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Nigeria take bronze as Morocco and Senegal set up AFCON final [Football Now]/in /by
Nigeria’s Super Eagles edged the Pharaohs to secure the bronze medal, capping a strong campaign with a podium finish.
Uncertainty in Uvira as M23 rebels again announce withdrawal from eastern DRC city/in /by
In eastern DRC, the armed group AFC/M23 says it will place the city of Uvira under the responsibility of the international community.
Egypt and Sudan welcome US offer to resume mediation over Ethiopia’s Nile River dam/in /by
Egypt and Sudan welcomed on Saturday President Donald Trump's offer to resume US mediation efforts with Ethiopia to resolve a long-running Nile River water dispute following Addis Ababa's construction of a giant dam.
IMF approves new $261 million disbursement for Ethiopia/in /by
The money will help Ethiopia cover its balance of payments and budget needs, bringing total IMF disbursements under the programme to just over 2.18 billion dollars.
Thousands join anti-Trump ‘Hands off Greenland’ protests in Denmark/in /by
Thousands of people had said on social media they would to take part in marches and rallies organised by Greenlandic associations in Copenhagen, and in Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense and the Greenlandic capital Nuuk.
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni wins seventh term with 71.65% of votes/in /by
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won his seventh term with 71.65% of votes, according to official results Saturday, defeating the youthful challenger who campaigned for change after four decades of the same government.
Ugandan police deny arrest of opposition leader Bobi Wine/in /by
Police in Uganda on Saturday denied reports that the main opposition candidate in this week's tense election had been arrested, terming the reports as “deceitful and inciteful.” They urged citizens to remain peaceful as the country awaits the results in the presidential vote.
Dozens of people killed in torrential rains and floods across southern Africa/in /by
Heavy rains have hit northeastern South Africa since late last year, killing at least 30 people in the two affected provinces. The South African Weather Service kept parts of the region on maximum alert Friday, warning of “more torrential rains causing widespread flooding.”
Museveni leads in tense election marred by internet shutdown and voting interference/in /by
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled the country for 40 years, had an early lead Friday in a tense presidential election marred by an internet shutdown, voting delays and opposition allegations of “massive ballot stuffing” and detentions by security forces.
Members of a newly formed Palestinian technocrat to be involved in running Gaza/in /by
Members of a newly formed Palestinian technocratic committee to be involved in the running of Gaza during the second phase of the ceasefire deal met in Cairo on Friday.