Kampala – Partial results in Uganda’s election on Friday gave president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni a solid lead, as police arrested his main challenger for the third time this week. As voting concluded on Friday, provisional results gave the 71-year-old leader 63% of the vote with nearly half of polling centres counted. Check also: Ugandan government shuts down social media ahead ...

At least 19 people were killed in a double suicide bombing at a market in northeastern Cameroon on Friday, local officials said. Several other people were injured in the attack on the market at Meme at around 0900 (0800 GMT) which was carried out by two female suicide bombers, said the officials, who did not wish to be named. There ...

Manny Pacquiao is not backing down from his stance against homosexuality. Less than a day after the Filipino boxer and politician lost his sponsorship deal with Nike because he compared gay people to animals, Pacquiao took to Instagram early Thursday morning and posted some Bible verses that support his views. Check also:Nike has dropped manny pacquiao over gay comments “If a ...

The Ugandan government decided to block access to social media on both computers and mobile phones ahead of election day, all popular social media platforms such as facebook, twitter and whatsapp were shut down on Wednesday at mid-night. Check also: Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni takes part in presidential debate Amnesty International deputy regional director, Sarah Jackson said the shut down ...

Kenya’s military says it has killed the deputy commander and intelligence chief for Somalia’s Al Shabab jihadist terror group, a man blamed for masterminding a deadly attack on a Kenyan military camp in southern Somalia last month, officials said on Thursday. Check also: Kenyan muslims protected their fellow christian passengers from islamist gunmen by refusing to be separated The officials said ...