Uganda election: Bobi Wine alleges widespread fraud, violence
Uganda’s opposition leader Bobi Wine said the country’s election had seen “widespread fraud and violence”, as votes trickled in Friday under an internet blackout. The...
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Rebels launch attacks close to Central African Republic capital – minister
Rebel forces in the Central African Republic on Wednesday launched two attacks that were pushed back on the outskirts of the capital Bangui, Interior Minister...
Gambia discovers 3 tonnes of cocaine in salt shipment
Law enforcement officers in The Gambia discovered nearly three tonnes of cocaine in a salt shipment from Ecuador, its drugs agency said Friday, in the...
France arrests former DR Congo rebel leader
France has opened investigations into former Democratic Republic of Congo rebel leader Roger Lumbala. He is accused of “complicity in crimes against humanity” for his...
Bodies of 20 migrants retrieved off Tunisia – ministry
Tunisia’s coastguard on Thursday retrieved the bodies of 20 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa after their boat capsized at sea, a spokesperson for the defence ministry...
UN peacekeepers say CAR rebel push ‘under control’
Rebel forces advancing on the Central African Republic’s capital Bangui have been pushed back and the situation is “under control”, a spokesperson for UN peacekeeping...
Burundi ex-president dies from coronavirus
Burundi’s former president Pierre Buyoya has died in Paris of Covid-19 at the age of 71, relatives said Friday, just weeks after he resigned as...
Mozambique jihadists push masses to Pemba
The population has soared in Pemba, a northern Mozambique port known for its wide bay, but rather than tourists coming for a swim, the newcomers...
End of a nightmare for Ethiopian refugee mother and child
It is every parent’s worst nightmare: to be separated from their child. And that is exactly what happened to Otash, an Ethiopian woman now living...
Jihadists kill 25 soldiers in Mozambique’s restive north
Islamist militants in Mozambique killed two dozen soldiers in an ambush attack, military sources told AFP, a significant show of force against the military’s struggle...