Makerere Lecturers Strike Over Arrears

The university's academic staff has decided to strike because the management failed to pay their outstanding incentive arrears.

Nigerian President Meets Freed Chibok Girls

President Muhammadu Buhari has promised that the government will sustain the ongoing rescue efforts until all the remaining abducted Chibok girls return safely.

Freed Chibok Girls Reunite With Families in Nigeria

It is unclear how the release was negotiated, but an official says talks are under way to free more girls.

Kenya: Donald Trump invites Malik Obama to be his guest at presidential debate in U.S.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has invited President Barack Obama’s half-brother Malik Obama to be his guest at the third and final presidential debate on Wednesday night in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Trump campaign unveiled the candidate’s list of invited guests as he prepared to spar with Hillary Clinton.

Clinton also unveiled her list of guests, including Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman, a former Republican California gubernatorial candidate. Cuban and Whitman are both billionaires and the Clinton campaign is subtly questioning Trump’s claim to being immensely wealthy.

US CITIZEN
Malik, who is a US citizen, has been an outspoken critic of Clinton and has thrown his support behind the Manhattan billionaire. During an interview with the New York Post, Malik blasted Clinton for her performance as secretary of state, blaming her for the chaos and violence in the Middle East.

He said ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was a good friend of his. “Check out the situation in Libya now,” he said. He also questioned the sincerity of the women who have accused Trump of kissing and groping them.

“I don’t believe them,” Malik said of the women. “Why didn’t they come forward before?” In an interview with the same paper in July, Malik announced he would vote for Trump, saying he likes the candidate and was unhappy with his half-brother’s leadership. He criticised President Obama, saying he has not done much for the American people and his extended family back in Kenya despite high expectations.

‘BROTHER STORY’

Earlier this year, Malik complained that when he last visited the White House, President Obama did not extend to him a “warm and loving” reception. The Kenyan-born Malik has been a darling of right-wing conservative media outlets, which sought to further the "brother" story that claims President Obama was born in Kenya.

In 2015, he sold a handwritten letter from the president that seemed to shed light on why the US leader chose to enter politics. Trump is currently in a free fall, with the latest polls showing him trailing Clinton by between six and 12 points.

Africa: Rwanda Third Best Place to Be a Girl in Africa

 

Rwanda is beating the United States in gender equality

The United States has plummeted to 28th place on an annual ranking of the world's most equal countries for men and women, falling behind Rwanda, an East African country ravaged by genocide in 1994.

Rwandan women beat American women in both labor force participation and government representation, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report. Eighty-eight percent of women in Rwanda have jobs, compared to 66 percent of women in the U.S. A whopping 64 percent of the African nation’s politicians are women, compared to our 19 percent.

It's important to note that Rwanda, which placed sixth on the list, also boasts more gender equality than France (15th), Spain (25th), Germany  (11th), Switzerland (8th) and Denmark (14th). Each country was graded on labor participation, health, political empowerment and educational attainment.

 

Seychelles: Annoucement

Vice-President Danny Faure and Mrs. Jeannine Faure have announced their divorce, which has been pronounced by the Supreme Court earlier today. They have asked that their privacy and that of their children be respected.