Zambia deploys army to curb violence ahead of polls
By BBC Africa Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu has ordered the deployment of the military to suppress electoral violence ahead of the 12 August general elections.
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At least 15 soldiers killed in Niger attack
By BBC Africa Fifteen soldiers have been killed in what Niger’s defence ministry has described as a “terrorist attack” in the south-west of the country,
Tunisia president sacks prime minister, suspends parliament
By BBC AFRICA Tunisia’s president has sacked the PM and suspended parliament, after violent mass protests nationwide on Sunday. Anger over the government’s handling of
South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma hands himself over to police
By BBC Africa South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has handed himself in to police to begin serving a 15-month jail sentence for contempt of
Former South African President Jacob Zuma sentenced to 15 months in jail
By BBC Africa South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been sentenced to 15 months in jail by the country’s highest court. He has been
Gov’t bodies hold a crisis meeting to strategize on how to make Uganda’s maize competitive
By Kabuye Ronald Various government bodies and food organizations have on Thursday held a high level dialogue meeting at the office of the president on
Chad president’s death: Rivals condemn’ dynastic coup’
By BBC Chad’s main opposition parties say the army’s appointment of President Idriss Déby’s son as the nation’s new leader is an “institutional coup”. Déby,
Tobacco control activists in Africa draw strategies to counter tobacco industry’ use of intermediaries, allies
By Kabuye Ronald The tobacco control activists in Africa especially in Uganda, Zambia and Nigeria have resolved on some of the strategies to use to
Uganda cranes coach, captain are optimistic the team will qualify
By Ahmed Senoga Uganda Cranes assistant coach Abdallah Mubiru and the teams skipper Denis Masinde Onyango are optimistic that the team can seal qualification on
The interesting things about Tanzania’s first female president Samia Hassan Suluhu
By Hannah Marion Namukasa Samia Hassan Suluhu, 61, is a Tanzanian Chapa Cha Mapenduzi politician and the designate president of Tanzania to be sworn into