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H.E. the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda Robinah Nabbanja met with HE the non-resident Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Uganda Jabor bin Ali Al Dosari. 

During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral cooperation relations between the two countries.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar.

Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye. PHOTO: Tchandrou Nitanga/AFP

 

Nairobi – At least two people were killed and a number of others were wounded when a grenade exploded in a bar in Burundi's capital Gitega on Sunday evening, a police source said.

The blast occurred a day after a series of mortar shells were fired at the airport in the economic hub of Bujumbura in an attack claimed by a rebel group.

A security source told AFP on condition of anonymity: "A grenade was thrown last night in a bar run by a police officer where many officials and members of the ruling party were gathered"

A police officer said the blast killed two people on the spot, while eight people were being treated in medical facilities in Gitega.

The attack was confirmed to AFP by two witnesses, who said that many people were injured.

Late on Saturday, the airport came under attack a day before President Evariste Ndayishimiye was due to fly out for the UN General Assembly in New York, without causing any victims or damage.

'Enemies of peace'

The RED-Tabara rebel group, which is accused of being behind many deadly attacks or ambushes across the country since 2015, claimed responsibility in a statement on Twitter.

No Burundian official wanted to comment publicly on the latest incidents and official media was also instructed not to refer to them.

A senior official told AFP on condition of anonymity: "All these attacks are launched by the enemies of peace to show that insecurity reigns in Burundi at a time when his Excellency President Evariste Ndayishimiye is going to New York for his biggest visit since he became head of state in Burundi."

"But they will not go far because the situation is under control."

RED-Tabara, which has its rear base in South Kivu in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, emerged 10 years ago and is now the most active of Burundi's rebel groups.

In 2020, it claimed responsibility for a series of attacks in which it said more than 40 people were killed among security forces and the youth league of the ruling CNDD-FDD party.

The Burundian government and many diplomats believed at the time that the rebel group, which has between 500 and 800 men, was led by one of the fiercest opponents of the state, Alexis Sinduhije, which he has always denied. - AFP/News24

Some 32 parliamentarians in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have died of Covid-19 since the virus was first reported in the country in March 2020, the speaker of the National Assembly confirmed.

This was announced Thursday by the first vice president of the National Assembly, Jean-Marc Kabund.

The announcement comes as the authorities fear the third wave of coronavirus cases. 

The infection rate has been increasing in recent days. At least 107 new cases were identified on Thursday, including 102 in Kinshasa.

As of May 28, official figures show 31,385 confirmed cases and 782 deaths. The capital Kinshasa has been the epicenter of the epidemic and has recorded more than 21,700 cases since the first case was reported in the country.

Several close associates of President Felix Tshisekedi have died from the disease according to local reports. 

However, the majority of the capital's inhabitants remain skeptical about the presence, or even the existence, of Covid-19 in this sprawling suburbs, which has so far been relatively spared.

Already on its 40th day of the vaccination campaign, DRC has inoculated close to 20,000 people.

However, many Congolese remain suspicious or hostile to the vaccine, particularly due to rumours spread on social networks.

DRC had to give 1.3 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to its neighbours out of the 1.7 million received through the UN Covax system. Africanews

DRC has 384,000 doses in stock and has received 50,000 more doses from the Indian government," according to the government.    By Michael Oduor with AFP/Africa News     

Jeff Bezos will spend $1 billion to conserve land and aquatic ecosystems, according to an announcement Monday from the Bezos Earth Fund, the Amazon founder’s $10 billion environmental philanthropy.

The new pledge brings the Earth Fund’s commitment thus far to nearly $2 billion, including more than $200 million in grants announced earlier this month, largely targeting grassroots environmental justice groups.

The Earth Fund will concentrate on ecosystems in the Congo Basin, the tropical Andes and the tropical Pacific Ocean, and aim to support Indigenous peoples and local communities who often bear the brunt of stewarding such conservation efforts. The vast majority of the world’s biodiversity is located in tropical regions, leading some scientists to argue that conservation efforts should be focused there rather in temperate zones.

In a statement, Bezos lauded the centuries-long march of scientific and technological progress as resulting in lower global poverty rates and infant mortality, and increased life expectancies and educational attainment.

“But there is a notable exception,” he said. “The natural world is not better today than it was 500 years ago, when we enjoyed unspoiled forests, clean rivers, and the pristine air of the preindustrial age. We can and must reverse this anomaly. By coming together with the right focus and ingenuity, we can have both the benefits of our modern lives and a thriving natural world.”

Bezos also challenged others “to make their own pledges to protect and conserve nature and help in the fight against climate change. A job this big needs many allies.”

Earlier Monday, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates announced that he has raised more than $1 billion in corporate backing for Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, his vehicle funding clean energy startups. The Seattle Times

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