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Ugandan president has signed into law tough new anti-gay legislation supported by many in this East African country but widely condemned by rights activists and others abroad. The version of the bill signed by President Yoweri Museveni…

Five of the six men charged with murdering Italy's ambassador to the DRC in 2021 requested acquittal on Saturday, during a hearing in the capital, Kinshasa. Last Wednesday, the prosecution wrapped up its case and demanded the death…

Lawmakers in Bangui, Central African Republic voted to abolish the death penalty, for the legislation to become law, President Faustin Archange Touadéra still has to issue it. The law was passed by acclamation as the speaker of the…