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Belgian arrested in Uganda at anti-oil pipeline protest
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Belgian arrested in Uganda at anti-oil pipeline protest

Four activists were arrested and would face charges of common nuisance and inciting violence, according to a police spokesperson. A Belgian activist campaigning against the construction of a controversial oil pipeline in Uganda was arrested on Monday during a protest march in the capital, Kampala...

Cameroon declared non-compliant by world's anti-doping body
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Cameroon declared non-compliant by world's anti-doping body

Cameroon joins Russia on the list of anti-doping agencies that are non-compliant with the world anti-doping code. Cameroon's anti-doping body has been ruled non-compliant, the World Anti-Doping Agency said on Monday. WADA gave Cameroon's National Anti-Doping Organisation four months to address it...

Kenya's carmaker Mobius ceases operations
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Kenya's carmaker Mobius ceases operations

Mobius was part of a push by investors and governments in Africa to create jobs by launching home-grown vehicle manufacturers. Kenya's Mobius Motors, which started making rugged, low-priced SUVs designed for Africa's roads a decade ago, has decided to stop operating due to financial challenges, a...

What’s Mpox and why is the world worried about it?
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What’s Mpox and why is the world worried about it?

Global health experts are worried, warning that a new variant of the virus has emerged with the capability to transmit even more easily. WHO head Tedros Ghebreyesus says he is considering declaring the Mpox viral outbreak a public health emergency of global concern. Mpox is a viral disease that c...

UN projects Uganda refugee population to rise by 50,000
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UN projects Uganda refugee population to rise by 50,000

The United Nations has projected that Uganda's refugee population would increase by 50,000 at the end of 2024. The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said that the international community must act swiftly and generously to tackle the urgent needs of the growing number of refugees in Uganda. Renewed violen...

Why Africa's heart bleeds for Gaza
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Why Africa's heart bleeds for Gaza

A global legal symposium in Istanbul on rethinking international law due to the ongoing Israel's genocide in Gaza highlighted how Africa's growing solidarity with Palestine is part of the larger process of the continent's decolonisation. By Nuri Aden The Faculty of Law at Istanbul's Boğaziçi Univ...

Heavy rains leave nine people dead in Sudan
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Heavy rains leave nine people dead in Sudan

Heavy rains have left at least nine people dead in Sudan. Heavy rains have triggered building collapses that have killed nine people in northern Sudan, as the country reels from almost 16 months of fighting between rival security forces, a medic told AFP on Tuesday. "Nine people have died as a re...