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Africa

January 11, 2022

Novelist tortured, detained for using Twitter to disturb Uganda’s President Museveni

Charges also include “willfully and repeatedly using his Twitter handle to disturb the peace of his Mr Museveni with no purpose of legitimate communication.”

Kakwenza Rukirabashaija/Yoweri Museveni
January 11, 2022

Politicians’ actions responsible for coups in West Africa: UN

In Nigeria, an upsurge in violence between farmers and herders coincides with extremist violence in the northeast…

Boko Haram and Bandits
January 11, 2022

UN begins talks in Sudan to resolve post-coup crisis

“We want to act quickly,” Mr Perthes said while expressing optimism that the talks will be like confidence-building measures that will help reduce violence.

United Nations General- Assembly
January 11, 2022

Sanctions-hit Mali facing isolation as countries cancel flights

Airlines from neighbouring countries and former colonial ruler France cancelled flights to Mali on Monday, helping isolate a military junta.

Malian President Assimi Goita
January 10, 2022

COVID-19: Uganda reopens schools after two years of lockdown

The schools have been fully or partially closed for over 83 weeks, affecting more than 10 million pupils, according to UN figures.

Ugandan school children
January 10, 2022

AFCON: Senegal narrowly beat Zimbabwe

Sadio Mane fired in a winner for Teranga Lions from the spot in the 90+6 minute, snatching three points from the Zimbabweans.

Sadio Mane
January 10, 2022

Winning AFCON will be my parting gift from Super Eagles: Ahmed Musa

“My first AFCON was in South Africa in 2013 and we ended winning it. And my second appearance was in Egypt and we won the bronze.”

Ahmed Musa
January 10, 2022

ECOWAS Sanctions: Mali recalls ambassadors, close borders in retaliation

Reciprocating the ECOWAS sanctions, the government of Mali condemned them as “illegal and illegitimate.”

Malian President Assimi Goita
January 10, 2022

ECOWAS sanctions Mali, withdraws ambassadors

The sanctions also include the freezing of Mali’s assets in ECOWAS Central Bank and the suspension of Mali from all financial assistance and transactions…

ECOWAS Court
January 9, 2022

ECOWAS, int’l community strongly against coups

Mr Osinbajo said that ECOWAS had not lost its bite as it was concerned about issues of good governance and democratic enterprise.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo