here is your latest african news uganda to explosion rock uganda's capital kampala killing
3 and injuring 33. at least three people were killed and 33 injured in two separate suicide
attacks in uganda's capital kampala on tuesday morning according to police two civilians and
a police officer were killed in a blast police spokesman fred inanga told reporters at a news
conference in the city three suicide attackers also died police have yet to determine the total
number of victims as a team or forensic experts are still documenting the scene the two explosion
rocked the city center within five minutes of each other police said cctv footage showed an adult man
carrying a backpack denotating himself at 10 03 am local time near the central police station
east africa uhuru makes surprise visits to ethiopia received by pm abi president uhuru
kenyatta recently visited ethiopia and he was received by ethiopian prime minister abby ahmed
ali prime minister abi confirmed the uhuru's arrival in a statement through twitter the state
house however did not release any statement on the details or the duration of the visit
uhuru's visit comes as ethiopia's continues to deal with armed conflict which has waged
the country since november 2020 state visit by other prominent african leaders like this
show support and confidence in ethiopia's government as they face relentless international
attacks from the media and other entities africa wide president ramaphoosa calls the promotion of
trade between african countries the promotion of trade between african countries is critical
if the continent is to change the distorted trade relationship that exists between african countries
and the rest of the world says president cyril ramaphosa the president was speaking
at the opening of the intra-africa trade fair in durban kwazulu-natal on monday the week-long
event hosted by the south african government in conjunction with africa export import bank
provides a platform for linking international buyers and sellers investors as well as allowing
participants and visitors to profile and share market information and investment opportunities
support intra-africa trade and the economic integration of the continent the president
added that the african continental free trade area has the potential to accelerate economic growth
across the continent and create opportunities for entrepreneurs small and medium enterprises as well
as large corporations to flourish and provide new export opportunities for made in africa products
kenya husband of slain kenyan olympian tyra charged with murder pleaded not guilty
ibrahim courtish husband of slain kenyan olympic runner anyas tyra pleaded not guilty after he was
charged with her murder in kenyan court on tuesday the 41 year old had been ordered last week to
undergo a mental health test before entering a plea tarot 25 was found stabbed to death in her
home in rift valley town of italian on october 13th in a case that has shown a spotlight on
violence against women in the east african country his lawyer joseline mitay declined to discuss the
details or results of his mental health evaluation the bill hearing is set for december 1st
nigeria army shot live rounds at protesters in lagos massage judicial report finds
nigerian judicial panel says that the army soldiers shot injured and killed peaceful
protesters demonstrating against police brutality at the leki toll gate in lagos in october 2020 the
report caused the shooting a massage police also shot at assaulted and battered unarmed protesters
which led to injuries and death the panel found 11 people all males were killed while four
others are missing and presumed dead out of 48 people identified as victims of the leaky shooting
according to the report that was submitted to the lagos governor the conduct of the soldiers
at leki shooting was worsened by their refusal to allow ambulance to render medical assistance
to the victims says the report it also accused police of attempting to cover up the shooting at
the tall gate in lagos mozambique 14 tons of gems illegally exported since january
minister of mineral resources 14 tons of smuggled gold rubies and other gems have been illegally
exported from mozambique since the beginning of the year a senior official in the ministry
of mineral resources mozambique is home to some of the world's largest gemstones deposits often
mined by identical miners with no access to official markets the illegal gem trade
is largely concentrated in northern mozambique where an islamist insurgency has forced some
800 000 people to flee their homes mining gems and selling them to illicit markets sometimes
through corrupt local officials has become a means of survival for many displaced people according to
a report released in early november the province of capo delgado the most affected by insurgency
is the home to the monte puerto rubi mine which currently supplies more than half of
the world's market for new rubies the mine has extracted 800 million us dollars worth of rubies
since official operations began in 2011. mozambique supreme court george raphael sebastiao
meanwhile assured that the judiciary is working to prosecute those responsible in the smuggling cases
thanks for watching visit our youtube page nacheki to watch our daily news reports and
our website tunacheki.tv for all the latest news updates don't forget to catch the return
of our show africa in the news on our channel you can directly support this new series by
becoming our youtube member or becoming a patreon and remember africa is watching
you