Africa
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Museveni: Still Seeking Power After 40 Years of Rule
At 81 — though some opponents say he is older — Museveni says he is fighting fit and ready for a seventh term if he wins Thursday’s election.
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Bobi Wine, the ‘ghetto president’ still fighting Uganda’s Museveni
Bobi Wine burst onto Uganda’s political scene ahead of a 2021 election, going from a dreadlocked ragga singer to become the figurehead of the youthful opposition, but he has faced years of brutality in his…
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Ugandan opposition faces ‘brutal repression’ before election: Amnesty
Amnesty International said Monday that Ugandan security forces have used torture and arbitrary arrests to intimidate the opposition ahead of elections on January 15.
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Over 30 killed, several kidnapped in central Nigeria
More than 30 people were killed and several others kidnapped by “bandits” in Nigeria’s central Niger state, local police said Sunday.
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Violent clashes between DRC forces, M23 group near key city
Violent fighting broke out Saturday between the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group and pro-Kinshasa forces in several towns around the strategic eastern DR Congo city of Uvira, local sources said.
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Bobi Wine says torture chambers in Uganda are full
Opposition leader Bobi Wine has raised fresh alarm over what he describes as a growing pattern of abductions, torture and prolonged detention of government critics in Uganda, saying many activists remain behind bars without trial.
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Boxer Anthony Joshua discharged from hospital after fatal car crash
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has been discharged from hospital after surviving a car accident in Nigeria that killed two of his close friends.
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Bobi Wine unveils strategy to bypass possible internet shutdown during Ugandan elections
To counter the anticipated disruption, Bobi Wine encouraged the use of an offline app, which allows communication without an internet connection.
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Maosa Makes History as Nigeria’s Omosalewa’s “Unburnt” Sets the Runway Ablaze at RLSD Africa 2025
Lusaka, Zambia — November 2025. RLSD Africa 2025 delivered one of the most defining creative moments on the continent this year, led by two standout triumphs that captured the spirit of African excellence. East Africa’s…
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Ex-heavyweight champion Joshua ‘stable’ after fatal road accident in Nigeria
Police in Ogun state, just north of Lagos, said the circumstances around the wreck were “currently being investigated”.
