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Uganda’s defeated presidential candidate Bobi Wine has tweeted that he and his family are “under house arrest and stuck with an 18-month-old baby”. Soldiers have surrounded the politician’s home claiming that he could incite his supporters if he leaves the compound. Bobi Wine who became famous as a musician tweeted …

Tanzanian President John Magufuli has rallied farmers in the country to increase food production, predicting global food scarcity later in the year caused by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. He urged farmers to take advantage of the reduced production by the largest food-producing countries in the wake of health …

Four soldiers were killed on Monday in Niger and eight others seriously injured after an explosion at an artisanal mine in the South-Eastern part of the country near the border with Nigeria. According to the Ministry of Defense, the soldiers were pursuing jihadists who had attacked Chetima Wangou military post …

The vaccination campaign against covid-19 is in progress in Europe. Some observers think that it is the moment to set up a vaccinal passport; a certificate of immunization against coronavirus that could be presented before traveling. This passport could be required to access certain places as retaurants, recreation places, supermarkets …

France began a nationwide campaign to inoculate people over 75 on Monday as officials sought to ease concerns about deliveries of coronavirus vaccines. France, which saw its death toll rise past 70,000 at the weekend, has so far given priority to healthcare workers and elderly people in their care. The new …

Rwanda has imposed a 15-day lockdown on its capital, Kigali, as the country battles a second wave of coronavirus cases that has resulted in “unprecedented deaths and transmission rates”. This is the capital’s second lockdown since the outbreak of the pandemic. The government had in March enacted a countrywide lockdown …

As reported by the Reuters News agency, Uganda’s government spokesman, Ofwono Opondo, has accused the US of trying to “subvert elections”. US ambassador to Uganda Natalie E. Brown was on Monday stopped from visiting opposition leader, Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, at his home in the capital, Kampala. …

The Tunisian president has urged protesters to desist from vandalizing private and public properties. Kaïs Saïed met with residents of Ettadhamen city, Monday. It comes after a fourth consecutive day of protests across the country. Protesters are battling against social and economic crisis. “Through you, I want to speak to …

After her apparition on social networks, with a swollen face, the Togolese Bimbo with pretty contours has just shared with her fans a bad news that doctors announced to her. Maria Mobil is in fact obliged to remove her piercing from her face. An act that she must accomplish to …

The former Ivorian player Didier Drogba has unveiled his new wife after his breaking up with Lalla Diakite, the one with whom he shared his life for 20 years. It is Garielle Lemaire. Didier Drogba is currently in relationship with Gabrielle Lemaire. The former Chelsea player did not wait so …