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Ugandan author who fled after ‘torture’ vows to return home
The satirical novelist is facing charges over unflattering social media posts about President Yoweri Museveni and his son.
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Sharia police in Nigeria destroy nearly 4 million bottles of beer
Sharia police called Hisbah often destroy alcohol and confiscated drugs, but the huge beer haul was one of the largest in a recently intensified crackdown.
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UN court orders Uganda to pay DR Congo $325 Million war damages
Breaking down the figure, the court said Uganda must pay $225 million for damage to persons, including deaths, injuries and sexual violence, and $40 million for damage to property.
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Sudanese security agents arrest leading anti-coup figures
The men are the latest in a long line of activists detained since the October 25 military takeover led by army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
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Prominent Ugandan author, Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, flees country
Uganda has witnessed a series of crackdowns aimed at stamping out dissent.
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Uganda appoints US-blacklisted spy to head police force
Major General Abel Kandiho was recalled late Tuesday from his posting as security envoy in South Sudan.
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Prosecutors call for 30-year jail term against Burkina Faso’s Ex-President Blaise Compaore
Compaore is accused of masterminding the assassination of revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara.
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Kenya voter registration exercise to continue after country fails to meet target
In the exercise, which began on January 17, the electoral body was targeting to register 4.5 million new voters.
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Victims from Ethiopia’s Tigray region file case against the State
The World Food Programme says that nearly 40 percent of people in Ethiopia’s Tigray were suffering “an extreme lack of food”.
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About 13 million people in Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia facing severe hunger
WFP says water and grazing land is in short supply and forecasts of below-average rainfall in coming months only threaten more misery.
