Some 65 kilometers north of the Ugandan capital Kampala, a lush green bamboo forest, it’s the brainchild of former journalist-turned farmer, Andrew Ndawula Kalema. Kalema switched from journalism to bamboo farming in order to contribute to the reversal of environmental damage being seen in the East African country. In 2010, Uganda had 6.93 million hectares of tree cover, extending over… Read More

Thousands of devotees from Ethiopia’s Muslim community took part in a large-scale street iftar, a fast-breaking dinner, during the holy month of Ramadan on Meskel Square in Addis Ababa, to raise funds to help internally displaced citizens. “People are displaced in our country because of man-made and natural causes. We want to help and support these people during this fast-breaking… Read More

In Senegal, Christians and Muslims reinforce their unity and solidarity with the “Ngalakh” dessert specially prepared for Easter. In Senegal, where approximately 4 percent of the population is Christian, the feverish preparation that started before Easter to be celebrated on 9 April continues unabated. Christian families prepare a special dessert for “Good Friday”, which represents the end of the Great… Read More

At least 30 people were killed in an attack on an internally displaced person’s camp in north-central Nigeria, the second major attack in the area this week, authorities said Saturday. Gunmen attacked civilians in Mgban village in Benue state Friday evening and an investigation is underway, said Sewuese Anene, a local police officer. While it’s unclear who was responsible for… Read More

A Ugandan court on Thursday charged a government minister and her brother with fraud and detained them in a rare corruption case against the country’s top official. The minister, Mary Goretti Kitutu, and her brother appeared before an anti-corruption court on charges of stealing roofing sheets for housing in the country’s poorest region. They were both charged with “two counts”… Read More

The United Nations said on Thursday that more than 30 people had been killed in new killings attributed to the ADF, a rebel group affiliated with the Islamic State group, in Ituri in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo on April 2 and 3. In his last quarterly report, published on 27 March, the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, had put at… Read More