanyama, social media […]

Turkey’s Health Minister Fahrettin Koca receives a dose of Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine at Ankara City Hospital, in Ankara, Turkey, Jan. 13, 2021. (AFP Photo)  Turkey’s Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (TITCK) on Wednesday approved the emergency use of Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac’s coronavirus vaccine. The approval came after a 14-day testing period, which began when […]

Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minneapolis, called President Donald Trump a “tyrant” as she voted to impeach him Wednesday for the second time.”For years we have been asked to turn a blind eye to the criminality, corruption and blatant disregard for the rule of law from this tyrant in the White House,” Omar said […]

 China’s CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine produced by Sinovac has been proven safe and effective after phase III trials conducted in several countries, boosting public confidence over its global rollout as Indonesian President Joko Widodo received his first shot of the CoronaVac vaccine on Wednesday. Workers in Indonesia load over 760,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese […]

Gedarif, Jan. 13 (SUNA) – President of the Sovereignty Council and General Commander of the Armed Forces, Lt. Gen. Abdul-Fattah Al-Burhan, has affirmed the ability of the Armed Forces to protect the homeland land and preserve its security and gains. During his visit Wednesday to Gedarif State, accompanied by the Deputy Chief of Staff for […]

A majority in the US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump over his role in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. House Democrats introduced a single article of impeachment for “incitement of insurrection” on Monday. The measure now goes to the Senate for consideration, expected when it reconvenes next week.  US […]

Vice President Mike Pence will attend the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on January 20, multiple US media outlets reported Saturday Erin Schaff POOL/AFP/File The US House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to urge Vice President Mike Pence to start the US Constitution’s 25th Amendment process of removing President Donald Trump from office, although the vice president […]

Mogadishu – Somalia’s international partners* are deeply concerned about the continuing impasse in implementing the electoral model agreed on 17 September by President Mohammed Abdullahi Farmajo and Federal Member State leaders. We urge Somalia’s top political stakeholders to demonstrate leadership in the interest of the nation and to quickly resolve outstanding issues of implementation through dialogue […]

YouTube said late Tuesday it’s suspending President Donald Trump’s channel for at least one week for violating the company’s policies amid fears of additional violence in the wake of the insurrection at the Capitol.The details: The Google-owned video-sharing service announced in a tweet that the action would count as an initial strike against Trump’s account, which […]

President Yoweri Museveni and singer-turned-politician Bobi Wine are the main contenders in Uganda’s presidential elections on January 14, 2021. AFP – SUMY SADURNI,YASUYOSHI CHIBA The most prominent of the 10 opposition candidates is the National Unity Platform’s Bobi Wine – a 38-year-old ragga star who has used his popularity with Uganda’s youthful population to defy the 76-year-old president and his National Resistance […]