East Africa

Uganda: president Museveni and Bobi Wine due in Kayunga on Tuesday

Yoweri Museveni and Bobi Wine

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, are expected in Kayunga on Tuesday to lend their support to their candidates ahead of Thursday’s district president by-election. While six candidates are in the race, most forecasts point to a two-way battle between National Resistance Movement (NRM), …

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Ethiopia: HRW accuses Tigrayan forces of summarily killing civilians

HRW accuses Tigrayan forces of summarily killing civilians

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the Tigrayan rebels of summarily killing dozens of civilians in “apparent war crimes” in two towns they controlled in Ethiopia’s Amhara region. “Tigrayan forces showed brutal disregard for human life and the laws of war by executing people in their custody,” said Lama Fakih, …

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Malawi: former finance minister and central bank boss arrested

former Malawian finance minister and central bank boss arrested

Former Malawian Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamveka and former central bank boss Dalitso Kabambe have been arrested by police on charges of abuse of office and fraudulent accounting. A police spokesman said the two, while serving in their respective positions, allegedly procured and masterminded the falsification of financial records with intent …

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