Ugandan opposition leader and pop singer Bobi Wine said on Friday he plans to run for president for a second time and criticised the West for not speaking out more against “gross human rights violations” in the country. Wine, 43, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, will be challengin
At least seven people have been killed in two districts of Mogadishu after a flood triggered by severe rainfall swept through the east African nation on Friday night, according to a government official. "We have now confirmed that at least seven people have died, including two women. The rain also
An attempt by Mali's military government to stamp out public dissent by banning all political activity will be put to the test on Friday as critics wary of security and economic woes call for protests. Authorities on Wednesday announced that all work by political parties and other political organi
Greece and Egypt will sign a "strategic partnership" agreement on Wednesday as the two countries seek to step up political coordination to help safeguard stability in the Eastern Mediterranean, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said. "Our relations are traditional and historical. We have the
Congo and Rwanda have submitted a draft peace proposal as part of a process meant to end fighting in eastern Congo and attract billions of dollars of Western investment, US President Donald Trump's senior adviser for Africa said on Monday. It is the latest step in an ambitious bid by the Trump adm
Rwanda is in the early stages of talks to receive immigrants deported from the United States, Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe said on television late on Sunday. Rwanda has in recent years positioned itself as a destination country for migrants that Western countries would like to rem
The M23 insurgents who routed Congo’s army to take control of the eastern part of one of Africa’s most populous nations now face a task as mundane as it is daunting: governing. The long-term success of their uprising – which aims to overthrow the current leadership in the capital
Uganda's military chief, the son of President Yoweri Museveni, says he is holding an opposition activist in his basement and has threatened violence against him, after the man's party said he was abducted by armed men last week. Eddie Mutwe, who also acts as the chief bodyguard for Uganda's leadin
At least 14 people were killed in an attack by suspected terrorists who attacked a community in Borno, one of the restive states in Nigeria's northern region, local authorities said Tuesday. The terrorists, suspected to be members of the outlawed Boko Haram group, stormed the Chibok community duri
The Malian army announced on Monday that it had killed 21 terrorists during an operation in west Mali's Sebabougou area. Sebabougou is now under control thanks to "airstrikes targeting a terrorist hideout, destroying several of their bases," the army said in a statement. During their retreat, the
At least 26 people were killed on Monday when two vehicles detonated an improvised explosive device in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, the heartland of an Islamist insurgency, residents said. The International Safety Organization, which provides security to foreign non-governmental organisatio
The World Food Programme warned on Friday it is facing a funding shortfall that could affect its ability to support people facing acute food shortages in Sudan within weeks as donor states reduce humanitarian funding. The United Nations agency said it has a shortfall in funding of $698 million out
Congo and Rwanda plan to sign an agreement in Washington on Friday to promote peace and economic development, sources told Reuters, part of a diplomatic push to end violence after an advance by Rwandan-backed rebels in eastern Congo. The agreement raises hopes that the latest cycle of violence in
