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Uganda to shut down Internet ahead of election

KAMPALA: Uganda ordered an Internet blackout on Tuesday, two days ahead of elections in which President Yoweri Museveni is seeking to extend his 40-year rule. "This measure is necessary to mitigate the rapid spread of...

Mototaxi drivers supporting Uganda's incumbent president and National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential candidate Yoweri Museveni chant slogans and wave flags as they head to the rally grounds ahead of the party closing campaign rally ahead of the 2026 Ugandan general elections, in Kampala on January 13, 2026. (Photo by AFP)

Over 14 million people displaced in Sudan

People displaced from eastern areas of Sudan's al-Jazira state arrive to Gedaref city. — AFP

Chad hunts attackers after 40 killed in raid

A Chadian soldier

Mozambique warns protesters ahead of election

Units of the Mozambican anti-riot police deploy during a march called by the presidential candidate of the Optimist Party for the Development of Mozambique (PODEMOS) in Maputo, on October 21, 2024. A demonstration was dispersed with tear gas on Monday in the capital of Mozambique, which took on the air of a ghost town after a call for a general strike launched by the opponent Venancio Mondlane to denounce fraud during the presidential election, noted AFP. This demonstration comes two days after the assassination of two of the opponent's close associates, including his lawyer who was preparing an appeal to denounce fraud in the election of October 9, the final results of which have not yet been published. (Photo by ALFREDO ZUNIGA / AFP)

Kenya court hears challenge to impeachment

Kenya's impeached deputy President, Rigathi Gachagua sits inside the Milimani Courts, in Nairobi. — Reuters

Activists say 50 killed in Sudan battles

A burned vehicle is seen in Khartoum, Sudan. — Reuters file photo

Mozambique police disperse vote protest

A unit of the Mozambican anti-riot police advances while firing firing tear gas at protesters, in Maputo. — AFP

Mozambique oppn lawyer gunned down

Locals queue before casting their votes. — AFP

Kenyan court blocks dy president appointment

Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua speaks during a press conference in Nairobi

Rescuers say strike killed 23 in Khartoum

Sudanese make their way to receive a medical check-up in Tokar, in eastern Sudan. — AFP

Kenya says extra police ready for Haiti

President of Kenya William Ruto

Tunisia's Saied set for landslide election win

Officials check the latest updates in the vote count, in Tunis. — AFP

Rwanda to start Marburg vaccine trials, health official says

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More than 700,000 displaced in Haiti

People wait for a food distribution in a displaced persons camp at the Lyc Marie Jeanne in Port-au-Prince. — AFP

As temperatures rise, Nigeria faces a cooling crisis

Sheltering from the heat in Bariga market in Nigerias largest city, Lagos, Feb. 13, 2023. (Taiwo Aina/The New York Times)

S Africa snowfall closes roads, strands motorists

snow covering old cars in the town of Warden
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