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Uganda: Opposition leader arrested upon landing at national airport /in /by

The leader of Uganda's main opposition party, Bobi Wine, was arrested on Thursday on his return to the country, his party's secretary general announced.

Comoros to hold presidential election on January 14 /in /by

Voters in the Indian Ocean archipelago nation of some 900,000 people will also be called to elect local governors, according to a presidential decree.

Women Advocate for Ordination in Groundbreaking Vatican Gathering /in /by

Women have long complained they are treated as second-class citizens in the church, barred from the priesthood and highest ranks of power yet responsible for the lion’s share of church work — teaching in Catholic schools, running Catholic hospitals an...

Triumphant return of a Ugandan king seven years after being accused of treason /in /by

A local ruler in western Uganda made a triumphant return to his region on Wednesday, four months after treason charges were dropped against him in 2016 after he was accused of being responsible for violence that left more than a hundred people dead.

Burkina Faso: former president Thomas Sankara elevated to the rank of “national hero” /in /by

Burkina Faso's transitional government decided on Wednesday to elevate former president and father of the Burkinabe revolution Thomas Sankara, killed on 15 October 1987 in a putsch, to the rank of "hero of the nation".

UN-backed probe into Tigray war abuses set to end /in /by

The commission’s experts all but pleaded on Tuesday (Oct. 03) with the council to extend the investigation, warning that atrocities continue in Tigray, Ethiopia’s war-battered northernmost province.

Niger: French withdrawal to take place “this week” /in /by

The withdrawal of French troops in Niger is set to begin "this week", according to the French military who made the announcement on Thursday morning.

Nigeria: Nonbelievers facing attacks, threats in a deeply religious country /in /by

“It has not been easy. I have faced a lot of challenges. One of them is people can't really understand the fact that an entire human being, will just wake up and say, he or he doesn't believe in God.”

Liberia: UN “concerned” by election violence /in /by

The United Nations expressed concern on Wednesday about the violence in Liberia ahead of the 10 October elections and called on all parties to refrain from inciting hatred or bloodshed.

S.A’s mining is the country’s main exports contributor but may only have decades left /in /by

The PWC report released Tuesday (Oct. 3) also estimated that South Africa's iron ore mining industry may only last 13 more years without further commitment from companies to identify, pursue and extract new deposits.