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The army has strongly warned of dire consequences if anybody tries to foment trouble to undermine the peace of the country during and after elections. The chief political commissar of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), Maj. Gen. Henry Matsiko, made an announcement that the force “will not fold their hands and look on as

The winner of the 2020 United States Presidential Election, Joe Biden has shockingly sent a strong message to all transgenders (Gays & Lesbians) in America and across the globe. He has made a promise to support and fight for the safety and dignity of Gays and Lesbians across the world once he is sworn into

A Nigerien helicopter has been allegedly shot down by a suspected group of Boko Haram fighters in Borno state. A senior security source informed The Nation that five passengers of the helicopter died in the incident. “The helicopter was said to be hovering around the Banki area around the Bama axis and it was shut

The United States federal election officials have indicated that  the 2020 White House vote was the “most secure in American history”, rejecting President Donald Trump’s fraud claims. The committee made an announcement that “There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised,” They made

Prime Minister for Ethiopia has made a claim that the Western Tigray region has been “liberated” after a week-long fighting, while United Nations agencies warn of a dire humanitarian situation worsening by the day. The Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Twitter on Thursday that “The Western region of Tigray has been liberated,” “The army

Jakup Krasniqi, a known veteran Kosovo politician and a former spokesman for the Kosovo Liberation Army, has been arrested and transferred to The Hague, the Kosovo war crimes tribunal disclosed in a statement. Krasniqi, the former speaker of parliament, will be facing charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the Kosovo Specialist Chamber added.

Prime Minister for Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed has ordered a military offensive, after an army base was taken over by forces  loyal to the regional government of Tigray. He leveled accusations against  the region’s ruling party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), of launching the attack. The attack led to “many martyrs, injuries and property damage”,

Followers of one of Africa’s most popular prophets, Malawian Shepherd Bushiri, have been celebrating outside a court in South Africa after he was released on bail, consequent to his arrest last month on charges of fraud and money laundering. His wife and co-accused, Mary Bushiri, was also set free by a magistrate in the capital,

The presidency is still a toss-up, but most House and Senate races are settled – leaving much still unmoved. Whichever candidate emerges  the winner, it looks as though he will preside over a divided Congress. The Democrats were hoping to win control of the Senate by wresting at least four seats from the Republicans. But

The result of the United States’ Presidential election is on a knife edge, with Donald Trump and his rival Joe Biden neck and neck in key swing states. The Campaign of Biden said the race was “moving to a conclusion in our favour”. But Trump, a Republican, claimed to have won and swore to launch

United States’ citizen who was kidnapped  in Niger this past week has been rescued in a US military operation in neighboring Nigeria, according to US officials. Philipe Nathan Walton was abducted from  his farm in Massalata village in southern Niger early on Tuesday morning by armed men who requested ransom from the man’s father. The

Two main opposition parties in Tanzania are calling for a rerun of Wednesday’s polls after alleging widespread fraud. A joint statement issued on Saturday by the CHADEMA and ACT Wazalendo parties popped up  hours after populist President John Magufuli was declared the winner for a second five-year term. Magufuli was announced as  the winner with

The country Ivory Coast is voting in tense election after an opposition boycott and clashes over President Alassane Ouattara’s contested attempt to retain a third term in office. At least 30 people according to report have been killed in pre-election violence, evoking memories of a 2010-11 crisis that killed about 3,000 people. Polling stations were

A mighty earthquake struck the Aegean Sea on Friday and inflicted degrees of damage in both Greece and Turkey, where buildings collapsed and killed at least four people with several others trapped under the rubble. According to Turkey’s health minister Fahrettin Koca, at least 120 were people injured in the coastal province of Izmir. Witness

On his sixth attempt Wavel Ramkalawan, an Anglican cleric, has become the President for Seychelles bringing to an ending decades in opposition, but as Tim Ecott reports from the Indian Ocean archipelago – he now has to bring unify the country. “After 43 years we have regained democracy. The road has been long and now

A citizen of United States living in Niger has been kidnapped, a Nigerien Ministry of Defense source informed ABC News. Philip Walton, 27 years old was kidnapped from his backyard in the West African nation after his assailants requested for money from him and only offered $40, according to the source. Walton lives with his

Over millions of citizens of Ivory Coast on Saturday will cast ballots in a high-stakes election that, until recently, was seen by many as an opportunity to aid usher in a new generation of leaders. Instead, because of a series of both expected and unexpected events, voters have seen the rerun of an old –

The Department of Justice of United States has leveled charges against eight people with working on behalf of the Chinese government in a campaign targeted at coercing a Chinese family wanted by Beijing to return to China to face charges, according to court documents. Five out of the eight, including an American private investigator who

Police in Poland applied pepper spray against protesters after hundreds gathered in the capital of Warsaw to demonstrate against a near-total ban on abortions. The highest court in Poland gave a ruling on Thursday that abortions due to fetal defects were unconstitutional. Around 98% of abortions in Poland have been conducted as a result of

President of Guinea Alpha Condé has won a controversial third term in office, preliminary results show, amid violent protests all over the country. The electoral commission announced that the 82-year-old had taken 59.5% of the vote. The victory however requires endorsement by the Constitutional Court. His opponent, Cellou Dalein Diallo, announced that he would contest