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More than 200 activists gathered outside the Ugandan High Commission in South Africa to demonstrate against the anti-gay bill recently passed by Ugandan lawmakers. The activists, led by South Africa’s leftist Economic Freedom Fighters …

Ghanaian central bank has warned the general public to stop using cedi banknotes as bouquets and hampers when gifting people. The central bank of Ghana has just issued a warning to the public to refrain from using cedi banknotes as…

Two French journalists were given a one-year suspended prison sentence and a 10,000 euro fine in Paris, found guilty of trying to blackmail the King of Morocco in 2015 by demanding money in return for the non-publication of a book. The…

Kenya's First Lady Rachel Ruto has declared national prayers against homosexuality in the country, declaring the practice as a threat to the institution of the family. "We want to strengthen the family institution where we have a father,…

The United States say is increasing its military assistance to Somalia as the country sees success in battling what the U.S. calls "the largest and deadliest terrorists network in the world." Sixty-one tons of weapons and ammunition…

Over a thousand Kenyan traders protested in the capital Nairobi against Chinese traders. The demo comes in the wake of controversy elicited by the coming of China Square retail outlet of general merchandise whose prices are on average 45…

The African Union (AU) has criticised Tunisia and urged it to avoid "racialized hate speech" after President Kais Saied ordered the expulsion of undocumented migrants and said immigration was a plot aimed at changing his country's…

Civil society organisation Stand Up SA gathered droves of supporters to march to power utility Eskom's Sunning hill headquarters in Sandston, Johannesburg, to demand an end to load shedding and a pending electricity tariff hike.  Their…

Hundreds of people in the Somali capital Mogadishu, attended a government-organised rally to protest against the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab group. Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who was part of the rally at a stadium under tight…

A Tunisian appeals court has ruled that the prosecution of a queer activist in a landmark LGBTQ case is "null and void," an NGO and a judicial spokesman said. The decision in the case known as "students of Kairouan", concerns only…