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Uganda's opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has tweeted photos of police and military outside his home ahead of planned campaigns for a by-election in Kayunga district, 55km, 34 miles, north-east of…

Tunisian President Kais Saied has announced that parliament will remain suspended until fresh elections are held a year from now. In a national TV address, Mr. Saied also laid out plans for a referendum on the constitution next…

Germany's foreign minister warned on Saturday that time was running out to find a way to revive a 2015 nuclear deal between world powers and Iran, speaking after meetings with her counterparts from G7 countries. Talks have…

A former Portuguese bank head who vanished to escape a jail sentence for tax fraud and other crimes has been captured three months after he disappeared, police said on Saturday. Portuguese criminal investigation agency PJ said…

A court in Benin on Saturday convicted one of President Patrice Talon's main opponents for complicity in acts of terrorism. Reckya Madougou was sentenced to 20 years in prison after a trial her lawyers denounced as a political…

Libya's election commission said on Saturday it would not publish a list of presidential candidates until after it settles some legal issues, leaving almost no time to hold the vote as planned on Dec. 24. While most Libyan and…

The International Monetary Fund approved a three-year extended credit facility worth $570 million for Chad, the Fund said it is capping a process that required Chad to restructure all its official and commercial debt. The…

Palestinians held municipal elections in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Saturday in a rare democratic exercise and amid rising anger with President Mahmoud Abbas after he cancelled planned legislative and presidential votes…

Ten African countries account for 46% of Omicron cases reported globally, according to the World Health Organization. It says the majority of these countries are within southern Africa, where scientists are being extra-vigilant for other…

Fighting between government-allied groups and the opposition in South Sudan has led to "unimaginable violence" in recent months that could potentially amount to war crimes, according to a new report by Amnesty International.…