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Internet was partially restored in Uganda on Monday almost five days after a near-total blackout was imposed across the country ahead of elections the opposition says were rigged.…
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Not earlier than 2019, there were some within and outside that country who held doubts about the potential for a former musician to cause trouble to Yoweri Kaguta Museveni‘s seemingly…
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Both Pope Francis and his predecessor, former pope Benedict XVI, have received the coronavirus vaccine, the Vatican said on Thursday. The Argentine pontiff, 84, has previously spoken…
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Ugandans are Thursday casting their votes in a high-stakes election held under heavy security as veteran leader Yoweri Kaguta Museveni pursues a sixth term against a former pop star…
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The US House of Representatives has impeached President Donald Trump for “incitement of insurrection” at last week’s Capitol riot. Ten Republicans sided with Democrats to impeach the…
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A judge has granted the only woman on US federal death row a 24-hour stay of execution to check whether she is competent to be put to death on mental health grounds. Lisa Montgomery,…
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Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu has dismissed Health Minister, Chitalu Chilufya, who was arrested in June for corruption but was later cleared. Mr Chilufya was charged with four…
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The head of the World Health Organisation has said he is “very disappointed” China has denied its experts access to investigating the origins of coronavirus. A ten-strong team of…
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Former President of Burundi, Pierre Buyoya, has died aged 71, his cousin and a diplomatic source have confirmed to the BBC. The family source said he died in Paris on Thursday due to…
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America’s most senior general met Taliban peace negotiators on Tuesday to urge a reduction in violence, the US military said. Mark Milley, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff,…
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