Africa1 day agoUganda says president wins sixth term as vote-rigging alleged The election was preceded by an internet blackout.
Big Tech Backlash5 days agoTwitter calls for 'open internet,' 'access to information' during election ... in Uganda Twitter is now advocating for free expression and sharing of information ... in Uganda.
Twitter5 days agoGlenn Greenwald blasts 'dangerous irony' of Twitter warning Ugandans of censorship ahead of elections Investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald blasted Twitter on Tuesday for what he called a darkly hypocritical warning to Ugandans ahead of the African nation's presidential and parliamentary elections later this week.
WorldJanuary 5Haunting photo shows man moments before plunging 350 feet to his death in Zimbabwe A haunting photo shows a tourist stepping up to the edge of Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls — just moments before he plunged more than 350 feet to his death, according to local media.
CoronavirusDecember 29New coronavirus variant appears to emerge in Nigeria, CDC says Another new variant of the coronavirus appears to have emerged in Nigeria, Africa's top public health official said Thursday, but he added that further investigation was needed.
AfricaDecember 24'Lost Girl' brought to the US amid Sudan war connects with surviving family member after 30 years In a year pockmarked by an ongoing pandemic, the type of tragedy that brings faded war memories back to life, Rebecca Deng has a reason to truly celebrate Christmas in her snow-dusted home of Holland, Mich., this year.
CoronavirusDecember 24Africa CDC: New virus variant appears to emerge in Nigeria Another new variant of the coronavirus appears to have emerged in Nigeria, Africa’s top public health official said Thursday, but he added that further investigation was needed.
AfricaDecember 23More than 100 killed along ethnic lines in Ethiopia More than 100 people have been killed in a massacre along ethnic lines in western Ethiopia, according to the country’s human rights commission.
CoronavirusDecember 21UK's new coronavirus strain leads these countries to close their borders Countries have moved quickly to establish travel restrictions as the facts about the new variant are still unknown.
TERRORDecember 17Al-Shabab operative who plotted 9/11-style attack on US indicted, pleads not guilty Federal authorities on Wednesday unsealed an indictment charging a Kenyan man with trying to stage a 9/11-style attack on the United States on behalf of the terrorist organization al-Shabab.