VIDEO: The trial in the case of The Prosecutor v. Dominic Ongwen is scheduled to open on Tuesday, 6 December 2016, at 9.30 (The Hague local time), before Trial Chamber IX of the International Criminal Court (ICC), composed of presiding Judge Bertram Schmitt, Judge Péter Kovács, and Judge Raul Cano Pangalangan. The …

The Hague, Netherlands | AFP |  Former child soldier-turned-warlord Dominic Ongwen on Tuesday become the first member of Uganda’s brutal Lord’s Resistance Army to go on trial in a landmark case before the International Criminal Court keenly watched by thousands of victims. Ongwen, now in his early 40s, will also …

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  More than 100 patients escaped from Kenya’s only psychiatric hospital on Monday as doctors and nurses joined a national hospital strike for pay rises. Nairobi Police Commander Japheth Koome told AFP that police had launched an operation to return the patients to the hospital, as …

ATC News by Wolfgang H. Thome Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has marked its first year of operations in Tanzania, as it continues to support the growing two-way flow of business and leisure travellers flying between Dar es Salaam and the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi. Over …

Washington, United States | AFP |  Fraudsters posing as consular officers operated a fake American embassy in the Ghanaian capital Accra for about a decade and printed counterfeit visas, a US official said Monday. US State Department spokesman Mark Toner said no one was believed to have entered the United …

Job Opening Posting Title: CHIEF OF SECTION, HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT Job Code Title: CHIEF OF SECTION, HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT Department/Office: UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT NAIROBI Duty Station: NAIROBI Posting Period: 05 December 2016 – 02 February 2017 Job Opening Number: 16-H APPLY HERE Share on: WhatsApp

Job Opening Posting Title: Conflict Resolution Officer (2 Positions) – Entebbe Job Code Title: CONFLICT RESOLUTION OFFICER Department/Office: OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN Duty Station: ENTEBBE Posting Period: 02 December 2016 – 30 January 2017 Job Opening Number: 16-Ombudsman-OMBUDSMAN-68963-R-Entebbe (X) Staffing Exercise N/A Apply here Share on: WhatsApp

Antananarivo, Madagascar | AFP | Relatives of missing MH370 passengers launched their own campaign to search for crash debris in Madagascar on Monday, hoping to solve the mystery of how the plane disappeared in 2014. Families from Malaysia, China and France gathered in the capital Antananarivo as frustration grows over …

VIDEO: Opposition Legislators on the appointments Committee of Parliament have boycotted the vetting of new Electoral Commission members recently appointed by President Yoweri Museveni. Speaking to journalist at Parliament, the Leader of Opposition in Parliament Winnie Kiiza together with the Democratic Opposition whip Joseph Ssewungu said their boycott was based on …

Essen, Germany | AFP | Chancellor Angela Merkel Tuesday lashed populists seeking to exploit Germany’s refugee influx, but set down a tough line on integration — including a ban on the full-face veil — as she launched into election campaign mode. Outlining a strategy to counter populism that has consumed …