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Uganda court jails official for 40 years, demands $5.4m for graft
A Ugandan anti-corruption court on Friday sentenced a government official to 40 years in prison and ordered him to pay $5.4 million in compensation for looting a donor-funded programme to help rebuild the country’s conflict-battered north. Read more…
Nigeria Boko Haram jihadists shift to northwest, military sources say
A large group of Boko Haram jihadists has moved out of their base in northeast Nigeria to join forces with criminal gangs in the northwest, where they are engaged in weapons training and kidnapping, military sources said on Friday. Read more…
Five dead in fresh DRC attack by presumed jihadists
Suspected jihadists in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least five people and kidnapped a Red Cross volunteer in attacks on a village and an army camp, a priest and officials said on Friday. Read more…
WATCH | Unveiling of Winnie Mandela Town delayed again… residents demand service delivery
The official unveiling ceremony of Winnie Mandela Town has been postponed for the second time, a report said on Saturday, as residents demanded service delivery. Read more…
Soweto Pride celebrations mark end of harsh South African third wave
Wrapped in rainbow flags, dozens of South Africans celebrated Pride on Saturday in the historic black township of Soweto, and the end of an especially harsh coronavirus third wave for their community. Read more…
Three women to lead major Morocco cities
Morocco’s capital Rabat elected a woman as mayor for the first time on Friday, meaning three of the kingdom’s main cities are led by women following elections earlier this month. Read more…
Opponents of ex-Guinea leader publish transition govt blacklist
A leading Guinean opposition group published a blacklist of officials to exclude from a future transition government on Friday, following a military coup in the West African state this month. Read more…
Libyans demonstrate against parliament no-confidence vote
Thousands of people gathered in Libya’s capital Tripoli on Friday to protest a parliamentary no-confidence vote against the unity government earlier this week, three months ahead of planned elections. Read more…
Chad junta leader names transitional parliament
The head of Chad’s military junta, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, on Friday named 93 members of a new interim parliament, five months after declaring himself leader following the death of his father Idriss Deby Itno. Read more…
Morocco gets 1st batch of Turkish armed drones – report
Morocco took delivery earlier this month of Turkish combat drones, the Far-Maroc unofficial website dedicated to military news reported. Read more…
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