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Some 2,000 people have been freed from Boko Haram by a West African regional force as Nigeria launches an operation to rehabilitate members of the militant group. Check also: Here is another militant group in Nigeria besides Boko haram Bouba Dobekreo, Cameroon’s commander of the joint multinational force, said on Tuesday that around 300 Boko Haram members had been arrested ...

AMSTERDAM  – Judges at the International Criminal Court ( ICC ) on Tuesday threw out post-election violence charges against Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto, giving him a major boost as he prepares to make another run for office in elections next year. Check also: African leaders support withdraw from ICC In a complex ruling on Tuesday, ICC judges declared that ...

Despite hogging the column inches due to its bloodthirsty tactics, Boko Haram is not the only militant Islamist sect causing problems in Nigeria. The Vanguard for the Protection of Muslims in Black Africa known by its abbreviated Arabic name of Ansaru announced its existence in 2012 and has since carried out a spate of kidnappings, particularly of foreign nationals. Check ...

The Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, has advised Opposition presidential candidates who were defeated in the just concluded general elections and in the subsequent Supreme Court ruling that upheld President Museveni’s victory to stop grieving over their loss and move on. Check Also: Why Buganda Kingdom Is Demotic In Uganda Mr Mayiga the Katikkiro while addressing the Buganda Kingdom Lukiiko ...

With the Supreme Court upholding President Museveni’s election victory, which way will Uganda’s opposition turn? The choice is now facing them. Last Thursday afternoon, in downtown Kampala, a crowd of a hundred boda-boda (motorbike taxi) drivers gathered for a victory parade. To the front of their bikes they attached posters of Yoweri Museveni, Uganda’s long-time president, who was declared the ...