Africa

Kenya cult members in court for attempted suicide

Sixty-five members of a Kenyan doomsday cult, who were rescued from the Shakahola Forest, are appearing in court to face…

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‘SIGNED, SEALED’ – Museveni says Uganda won’t be swayed after anti-LGBTQ law triggers aid cut threats

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has defended signing one of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ laws, with punishments up to and including…

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Hichilema calls for enhanced trade among African countries

ZAMBIA should never ever return to a time when the rule of law was largely ignored with the vices such…

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Tshisekedi claims regional force ‘cohabiting’ with rebels

GABORONE – Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has said the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) will be…

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Parliament to ‘urgently’ debate failed extradition of Guptas – in June

The National Assembly will debate South Africa’s failed bid to extradite the Guptas after GOOD MP Brett Herron’s request for…

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Two Kenyan activists fight law blocking ex-presidents from active politics

Two activists have moved to a Nairobi court seeking to invalidate a law that stops retired presidents from participating in…

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Autopsies begin on bodies of Kenyan cult members who starved themselves to death

NAIROBI – Pathologists started autopsies on Monday on more than 100 bodies linked to a Kenyan religious cult whose leader…

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Kenya opposition says protests to resume

NAIROBI – Kenya’s opposition will resume anti-government protests from May 2, the party leader’s spokesperson said on Sunday, nearly three…

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Sudan evacuations speed up during fighting lull

KHARTOUM – European nations, China and others from around the world raced to extract thousands of their citizens from Khartoum…

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SWITZERLAND INDICTS FORMER GAMBIAN MINISTER FOR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY 

GENEVA – Switzerland’s attorney general has filed an indictment against Gambia’s former interior minister for crimes against humanity committed under…

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