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Bobi Wine winner as dictator Yoweri Museveni is Declared President until he died.

Credit: Facebook Photo: Yoweri Museveni Ugandan President dictator Yoweri Museveni has been declared winner for a sixth term in office until he died, amidst allegations of election fraud by former singer Bobi Wine – his main opposition in the election. Bobi Wine, 38, who was just a child when Museveni came into power back in

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Uganda election: Bobi Wine’s party NUP wins all MP seats in Kampala except one

Credit: AP Photo/Nicholas Bamulanzeki. Bobi Wine received an overwhelming number of votes in Kampala as he secured 324,463 votes to incumbent Yoweri Museveni’s 105,385 – The NUP leader however, was still trailing Museveni in the national presidential election tally according to provisional results by the country’s Electoral Commission. Ugandan Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi’s party, the

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Mandera County Governor Ali Roba says more than 50% of Kenya’s roads are controlled by Al-Shabaab

Two years have passed since Al-Shabaab attacked the Dusit D2 hotel in central Nairobi, killing 22 people. The anniversary comes as the town of Mandera in Kenya, on the Somali border, has seen an increase in attacks by Al-Shabaab amid fears of taking control. Mandera Governor Ali Roba said on Friday that he could not

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U.S. urges immunity for Trump from rape accuser’s lawsuit

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Friday said President Donald Trump should not be forced to defend against a defamation lawsuit by the author E. Jean Carroll, who accused him of raping her a quarter-century ago, and that it should be substituted as the defendant. In a filing with the

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Trump deports 70 Somalis before stepping down

Credit: AP Photo/Alex Brandon/President Donald Trump Hundreds of Somalis have been deported to Somalia since President Donald Trump took office, and a number more were repatriated yesterday. A total of 70 Somalis were flown out of the US state of Minnesota yesterday, the largest repatriation by the United States this month. Mohamoud Muse Hassan, a

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Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine says the military has entered home and taken control

Uganda’s leading opposition challenger Bobi Wine walks back to his residence after giving a press conference outside Kampala, Uganda, Friday,Jan. 15, 2021, one day after Ugandans went to the polls. Uganda’s electoral commission says President Yoweri Museveni leads in Thursday’s election with results in from 29% of polling stations. He has 63% of ballots while

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N Korea holds huge military parade as Kim vows nuclear might

This photo provided by the North Korean government shows missiles during a military parade marking the ruling party congress, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of

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Israel to urge Biden administration to limit criticism of Saudi Arabia, UAE: Report

Biden has expressed an intention to pursue a foreign policy based on human rights, and has previously criticised both Saudi Arabia and Egypt (AFP) By Middle East Eye Axios reports that Israel plans to lobby the incoming Biden administration against confronting the Gulf countries and Egypt over human rights issues and war in Yemen Israel

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32 Libyan NGOs blame UNHCR for the death of Somali refugee

32 Libyan civil societies have lambasted the “poor performance” of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) following the death of a Somali refugee in Tripoli. The NGOs said in a joint statement that 19-year-old Shuaib Ibrahim had died because of the violations by human trafficking gangs in Bani Walid town and the neglect

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S.Korea court upholds jail for ex-president Park, clearing way for chance of a pardon

By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s top court upheld on Thursday a 20-year prison sentence for former President Park Geun-hye on graft charges that led to her downfall, bringing an end to the legal process and for the first time raising the possibility of a pardon. Park became South Korea’s first democratically elected

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