Tag: Africa
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Congolese police officers flee to Uganda as fighting intensifies
REUTERS KAMPALA, Aug 5 (Reuters) – Nearly 100 police officers from the Democratic Republic of Congo fled to neighbouring Uganda over the weekend as fighting between M23 rebels and the military in Congo’s east intensified, a Ugandan military spokesperson said on Monday. The officers arrived via the Ishasha border crossing in Kanungu district in southwestern…
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Several killed as Kenyan police open fire on anti-tax bill protesters
Several people have been killed after police fired live rounds at protesters trying to storm Kenya’s legislature, where lawmakers voted to pass a contentious finance bill that would hike taxes. Thousands of people joined the youth-led demonstration in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on Tuesday to demand that lawmakers vote against the bill amid soaring tensions over a cost-of-living crisis…
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Ugandan designer ‘depressed’ after dreadlocks cut in jail
Latif Madoi was well known in Uganda even before his affiliation with Bobi Wine. BBC | Latif Madoi, a prominent Ugandan designer, was at his fashion academy on 13 May when police officers marched into the building. To Mr Madoi’s suprise they put him in cuffs, arresting him and four of his students. They also…
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Electoral Disinformation in East Africa
As social media usage and digital communication proliferate in developing countries including East Africa, so does voter manipulation in digital spaces. The gathering and distortion of data to target and manipulate the voter, the usage and publication of false Data or Data presented out of context or in a wrong context, false information,False digital identities,…
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UPDF kills ADF rebels’ leader Musa Kamusi behind Kamwenge attacks
01 of ADF identified as second in command of Njovu & the most wanted Musa Kamusi who attacked Kamwenge has been put out of action in Kibale national park today morning at 9:00am. Recovered on him is 1PK gun, 02 IEDs and Amoos. PHOTO/COURTESY in a significant blow to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), Commander…
