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East Africa
January 25, 2021
Judge orders Uganda's Bobi Wine freed from house arrest
A judge ruled on Monday that Ugandan security forces cannot detain presidential challenger Bobi Wine inside his home, ...
January 25, 2021
Witnesses: Eritrean soldiers loot, kill in Ethiopia's Tigray
The Eritrean soldiers' pockets clinked with stolen jewelry. Warily, Zenebu watched them try on dresses and other clothing ...
January 25, 2021
Heavy fighting erupts in Somali town near Kenyan border
Heavy fighting broke out overnight in a Somali town near the Kenyan border between Somali forces and those from the state of ...
January 24, 2021
Burundi ruling party selects hardliner as secretary-general
Burundi’s ruling party has selected as the former president of the country's senate to be the new secretary-general.
January 23, 2021
Cyclone weakens in central Mozambique, but flooding a threat
The Mozambican port city of Beira breathed a sigh of relief Saturday as Cyclone Eloise caused less damage than feared as it ...
January 22, 2021
New cyclone poised to hit vulnerable central Mozambique
A cyclone is bearing down on a region of Mozambique that’s still recovering from a devastating storm two years ago.
January 22, 2021
UN warns of 'serious' rape charges in Ethiopia's Tigray
The U.N. special representative on sexual violence in conflict says “serious allegations of sexual violence” have emerged in ...
January 22, 2021
Uganda's Bobi Wine accuses president of staging vote 'coup'
Ugandan presidential challenger Bobi Wine on Friday accused the country's longtime president of staging a "coup” in last ...
January 22, 2021
In Somalia, mothers fear sons were sent to Ethiopia conflict
Pressure is growing on Somalia’s government amid allegations that Somali soldiers have been sent to fight in neighboring ...
January 20, 2021
India starts supplying COVID-19 shots to neighboring nations
India began supplying coronavirus vaccines to its neighboring countries on Wednesday, as the world’s largest vaccine making ...
January 19, 2021
US puts visa restrictions on Tanzanian officials over vote
The United States says it has placed visa restrictions on unnamed Tanzanian officials who it says were “responsible or ...
January 18, 2021
UN chief says 9 African nations, Iran in arrears on UN dues
The U.N. chief says nine African nations and Iran are in arrears on paying their dues to the United Nations’ operating budget ...
January 17, 2021
Uganda's opposition rejects Museveni's reelection as 'fraud'
A day after Uganda's longtime leader was declared winner of the country's presidential election, the opposition party ...
January 17, 2021
US military says its troop removal from Somalia is complete
The U.S. military says its troop withdrawal from Somalia is complete, in one of the last actions of President Donald Trump’s ...
January 17, 2021
'Extreme urgent need': Starvation haunts Ethiopia's Tigray
From “emaciated” refugees to crops burned on the brink of harvest, starvation threatens the survivors of more than two months ...
January 17, 2021
Uganda says president wins 6th term as vote-rigging alleged
Uganda’s electoral commission said Saturday that President Yoweri Museveni won a sixth five-year term, extending his rule to ...
January 15, 2021
Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine says military enters home
Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine said Friday the military had entered his home and “we are in serious ...
January 15, 2021
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even ...
January 14, 2021
'The world is watching': Ugandans vote in tense election
Ugandans voted Thursday in a presidential election tainted by widespread violence that some fear could escalate if security ...
January 13, 2021
Central African Republic soldiers repel rebels at capital
Security forces in Central African Republic repelled attacks by rebels trying to seize the capital early Wednesday after ...
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