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Ugandan monarch charged with murder

King Charles Wesley Mumbere. Photo Credit: BBC     The chief of the Rwenzururu kingdom in western Uganda, Charles Wesley Mumbere has been officially charged with murder...

Four Sudanese print media raided, TV channel shutdown

Four independent newspaper publications have been confiscated by Sudanese security services and a private television channel ordered to close down after coverage of opposition...

Uganda orders closure of schools backed by Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg

Ugandan authorities have ordered the closure of a chain of “for-profit international schools” backed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg over...

Somalia’s presidential elections postponed again

Somalia’s presidential elections scheduled for November 30 have been postponed for a third time to a later unspecified date. The chairman of the country’s electoral...

EU to keep patrolling for Somali pirates until end of 2018

The European Union's naval mission will keep patrolling for pirates off the coast of Somalia for another two years, to guard against any resurgence...

Gunmen kidnap three UNHCR workers in Sudan’s Darfur

Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped three workers from the United Nation's refugee agency in Sudan's restive Darfur region, a local official told Reuters on Monday. The...

Thirsty Somalis trek 60 km for water as drought and conflict bite

A second poor rainy season in Somalia has pushed livestock herders in the drought-hit Puntland region to trek an average of 60 km (40...

Uganda police arrest Rwenzururu king over deadly clashes

Police in western Uganda have arrested the king of Rwenzururu over clashes between police and militia which killed at least 55 people, officials say. Charles...

Two women defy the odds to run for president in Somalia

Anab Dahir (Left) and Fadumo Dayib (Right). Photo Credit: Africanews     Somalia is a patriarchal society which has never had a female leader until recently when...

South Sudan ready for new U.N. force deployment

South Sudan's government has said it is ready to accept the deployment of a U.N. regional protection force at any time, after fighting in...

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