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Uganda election nears as security forces face accusations of brutal opposition crackdown
Uganda’s leading opposition contender, Bobi Wine, now campaigns dressed for combat. A flak jacket and helmet have become routine as he moves from rally to rally, a visible acknowledgment of the gunfire that has shadowed his political rise. The protective gear, however, does nothing to blunt the tear gas that frequently engulfs crowds wherever he…
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Amnesty uncovers RSF war crimes in devastating strike on Sudan’s Zamzam camp
International scrutiny of Sudan’s war intensified on Wednesday as a global rights watchdog...
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76 charged with treason in Tanzania’s disputed election unrest
Tanzanian authorities have charged a considerable number of citizens with treason following...
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Tanzanians defy curfew as protests over disputed election continue
Protests in Tanzania are still ongoing, entering a second day on Thursday as demonstrators...
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Military deployed and curfew imposed as Tanzanians protest on election day
Tanzania’s presidential election was rocked by chaos on Wednesday as widespread protests broke out, the military was deployed, internet access was disrupted, and a curfew was imposed in the commercial...
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Tanzania hit with internet disruptions on election day
Internet access across Tanzania plunged into disruption on Wednesday as citizens headed to the polls in an election overshadowed by arrests, fear, and increasing criticism from human rights groups. NetBlocks,...
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Rights abuses and political crackdown cast shadow over Tanzania’s election
Tanzanians head to the polls Wednesday in a tense election widely seen as favoring incumbent President Samia Suluhu Hassan, after key opposition figures were barred from contesting. Hassan, who took over...
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Amnesty demands public trial for Riek Machar as treason case raises fears of renewed conflict in South Sudan
Amnesty International has urged South Sudanese authorities to guarantee a public trial for Riek Machar, the opposition leader now facing treason charges alongside several other serious accusations. The...
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Trump claims he ended Congo’s war, but residents say fighting persists
U.S. President Donald Trump has again claimed credit for ending the conflict in eastern Congo, boasting that his intervention stopped what he called “a vicious war.” But on the ground, residents,...
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M23 rebels dismiss HRW’s report linking them to eastern Congo massacres
The rebel movement M23, accused of atrocities in eastern Congo, has pushed back against fresh allegations, rejecting a new rights report that links it to a string of massacres. In a statement Wednesday...
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Tunisians rally against Saied’s rule on anniversary of power grab
Thousands of Tunisians filled the streets of Tunis on Friday to protest what they see as the steady erosion of democracy under President Kais Saied, four years to the day since he began consolidating one-man...
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Pro-democracy activist Boniface Mwangi faces ammunition charge in Kenya
Kenyan pro-democracy activist Boniface Mwangi appeared in court on Monday, where he was charged with unlawful possession of ammunition, a move critics view as an attempt to stifle dissent in the wake of...
