Anger as patients are locked outside Kamukiira health center IV gate

By Libino Byamukama apearlnews.com A move by the authorities at Kamukiira health center IV in Kabale southern division to regulate the number of patients accessing the health facility has angered…

Former ICT Minister Awori Laid to Rest

By APN Reporter The former Information and Communications Technology (ICT) minister, Aggrey Siryoyi Awori has this afternoon been laid to rest in his country home, in Kibimba village in Buwuni…

Jovenel Moïse: Foreign hit squad killed Haiti’s president, police say

By BBC A group of 28 foreign mercenaries, including retired Colombian soldiers, assassinated Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse earlier this week, police say. After a gun battle in the capital Port-au-Prince,…

Police halt Confiscation of Motorcycles under DMC in Kabale

By Naboth Isaac Niwagaba Kigezi region police Field Force Unit (FFU) Commander Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Henry Kisembo has ordered Security Officials manning Checkpoints to stop impounding Boda Boda…

South Sudan: UNICEF warns of ‘desperation and hopelessness’ for children 10 years after independence

By APN&Agencies apearlnews.com Ten years after South Sudan achieved independence, more children there are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance than ever before, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on…

Patrick Vieira takes over as Crystal Palace manager

By BBC Sport Crystal Palace have appointed Patrick Vieira to succeed Roy Hodgson as the Premier League club’s manager. The former Arsenal captain emerged as Palace’s preferred candidate after a…

Delta variant drives Africa COVID threat to ‘whole new level´: WHO warns; ‘dominant’ in Europe by August

By APN&Agencies apearlnews.com With cases now doubling in Africa every three weeks, the Delta variant of COVID-19 has spread to 16 countries and it is present in three of the…

Tigray forces hunt down retreating Ethiopian-Eritrean troops

By Aljazera Tigrayan rebels vowed to hunt down Ethiopian and Eritrean troops on the run around the regional capital, Mekelle, on Wednesday after taking full control of the city in…

Afghanistan: US military ‘days away’ from completing pull-out

By BBC The US military could complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan within days, reports say, amid increasing Taliban battlefield gains. US officials told Reuters that some US forces were expected…

FARDC dislodged the ADF from 4 villages in Ituri: Spokesperson

By APN reporter The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo-FARDC have dislodged the Allied Democratic Forces- ADF rebels from four localities, namely: Manzobe, Idohu, Machongani and Ofai,…