Rights Experts Sound Alarm Over Uganda ‘Brutal’ Election Crackdown
UN-appointed independent rights experts on Tuesday condemned the killing of more than 50 people by “brutal policing methods”, linked to disputed national elections held in
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Chad Presidential Vote Mired By Boycott, Assassination And Bomb Plots
Chad is gearing up for a tense presidential election on Sunday, which has already seen plots to assassinate prominent political
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Djibouti Presidential Election: Voting Begins Calmly
In the popular district of Balbala in Djibouti’s capital, voters are up early to cast their ballot in the presidential
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Djibouti President Guelleh Holds Last Rally In Bid For 5th Term
Report says, Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh is expected to extend his two-decade rule of the tiny Horn of Africa
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Libya Authorities Release 120 Captured Pro-Haftar Fighters
Authorities in western Libya released 120 fighters from a rival eastern force on Wednesday, the latest move towards reconciliation in
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Ethiopia PM Says Eritrea To Withdraw Troops From Tigray
Eritrea will pull its troops out of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed , a potential breakthrough
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Sierra Leone: EU ‘Looks At Ways To Send Aid’ To Vicinity Gutted By Inferno
Residents describe the scene as a poor neighborhood in the Sierra Leonean capital, Freetown was gutted by fire ,Authorities in
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Congo Election In Turmoil
The leading opposition presidential candidate in Republic of Congo was receiving oxygen at a private hospital after being diagnosed with
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Senegal Opposition Leader Sonko’s Rape Accuser Demands Justic
The woman who filed a rape charge against Senegal’s opposition leader repeated her accusation and said her case must proceed,
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Tanzania’s President John Pombe Magufuli Is Dead
Tanzania’s President John Pombe Magufuli is dead. In a televised address on Thursday night, Tanzania vice-president Samia Suluhu Hassan said
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Don’t Play With Emotions Of The Poor, Joho Tells Ruto
Report says, Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho criticised Deputy President William Ruto’s hustler movement, saying it will divide Kenyans.
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Guinea’s Main Opposition Diallo Calls On Supporters To Continue Protest
Guinea’s Main opposition Diallo claims victory while official votes counts is still in progress. In main constituencies, Condé
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Guinean Bloggers Ready Themselves Ahead Of Sunday Presidential Election
Reports say, mass protests have shaken Guinea over the past year to oppose a third term of Conde.
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BREAKING: Kyrgyzstan President Jeenbekov Resigns
Report says, Kyrgyzstan’s President Sooronbay Jeenbekov resigned on Thursday, saying he wanted to bring an end to the
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Uganda: Opposition Leader Bobi Wine Arrested After Police Raid
Notorious Ugandan opposition leader and pop star Bobi Wine has yet again been arrested according to members of
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Libyans Mosques Reopen
Open on Friday for worshippers, mosques in and around the Libyan capital city Tripoli — almost seven months
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Mali’s Opposition Chief Soumaila Cisse Released After Prisoner Swap
Mali’s presidency on Thursday announced that opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé had been freed.The announcement, over Twitter, added that
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Mali Releases Detained Former Prime Minister
Report says,the authorities in Mali have announced the release of a dozen political and military figures arrested during
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COVID-19: Life-saving Malaria Campaigns On Track In Majority Of Malaria-affected Countries
New data confirms that over 90% of life-saving malaria intervention campaigns scheduled for this year are on track across Africa,
Read moreBurkina Faso Election: Opposition Leaders Diabre Zida Register As Candidates
The president of the Union for Progress and Change (UPC), Burkina Faso’s main opposition party, Zephirin Diabré, and
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