Wycliffe Muia

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Zambia warns envoys after US ambassador reveals 'systemic theft' of medical aid

1 day ago | bbc.com | Wycliffe Muia

Zambia warns diplomats after US reveals 'systemic' aid theftZambia foreign ministry/XForeign Minister Mulambo Haimbe says envoys should not address the government through the press Zambia's foreign minister has warned diplomats against interfering in the country's affairs, days after the US ambassador raised concerns about the "systematic theft" of drugs donated to the southern African state.
US cuts aid to Zambia over 'systematic' theft of medicine

6 days ago | bbc.com | Wycliffe Muia

The cuts are separate to the sweeping foreign aid freeze announced by President Donald Trump in January. The Zambian health sector is heavily funded by foreign donors, but there have been previous reports of widespread misappropriation and corruption involving senior health officials. The US accounts for about a third of public health spending in Zambia according to a statement from the US embassy in the country.
Multiple explosions rock Port Sudan as RSF target key city

1 week ago | bbc.com | Wycliffe Muia

Sudan paramilitaries escalate attacks on key city ReutersOne drone targeted the civilian section of the Port Sudan airport, reports sayExplosions have been heard in the Sudanese city of Port Sudan as a paramilitary force targeted the de-facto capital of the country's military-led government for the third consecutive day. Thick black smoke could be seen at dawn on the skyline of the previously safe city where thousands of people fleeing the two-year civil war have sought refuge.
Anger as Uganda's Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba says he's holding Bobi Wine's bodyguard

1 week ago | bbc.com | Wycliffe Muia

Anger as Uganda president's son says he's holding opposition bodyguardBobi Wine/XEddie Mutwe has been missing since Sunday when he was reportedly picked by security forcesGeneral Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Uganda's president, has confirmed the detention of an opposition leader's bodyguard, who has been missing for five days.
Kenyan MP shot dead in 'targeted' attack in Nairobi

1 week ago | bbc.com | Wycliffe Muia

Kenyan MP shot dead in 'targeted' attack in NairobiWycliffe MuiaReutersThe attack happened near a busy roundabout often manned by traffic officersA Kenyan member of parliament has been shot dead in the streets of the capital Nairobi by gunmen on a motorcycle in a suspected assassination. Police said the attackers had been trailing Charles Ong'ondo Were's vehicle before one of them got off the motorbike and shot him at close range.
Rights groups call for probe after BBC Africa Eye documentary

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Wycliffe Muia

"We are very disappointed not to have been able to share the documentary and panel discussion as planned," a BBC spokesperson said. "In the meantime, audiences can watch the film on BBC Africa's YouTube channel," the spokesperson added. BBC Africa Eye's Blood Parliament documentary revealed how security forces brutally responded to youthful protesters who breached Kenya's parliament on 25 June 2024, the day lawmakers voted to approve the proposed tax hikes.
Rwandan beekeeper arrested in US over genocide charges

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Wycliffe Muia

Rwandan beekeeper arrested in US over genocide charges Getty ImagesIn just 100 days in 1994, about 800,000 people were killed in the violenceA Rwandan beekeeper living in the US has been arrested over his alleged involvement in the 1994 genocide in his country. Faustin Nsabumukunzi is accused of committing "heinous acts of violence abroad" when he served as a local leader at the start of genocide, the Justice Department said.
DR Congo government and M23 rebels agree ceasefire after Qatar talks

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Wycliffe Muia

DR Congo and M23 rebels reach ceasefire deal in Qatar talksEPAIt is the latest truce since the rebels stepped up an offensive in eastern DR CongoThe Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have agreed to halt fighting in the east of the country until peace talks mediated by Qatar reach their "conclusion". It is the latest truce deal since the rebels stepped up an offensive in eastern DR Congo where authorities say 7,000 people have been killed since January.
Africa is important to Trump, US envoy tells BBC

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Wycliffe Muia |Rob Young

The aid cuts have affected health programmes across Africa, including shipments of critical medical supplies, including HIV drugs. The majority of the US Agency for International Development's (USAID) programmes, which provided health and humanitarian assistance to vulnerable nations, have since been terminated.
Ethiopia food security: Millions are one shock away from catastrophe

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Kalkidan Yibeltal |Wycliffe Muia

Ethiopians are one shock away from catastrophe - UNKalkidan Yibeltal & Wycliffe MuiaAFPThe UN's World Food Programme has said it has reached three million people so far this year "in the face of immense challenges"In a stark warning, the head of the UN's food aid agency in Ethiopia has said millions in the country are "one shock away from falling into a catastrophe".