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Campaigning opens in Rwanda for July presidential vote

Campaigning opens in Rwanda for July presidential vote

Kagame has been in power since 2000Campaigning opened Saturday for Rwanda's July 15 presidential election with President Paul Kagame widely expected to extend his 24-year iron-fisted rule over the Great Lakes nation.Nine million Rwandans are regist

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Decoding Speaker Among’s remarks

Decoding Speaker Among’s remarks

In an emotional tone as she presided over the launch of the Parliamentary Forum to End Child Marriages and Teenage Pregnancies at Parliament last week, Speaker Anita Annet Among, who doubles as the Bukedea District Woman MP, sent a stern warning to whoever dares

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Putin says America is 'burning from the inside' and U.S. courts are being used by Trump's rivals

Putin says America is 'burning from the inside' and U.S. courts are being used by Trump's rivals

Russian President Vladimir Putin lambasted the U.S. judicial system, saying it was being used by Donald Trump's political enemies to pursue the Republican presidential nominee."They are burning themselves from the inside, their state, their politic

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Shs 1 Trillion corruption scandal rocks NITA-U

Shs 1 Trillion corruption scandal rocks NITA-U

A project worth USD200million (about Shs1.1 trillion) by the World Bank hangs in balance following allegations of corruption and infighting at National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U), this publication can exclusively report.In 2022, the

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What happens next in South Africa after ANC loses majority?

What happens next in South Africa after ANC loses majority?

With results in from over 60% of polling stations, the ANC had just under 42% of votes, by far its worst result since democratic elections began after the end of apartheid in 1994.

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Kenyans React As 36-Year-Old Pres Traore Allegedly Reduces Politician's Salaries by 3O%

Kenyans React As 36-Year-Old Pres Traore Allegedly Reduces Politician's Salaries by 3O%

36-Year-Old President Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso has been declared the interim President who will be president for the 'next 5 years.Several sources have confirmed that the President reduced the salaries of politicians by 30 percent and increased worker's salaries by 50 perc

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The erosion of Western diplomacy

The erosion of Western diplomacy

How there is an increasing reliance on war and sanctions as the main instruments of Western foreign policyTHE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Western nations are facing a foreign p

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Brit captured in failed DR Congo coup as armed militia storm presidential palace

Brit captured in failed DR Congo coup as armed militia storm presidential palace

A British man accused of being the second-in-command of a filed coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been captured by security forces after a shootout at the presidential palace on SundayA British man has been captured after a failed Democratic

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Falklands still British, admits Argentina leader

Falklands still British, admits Argentina leader

Argentina’s president Javier Milei says he accepts the Falkland Islands are currently “in the hands of the UK".In an interview with the BBC, the right-

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We Applaud Sanctions on Ugandan Officials, Not Out of Hate, but Due to Impunity in Our Country

We Applaud Sanctions on Ugandan Officials, Not Out of Hate, but Due to Impunity in Our Country

The leader of the National Unity Platform Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine of Uganda has emphasised the welcome international sanctions placed on Ugandan officials not because they hate them but rather because of a pervasive worry about the culture of impunity th

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