Latest News April 15, 2016

April 15, 2016

news From All Africa

Kenya: President Holds Talks With Swiss Prince
[Nation] President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday held talks with Prince Amyn Aga Khan, the younger brother of His Highness the Aga Khan, who paid him a courtesy call at State House, Nairobi.
Kenya: Man Sentenced to Death for Killing Cleric
[Nation] A man was on Friday sentenced to death by the High Court in Mombasa for killing moderate Muslim cleric Sheikh Mohamed Idris in 2014.
Zimbabwe: Thousands Call for End to Mugabe Rule
[Al Jazeera] Thousands of opposition supporters marched through the streets of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare on Thursday calling for an end to the rule of longtime President Robert Mugabe.
Namibia: Panama Papers Show Receptionist is Millionaire – Report
[Namibian] A RECEPTIONIST and clerk in Namibia is a multimillionaire who owns offshore businesses around the globe, except that she just does not know it.
Uganda: U.S. Report Pins Govt on Human Rights Violation
[Monitor] Kampala -The US Department of State has pinned government on various human rights violations, including arbitrary killings, torture and cruel treatment, poor conditions in detention centres and harassment of Opposition politicians.
Uganda: Poll Petitions Flood Lira High Court
[Monitor] Lango -More than seven weeks after the close of the February 2016 polls, election disputes are flooding Lira High Court.
Uganda: Oil Pipeline Talks Enter Final Stages
[Monitor] Kampala -Officials from Kenya and Tanzania arrived in the country on Tuesday for a three-day meeting to continue discussions with their Ugandan counterparts to narrow down on three options for the proposed crude oil export pipeline.
Uganda: Increasing Numbers Leave 120 MPs Without Offices
[Monitor] Unless government urgently finds Shs2.6 billion needed to rent office accommodation, at least 120 MPs are likely to operate in the corridors when a new Parliament opens next month.
Uganda: Govt to Airlift 400 Cancer Patients to Kenya
[Monitor] Only 400 out of the 17,000 cancer patients, who need radiotherapy care, will be airlifted to Kenya for treatment, the government announced yesterday.