International
Thousands throng Rwanda stadium to see Kagame mount power for fourth term
Kigali – Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, has been sworn in for a fourth term after winning a landslide victory in last month’s election, ...
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Death toll rises to 21 in Kampala garbage dump landslide, as search continues
Kampala – The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, has risen to 21, police confirmed ...
International
Mali expels Swedish ambassador amid rising tensions with West
MALI – Mali has ordered Sweden’s ambassador, Kristina Kuhnel, to leave the country within 72 hours following what the Malian government described as ...
International
Ex-Mozambican finance minister convicted in US over “tuna bond ” corruption scandal
MAPUTO — A US court has convicted former Mozambican Finance Minister, Manuel Chang, for his role in a decade-old conspiracy that plunged Mozambique ...
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Pro-Moscow sentiments creep in, as 40 arrested in northern Nigeria for waving Russian flags in anti-govt protests
In northern Nigeria, approximately 40 people have been arrested for displaying Russia’s national flag during protests against the rising cost of living and ...
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Nigeria’s president calls for end to protests against economic hardship, as 13 reportedly dead
NIGERIA – Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, on Sunday called for a suspension of protests against a cost of living crisis, saying this would ...
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Slim prospects for peace as DRC-Rwanda ceasefire comes into effect
Two and a half years of fierce fighting between factions have displaced an estimated 5.7 million people across the provinces of North Kivu, ...
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Russian mercenary commander, 20 others reportedly killed by rebels in Mali ambush
MALI – A commander in a Russian mercenary group has been killed in Mali following an attack by rebel fighters during a sandstorm, ...
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Number of dead in Ethiopia’s landslide reaches 229, searches continue
ADDIS ABABA – Rescuers, aided by drones, continued a desperate search on Wednesday for possible survivors of devastating landslides in southern Ethiopia that ...
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Uganda: Museveni’s 40 years’ rule gets rude shock, as dozens detained in Kampala protests
Dozens of people have been detained in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, following anti-corruption protests that defied an official ban. Around 60 individuals, including ...
