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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 ...

Atlanta has done it again, holding off Beijing to retain its title as the world’s busiest passenger airport. More than 100 million passengers passed though Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International in 2015, a rise of 5.5% over 2014 according to preliminary traffic data released by Airports Council International (ACI). Check also: world’s 10 busiest airports-2015 The report credits Atlanta’s strategic location ...

Burundi has recently accepted the United Nations Security Council’s resolution to send in police, the foreign affairs minister told Reuters, after months of political tension. The 15-member council unanimously adopted on Friday a French-drafted resolution asking U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to offer options for a police deployment to Burundi, where violence threatens to spiral into ethnic conflict. Check Also: Meet The ...