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'We have to free ourselves': Bobi Wine urges Ugandans to reject election result

A week after Uganda's incumbent President Yoweri Museveni was re-elected for a seventh term, opposition leader Bobi Wine says he has evidence the polls were rigged. In an interview with RFI, he calls for peaceful protests – and a firmer stance from the international community.

Radio France Internationale

Malawi rolls out cholera vaccines as rains and floods raise the threat of deadly outbreaks

The southern African nation of Malawi has started a cholera vaccination rollout this week in a bid to stem the threat of a disease that kills tens of thousands of people globally each year

The Independent UK

‘It has been overwhelming’: Sudanese friends complete 900-mile UK walk

Giel Malual and John Kuei trekked from Dungeness to John o’Groats to raise funds for new schools in Sudan

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UN warns of 'catastrophic' hunger crisis in Nigeria as food aid funding runs out

The U.N. World Food Program warns that over a million people in northeast Nigeria could lose emergency food aid soon without new funding

The Independent UK

Nigeria confirms worshippers abducted from churches in Kaduna state

Nigerian police have admitted that gunmen abducted worshippers during mass last Sunday in northern Kaduna state after initially dismissing reports of the attack as “totally false”. The reversal follows claims from church leaders and local officials that large numbers of people were taken from several churches.

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Under fire in Haiti: Veteran AP cameraman tells the story

An Associated Press videographer in Haiti was filming a group of tactical police patrolling the capital on Monday when gang members attacked

The Independent UK

Head of US Africa bureau urges staff to highlight US ‘generosity’ despite aid cuts

Email sent to diplomats by state department office’s new boss is labelled ‘racist’ after dismissing Africa as a priority

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Ugandan opponent Bobi Wine receives threats from President Museveni's son

Uganda's army chief, who is also the son of long-serving president Yoweri Museveni, said he wants opposition leader Bobi Wine dead, days after Wine claimed he had been forced into hiding. Wine already survived many attacks on his life since entering politics.

Radio France Internationale

Aid Cuts and Conflict Drive Yemen Toward Its Worst Hunger Crisis Since 2022

Yemen's hunger crisis is worsening as aid funding declines and conflict disrupts food access for millions.

International Business Times UK

Congolese soldiers reenter key eastern city after M23 rebels' withdrawal, army and residents say

Congolese soldiers and pro-government militia fighters have reentered the strategic town of Uvira

The Independent UK

France sends food aid for babies to Gaza, remains ‘mobilised’ to end conflict

France is sending nearly 400 tonnes of food aid to Gaza specifically intended for malnourished babies and has called on Israel to lift obstacles to humanitarian aid into Gaza. France is one of 60 countries to receive an invitation to join US President Donald Trump’s "Board of Peace" to address…

Radio France Internationale

Smuggled to suburbia: no end to danger for Ethiopians looking for better life in South Africa

With tens of thousands thought to be arriving each year, the ‘southern route’ is becoming more perilous and extortionary

The Guardian - UK

Somali businesses struggle during the Minneapolis ICE crackdown

Business owners in a Minneapolis Somali mall are feeling the impact of an immigration crackdown

The Independent UK

Guinea's Doumbouya is sworn in as president, cementing transition from junta chief to elected leader

Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya has been sworn in as president of Guinea after winning last year's presidential election

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Uganda’s President secures seventh term as opposition rejects ‘fake results’

The musician-turned-politician best known as Bobi Wine condemned what he described as an unfair electoral process

Radio France Internationale

Yoweri Museveni: Uganda's ex-revolutionary turned steely political survivor

Yoweri Museveni has been president longer than most Ugandans have been alive, and shows no sign of giving up his place among the world's longest-serving leaders after he won a seventh election on Saturday.

Radio France Internationale

Bodies of more than 20 African migrants found in mass grave in Libya

The bodies of at least 21 migrants have been found in a mass grave on a farm in eastern Libya, security sources have said, with as many as 10 others who survived captivity showing signs of of torture. It is the latest tragedy involving people seeking to reach Europe through…

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Cloth wraps treated with ‘dirt cheap’ insecticide cut malaria cases in babies

Soaking fabrics in a commonly used insect repellent is a simple and effective tool as mosquito bites become more common during daytime, study shows

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The Guardian - UK

Did Palestine Action hunger strikers achieve their goals?

Their cause drew global attention and they influenced a £2bn defence contract decision but some key demands were not met

The Guardian - UK

Historic market in Kinshasa ready to reopen to a million shoppers a day after five-year makeover

Long criticised as overcrowded and filthy, the city’s Zando marketplace has had an elegant and sustainable redesign

Radio France Internationale

Uganda votes under internet blackout and police crackdown

Uganda was on edge as polls opened on Thursday, with President Yoweri Museveni expected to extend his 40-year rule amid an internet shutdown and a police crackdown on the opposition.

The Guardian - UK

Opposition candidate Bobi Wine claims ‘massive ballot stuffing’ as Uganda goes to polls

Wine calls for voters to ‘reject the criminal regime’ on tense day of voting as some poll stations remain closed for hours

The Guardian - UK

Three Palestine Action protesters end their hunger strike

Four more who had paused opt not to continue after government opts against giving contract to Elbit Systems UK

The Guardian - UK

Rights group disputes claim ministers cannot act over Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers

Human Rights Watch says attorney general has power to facilitate immediate bail, one of activists’ key demands

The Independent UK

Discussions to end Sudan war resume in Cairo as it nears the 3-year mark

Peace efforts in Sudan have resumed in Cairo, with Egypt and the United Nations urging warring parties to agree to a nationwide humanitarian truce

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