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Uganda protests: at least 42 charged in Kampala court

At least 42 protesters were in court in Uganda on Tuesday for offences allegedly committed during a banned youth-led demonstration in the capital Kampala.

Anti-doping agency says it can’t guarantee Olympics will be clean

WADA says its impossible to eliminate doping in sport, but that the agency's role was to use all existing tools to test athletes properly.

Sudanese doctors offer free medical services to displaced people

A group of doctors set up a free mobile clinic in the Sudanese city of Port Sudan in a bid to provide essential medical care to about 5,000 people displaced by the ongoing war.

Faced with rising temperatures, the rise of air conditioners in Africa

The sector is governed by regulations that prohibit the release of refrigerant gases into the air, such as by conducting leak tests after repairing an appliance.

Torch bearer Snoop Dogg looks forward to “special” relay, recalls Muhammad Ali’s

The California-born will represent his county of birth and carry the torch in the final stages of the Olympic relay, hours before the opening ceremony on the River Seine.
The 2028 summer Olympics will be held in Los Angeles.

Brazil president unveils global alliance against hunger and poverty

The alliance aims to implement a mechanism to mobilize funds and knowledge to support the expansion of policies and programs to combat inequality and poverty

Eritrea to suspend all Ethiopian Airlines flights from September 30

Eritrean authorities have suspended all flights by Ethiopian Airlines to its airspace effective from September 30.

“When we vote, we make history,” Harris tells gathering of historically Black sorority

Voters in Indiana haven't backed a Democratic presidential candidate in nearly 16 years. But the biennial meeting of roughly 6,000 people, mostly women, is part of a constituency she hopes will turn out for her in massive numbers: women of color.

Nigeria: Meta removes 63,000 accounts linked to sextortion

Sexual extortion , or sextortion , involves persuading someone to send explicit photos online and then threatening to make the images public if the victim does not pay money or obtain sexual favors .