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Uganda’s parliament is expected to vote on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023 on Tuesday amid mixed reactions from various stakeholders, DailyMonitor reported. The Bill will be presented for the second and third reading by the Bugiri Municipality legislator, Mr Asuman Basalirwa, local media reported. It is not yet confirmed whether the voting …

Forty-three Facebook content moderators in Kenya are suing the social media site’s parent company Meta for unfair dismissal. The moderators say they lost their jobs with Sama, a Kenya-based firm contracted to moderate Facebook content, for organizing a union, the Reuters news agency reports. They also say they were blacklisted …

President William Ruto declared that he will not condone “impunity in the country” after violent protests rocked the capital, Nairobi and the western city of Kisumu, the BBC reported. The demonstrations were organized by opposition politician Raila Odinga who blames the government’s policies for exacerbating the rising cost of living. …

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that he gave “priority” to relations with African countries, as Moscow was looking for new partners to face international sanctions over the conflict in Ukraine. “I want to emphasize that our country has always given and will continue to give priority to cooperation …

Three policemen were shot by robbers as they have mounted a roadlock on Freeman Street in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos State, Nigeria, reports said. “The robbers were trying to connect the street to exit the community when they encountered the policemen who were conducting a stop-and-search,” reports said. …

Kenyan police tear gassed the leader of the opposition on Monday and arrested senior lawmakers in his parliamentary faction, as protesters took to the streets to march against President William Ruto and the high cost of living, Reuters reported. The convoy of Raila Odinga, who was defeated by Ruto last …

Scottish MPs have been “strongly advised” to remove the TikTok social network from all their devices, Sky News reported on Saturday. Scottish parliamentarians received an email on Friday ‘strongly‘ recommending that they remove the app from their devices, including their personal smartphones with which they are said to be used …

China has condemned the killing of Chinese nationals by militants in Central African Republic (CAR) outside the capital, Bangui. Chinese President Xi Jinping called for “severe punishment” for the perpetrators, a statement from the foreign ministry said on Monday. The mayor of the central Bembari town told the AFP news …

A woman’s body has been found in a supine position on rocks in the Densu river near the Dam of Ghana Water Company in Koforidua. The deceased dressed in local cloth with a black piece of cloth around the waist is not known in the Densuano community and its surrounding …

At least 87 people have been arrested in South Africa in connection with opposition protests, local media reported, citing police. Police Minister Bheki Cele said on Monday that most of the arrests were made in Gauteng province. “Most were found making fires, blocking roads and trying to prevent people from …