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Uganda military court adjourns trial of opposition figureTue, 10 Dec 2024 13:29:14 GMT

A Ugandan military court on Tuesday adjourned the trial of abducted veteran opposition figure Kizza Besigye to next year after his lead lawyer was blocked from working in the country.Besigye was snatched last month from neighbouring Kenya while in Nairobi to attend a book launch by Kenyan opposition politician and lawyer Martha Karua, according to …

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Kenyan police tear-gas peaceful anti-femicide marchTue, 10 Dec 2024 11:45:41 GMT

Kenyan police tear-gassed a peaceful march against femicide in the capital Nairobi on Tuesday, detaining a number of protesters, according to AFP reporters and rights groups.There was a strong police presence in Nairobi ahead of the march — just one of many planned across the East African country, where violence against women has been a …

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Morocco sets stage for 2030 World Cup with Spain and PortugalTue, 10 Dec 2024 08:10:42 GMT

After decades of unsuccessful bids, Morocco will finally achieve its long-cherished dream of hosting the football World Cup in 2030, along with Spain and Portugal, in what the North African country hopes will boost its international image and economy.FIFA is set to formally ratify the trio’s candidacy on Wednesday, with Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay also …

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The trial of a king: ancient royal ritual in Cameroon promotes peaceTue, 10 Dec 2024 07:54:22 GMT

Chatter muffled as members of a secret society, masked and garbed in honey-coloured robes, entered the court of Foumban, the historic capital of a centuries-old kingdom nestled in hilly northwestern Cameroon.The 20th king of the Bamoun people, Mouhammad Nabil Mfourifoum Mbombo Njoya, stood up from his ornate throne — a replica of the original, now …

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Ghana opposition leader Mahama officially wins electionTue, 10 Dec 2024 01:45:16 GMT

Ghana’s opposition leader John Mahama officially won the country’s election on Monday, easily defeating the ruling party candidate after voters punished the government’s economic management and high living costs.Mahama won 56 percent of the votes in Saturday’s presidential ballot, compared to the ruling party candidate and Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, who secured 41 percent, the …

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Zimbabwe’s sick turn to herbalists over ailing health systemMon, 09 Dec 2024 14:43:45 GMT

When Agnes Kativhu could not get treatment for breast cancer from Harare’s main public hospital, she checked in to one of the many self-styled herbal clinics opening up across Zimbabwe’s capital.”I was a moving grave but am now well,” Kativhu claimed in an interview at the centre, where she spent around a month. “I never want …

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African players in Europe: Mbeumo, Wissa sting NewcastleMon, 09 Dec 2024 14:01:42 GMT

Brentford duo Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa scored their ninth goals of the Premier League season at the weekend as the Bees stung Newcastle United 4-2 to go ninth.Cameroon winger Mbeumo and Democratic Republic of Congo forward Wissa are among four Africans within the top seven Premier League scorers. Egypt and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah shares …

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