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Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine arrested
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has been arrested after arriving at the Entebbe International Airport as he…
High expectations as Africa Climate Summit opens in…
Africa’s first climate summit has opened in the Kenyan capital Nairobi with delegates expected forge a common…
Ugandan man faces death penalty after homosexuality…
Uganda is moving fast to enforce its recently passed anti-LGBTQ law after charging a 20-year-old man with…
Rwanda: Kagame threatens to jail Catholics who…
Rwandan President Paul Kagame is angry at Catholics who he said have been worshipping poverty, threatening to…
Why Somalia has banned TikTok and Telegram
The Somali government has for years struggled to deal with activities of militants from al-Shabaab, a group that…
Uganda: Museveni rebuffs World Bank loan suspension over…
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has criticized a decision by the World Bank to suspend new funding to his…
Eritrea rejoins the East African regional bloc after…
After 16 years of absence, Eritrea has rejoined the East African regional bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority…
Outrage as middle-aged woman in Tanzania rapes 8 year-…
There is outrage in Tanzania after a middle-aged woman was found to have raped an eight-year-old boy.
The…
World Bank won’t lend to Uganda over anti-LGBTQ…
The World Bank has said it won’t provide new lending to Uganda as it takes action against the government for…
South Sudan to hold much-anticipated elections in 2024
South Sudan will hold general elections next year, the first for the small nation after gaining independence…