Uganda opposition leader treason trial starts without lawyers
The judge said Besigye would be able to choose from a list of state lawyers and if he failed to do so, they would be selected for him.
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Serikali ya Tanzania yakosoa makala ya BBC kuhusu Tundu Lissu
Serikali ya Tanzania imeikosoa makala iliyochapishwa na Shirika la Utangazaji la Uingereza (BBC) kupitia kipindi chake cha BBC Africa Eye, ikidai kuwa imewasilisha taarifa zisizo na uwiano kuhusu kesi inayomkabili kiongozi wa upinzani, Tundu Lissu.
Nigeria Oil Output Hits Six-Year High, Above OPEC Target
Nigeria’s crude production reached a 74-month high last month, authorities said over the weekend, hitting an average of 1.56 million barrels per day, or 104 percent of its OPEC quota.
Abubakar Zein Akumbukwa kwa Mchango Wake katika Katiba ya Kenya ya 2010
“Hakuna harakati bila utamaduni,” aliwahi kusema, akisisitiza kuwa utamaduni hauwezi kutenganishwa na siasa, haki wala mageuzi ya Katiba.
Abubakar Zein Remembered for His Role in Kenya’s 2010 Constitution
“There is no struggle without culture,” he once said, arguing that culture was not separate from politics, justice or constitutional reform.
Zimbabwe president signs into law constitutional change extending term
Mnangagwa — nicknamed “The Crocodile” because of his ruthlessness — came to power in 2017 in a military-backed coup that ousted Robert Mugabe at the age of 93 and after 37 years in power.
Tanzanians fear more police killings ahead of planned protests
Riot police, weapons drawn, are visible across the commercial capital Dar es Salaam after calls to protest on July 7, usually a day that celebrates the creation of the African Union of Tanganyika, the party that led Tanzania to independence in 1964.
Uganda Law Society Criticizes Museveni Over Remarks on Besigye Trial
The Uganda Law Society said Museveni’s remarks on Besigye’s case and his views on bail interfere with the independence of the courts.
Couple climb to top of Empire State Building for apparent proposal
The couple, wearing black with their faces covered, unfurled a banner on top of the 1,454-foot (443-meter) landmark that read “When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace.”
Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Spreads to Fourth Province
A deadly Ebola outbreak has spread to a fourth province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, meaning the country’s entire northeast — home to around 15 million people — is affected.
