Former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, and former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo have been selected as facilitators to mediate peace efforts in the war-torn region. However, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC) have appointed three former African leaders to oversee a unified peace process…
Israeli troops have withdrawn from the Netzarim Corridor, a military zone cutting off the north of the Gaza Strip from the south. Hundreds of Palestinians in cars and on carts laden with mattresses and other goods began returning to northern Gaza following the pullout, often to scenes of utter destruction. The Israeli withdrawal is in…
Google has become the latest big US firm to scrap its goals to recruit more workers from under-represented groups, Uncovered Ug News understands. Additionally, the decision to abandon the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) recruitment targets comes after the company carried out an annual review of its corporate policies. The technology giant is also reviewing…
News reaching our platform confirms that Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), has passed away peacefully in Lisbon on 4 February 2025, at the age of 88. He was surrounded by his family in…
News reaching our platform confirms that the US president Donald Trump proposed that Palestinians could be resettled outside of Gaza while it was rebuilt, though countries throughout the Middle East have previously rejected this proposal. However, the US President Donald Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have just hosted a joint news conference at…
President Donald Trump says all future funding to South Africa will be cut off pending a “full investigation” into the country’s land redistribution policies. Trump wrote on his social platform, “South Africa is confiscating land and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY. It is a bad situation that the radical left media doesn’t want…
The elected US President Donald Trump has hit Canada and Mexico with 25% tariffs on imported goods and a 10% tax on China, the White House has confirmed. However, the energy imports from Canada will have a lower 10% tariff, a statement says. The White House says the tariffs are being implemented in order to…
Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on 20th January 2025, beginning his second term in the White House after a decisive comeback in November’s election. Donald Trump told Uncovered ug news reporters that “We will not allow ourselves to be taken advantage of any longer.” “The golden age…
In Gaza, the long-awaited ceasefire has come into force after a delay of nearly three hours, and Gazans are beginning to return home. The first three Israeli female hostages are expected to be freed later; Hamas has named them as 31-year-old Doron Steinbrecher, dual British-Israeli Emily Damari, 28, and 24-year-old Romi Gonen, who was kidnapped…
News reaching our desk confirms that at least 70 people were killed and more injured in northern Nigeria yesterday evening when a petrol tanker truck overturned, spilling fuel that exploded. The National Emergency Management Authority said in a statement that the injured have been transported to hospitals for treatment, while recovery efforts for the deceased…
