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...
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Uganda’s Museveni heads for election win, rival alleges fraud
Long-time leader Yoweri Museveni was heading for a resounding win in Uganda’s presidential election with nearly all votes counted on Saturday, although his main rival...
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...
Turkish President Erdogan’s media office quits WhatsApp over privacy change
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s media office says it is quitting WhatsApp after the messaging app’s move to oblige many of its users to agree...
Former CAR president under investigation for ‘rebellion’
The Central African Republic has launched an investigation into former President Francois Bozize, whom the government accuses of plotting a coup before last month’s elections....
Reuters cameraman detained in Ethiopia has seen no evidence against him – lawyer
Reuters cameraman Kumerra Gemechu has been held in solitary confinement for nearly a week without charge or being given any evidence of wrongdoing, his lawyer...
Zambian president orders reshuffle of police brass after two protesters killed
Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu has ordered a reshuffle of the southern African country’s top police brass to facilitate a probe into the killing of two...
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...
Fana TV: Ethiopian troops kill armed men behind deadly village attack
Ethiopian troops clashed with armed men involved in a deadly attack in the western Benishangul-Gumuz region, killing 42 of them and seizing bows and arrows...
Ethiopia’s premier says forces have been sent into Benishangul-Gumuz region
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday he had deployed forces to the western Benishangul-Gumuz region, a day after gunmen killed more than 100...