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Al-Shabaab waliwaua wanajeshi 54 wa Uganda nchini Somalia, anasema Museveni
Kundi hilo lenye silaha lilidai kuwa lilifanya mashambulizi ya bomu la kujitoa mhanga mnamo Mei 26 na kuua wanajeshi 137
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Real Madrid great Benzema to leave club
He is Real Madrid’s second top scorer of all-time, with 353 goals for Madrid, behind only Ronaldo on 450.
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Tanzania declares end of deadly Marburg virus outbreak: WHO
The last confirmed case tested negative on April 19, setting off the 42-day mandatory countdown to declare the end of the outbreak
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Kenya court orders suspension of mass layoff of Facebook moderators
A total of 184 moderators employed in Nairobi by Sama, an outsourcing firm for Meta, filed a lawsuit in March, claiming their dismissal was “unlawful”.
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Clashes in Senegal after opposition leader sentenced to two years
A court sentenced firebrand opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to two years’ jail for “corrupting youth
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Zimbabwe general elections set for August 23
Ending months of uncertainty, Zimbabwe on Wednesday set the date for presidential elections, renewing the prospect of a battle between iron-fisted incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition hopeful Nelson Chamisa. Elections for the president, National Assembly…
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Nigerians rush to buy fuel ahead of subsidy removal
On Monday, 71-year-old Tinubu triggered a wave of panic when he declared that the “fuel subsidy is gone” after taking the helm of Africa’s most populous nation.
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Ousmane Sonko, Senegal’s fiery opposition leader
The 48-year-old has fired up the country’s disaffected young, portraying them, and himself, as victims of the “state mafia.”
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#UGANDA: Wanaharakati watoa wito wa kuwekewa vikwazo baada ya sheria kali dhidi ya mashoga kupitishwa
Ushoga ulihalalishwa nchini Uganda chini ya sheria za kikoloni, lakini haijawahi kuhukumiwa kwa mapenzi ya jinsia moja tangu uhuru kutoka kwa Uingereza mnamo 1962.
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Somalia to introduce direct universal suffrage in 2024
The move follows a pledge by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in March to end a complex indirect system in place since 1969.
