Ugandan opposition party says it will challenge presidential election result
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine’s party said on Sunday that it was preparing to challenge President Yoweri Museveni’s election victory and condemned what it called...
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WhatsApp delays data sharing change after backlash
WhatsApp on Friday postponed a data-sharing change as users concerned about privacy fled the Facebook-owned messaging service and flocked to rivals Telegram and Signal. The...
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...
Europe’s populists fearful of social media restrictions
Europe’s populist leaders are outraged by the decision of U.S. social-media giants to block U.S. President Donald Trump from posting on their sites. They fear...
British court rules against FAAN over Lagos airport contract
A British appeal court has overturned an order that prevented a Nigerian construction company from enforcing parts of a $48 million arbitration award. The company...
World Bank predicts 4% global economic growth, 1.1% for Nigeria in 2021
ABS-CBN The World Bank says global economy is expected to grow by 4 per cent in 2021, assuming an initial COVID-19 vaccine rollout becomes widespread...
Ghana’s president to meet cabinet on possible school reopening – minister
President Akufo-Addo will on Wednesday, December 30, meet cabinet to decide on the possible reopening of schools in January, Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has...
Huawei: Uighur surveillance fears lead PR exec to quit
One of Huawei’s European communications chiefs has resigned from the Chinese firm over concerns about its role in the surveillance of Muslim Uighurs. Tommy Zwicky...
Saudi Arabia extends passenger flights’ suspension by one week
Saudi Arabia has extended its suspension of commercial passenger flights by at least one week and possibly two amid concerns over a new variant of...
Top Ugandan rights lawyer arrested
Nicholas Opiyo, a human rights lawyer and founder of Chapter Four Uganda, a Ugandan-based rights organisation, has been held by the police since Tuesday. Since...