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Niger will hold an election on Sunday in which President Mahamadou Issoufou is running for a new term with a vow to crush an Islamist militant threat, but the opposition accuses him of another type of political crackdown against them. Check also: President Yoweri Museveni leads count in Uganda election Issoufou has pledged to modernize security and defense forces in ...

The Freedom 251 smartphone,[4] which went on sale Thursday, has sparked intense interest in India and beyond. Priced at 251 rupees ($3.65), the 3G device is being called the cheapest smartphone in the world.[1]   But it’s also sparking questions about how the phone works — and whether it’s legal, according to reports from npr. Check also: Xiaomi has joined ...

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 ...