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Human rights activist, Sarah Bireete detained by Ugandan police

Police in Uganda have detained a prominent human rights activist Sarah Bireete, as long-serving President Yoweri Museveni’s government widens its crackdown on dissent and political opposition ahead of the January 15 general election

Mamady Doumbouya wins Guinea’s presidential race

Mamady Doumbouya has been declared the winner of the Guinea presidential election

Race to appoint SA’s next public prosecutions head faces legal hurdle

The race to find South Africa’s (SA) next National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) is facing a legal hurdle

US judge halts end of deportation protections for South Sudanese migrants

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked plans by United States (US) President Donald Trump’s administration to end temporary protections from deportation that had been granted to hundreds of South Sudanese nationals living in the US

SA Defence Minister sends condolences to families of late soldiers

South Africa’s (SA) Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Angie Motshekga, has expressed condolences to the families and colleagues of two SA National Defence Force members who tragically drowned in the Komati River in the Mpumalanga province

Turkish President condemns Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, warns of Horn of Africa destabilisation

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has condemned Israel’s decision to formally recognise the self-declared Republic of Somaliland.