Politics

Ugandan government minister jailed for corruption

Ugandan government minister jailed for corruption

A Ugandan court charged a government minister and her brother with fraud and detained them in a rare corruption case against the country’s top official. The minister, Mary Goretti Kitutu, and her brother appeared before an anti-corruption court on charges of stealing roofing sheets for housing in the country’s poorest …

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Brazilian leader Lula suggests Kyiv give up Crimea to end war in Ukraine

Brazilian leader suggests Kyiv give up Crimea to end war in Ukraine

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva suggested this Thursday in Kiev to cede the Crimean peninsula to Russia, to end the war in Ukraine, believing that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “cannot want everything”. “Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot seize the territory of Ukraine. Perhaps Crimea will be discussed. But …

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Ugandan president calls on Africa to “save the world from homosexuality”

Ugandan president calls on Africa to "save the world from homosexuality"

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has called on African leaders to reject “the promotion of homosexuality”, hinting that he would sign the controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill, passed by parliament last month. This bill, which provides for the death penalty for aggravated homosexuality and life imprisonment for recruitment, promotion and financing of homosexual …

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Tunisian President Saied rejects speculation about his health

Tunisian President Saied rejects speculation about his health

Tunisian President Kais Saied has appeared in a video posted on his official Facebook page, dismissing “mad” reports over his health following almost two weeks with no public engagements. The North African country’s main opposition coalition had pressed the government earlier to explain Saied’s public “absence”, saying it had information …

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At least 29 migrants found dead after several shipwrecks in Tunisia

At least 29 migrants found dead after several shipwrecks in Tunisia

At least 29 migrants from sub-Saharan African countries have drowned in the sinking of three boats off Tunisia, the coast guard announced on Sunday. Twenty-nine bodies were found and the coast guard “rescued eleven illegal migrants of several African nationalities after the sinking of their boats” off the coast of …

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