By Rodney MuhumuzaThe Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s longtime president says he is taking “forced leave” after testing positive for COVID-19. Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled Uganda since […]
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11 UN peacekeepers accused of sexual exploitation, abuse in Central African Republic
By Jean Fernand Koena The Associated Press BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Eleven U.N. peacekeepers stationed in Central African Republic have been accused of sexual exploitation and abuse, the […]
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Saudi Arabia and the US say Sudan’s warring sides appear to be better abiding by latest cease-fire
By The Associated Press Saudi Arabia and the United States said May 26 the warring sides in Sudan’s conflict are adhering better to a new, weeklong cease-fire following days of […]
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Rwandan genocide suspect appears in court holding Bible after 22 years on the run
By Gerald ImrayThe Associated Press One of Rwanda’s most wanted suspects for the country’s 1994 genocide appeared in a South African courtroom May 26, clutching a Bible and another book […]
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More than 30 abducted women released in Cameroon; some tortured in captivity
By Edwin Kindzeka Moki, The Associated Press More than 30 women abducted by separatist rebels for protesting illegal taxes imposed on them were released, the government said May 26. The […]
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In week of action, advocates call on Biden Administration to protect African immigrants by designating TPS for African Countries
By Special RELEASE from the office of Representative Glenn Ivey WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. advocates working with and hailing from African countries carried out a week of action for Temporary […]
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Herders in Kenya kill 10 lions, including Loonkiito, one of the country’s oldest
By The Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — One of Kenya’s oldest wild lions was killed by herders and the government has expressed concern as six more lions were speared […]
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South African soprano to make British coronation history as first African soloist
By AFRO Staff Pretty Yende will soon go down in history as the first African to be invited to perform a solo at the coronation of a British monarch. The […]
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At least 33 people killed by gunmen in northwest Nigeria
By Dyepkazah Shibayan, The Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen have attacked a village in northwest Nigeria and killed at least 33 people, a local official said April 16. […]
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Sudan’s army and rival force clash, wider conflict feared
By Jack Jeffery and Samy Magdy, The Associated Press Fierce fighting erupted April 15 in Sudan’s capital between the military and the country’s powerful paramilitary force, raising fears of a […]
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What we know so far on the leaked Pentagon documents
By Tara Copp and Nomaan Merchant, The Associated Press It’s been several days since news of highly classified military documents on the Ukraine war surfaced, sending the Pentagon into full-speed […]
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IOC finally makes Black US hurdler a 2012 Olympics champion
By The Associated Press American runner Lashinda Demus officially became an Olympic champion on March 30, at the age of 40 and more than a decade after the 2012 London […]