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Turkey – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday he was ready to help combat terrorism in Nigeria, where Boko Haram fighters have killed thousands of people in a bloody campaign for a hardline Islamic state. Check also:Where girls are being kidnapped and used as suicide bombers He also signed a memorandum on trade and economic cooperation, which Nigerian President ...

Kampala – Uganda’s failed presidential challenger Amama Mbabazi launched a petition on tuesday challenging the win by President Yoweri Museveni last month,[4] citing voter bribery and arrests. But Museveni’s closest rival, opposition chief Kizza Besigye, arrested multiple times during the election, he was blocked from making a similar petition,” his party chief said.[1] Check also: Uganda’s disputed presidential vote challenged ...

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Dozens of emaciated looking Boko Haram members begging for food have surrendered in north-east Nigeria, the military and a civilian self-defense fighter said Wednesday. Check also: Cameroons military freed hundreds of hostages 100 boko-killed Seventy six people including children and women gave themselves up to soldiers last Saturday in Gwoza, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) southeast of ...

Arusha – President John Pombe Magufuli will be joining his four counterparts from Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi in launching the first community travel document (passport) here on 2nd / March 2016. Check also: 47 None African Countries You Can Travel To From Uganda Without Visas The new digitalized and machine- readable East African Passport replaces the old EAC travel document, ...

KAMPALA VOTE –  A Ugandan opposition group has launched a legal challenge against the disputed re-election of long-time President Yoweri Museveni to get his victory nullified over alleged irregularities. Check also: Children are reportedly sacrificed to bring luck in uganda elections The group, known as Go Forward, on Tuesday filed the challenge in Uganda’s Supreme Court. Go Forward’s candidate in ...