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Officials say eight Tanzanian  police officers have been ambushed and killed while returning from patrol outside the commercial hub of Dar es Salaam. Check also: 47 People Killed In Church Bombings Targeting Christians On Palm Sunday The attack happened on Thursday night in an area called Jaribu. Ernest Mangu, police chief, said on Friday that the identities of the assailants are unknown. Times ...

KAMPALA – Lawyers for a Ugandan academic, Stella Nyanzi detained after she called the nation’s president “a pair of buttocks” on Facebook, said on Thursday that she fears authorities are trying to have her declared insane. Check also: Stella Nyanzi charged For Calling Ugandan President A “Pair Of Buttocks” University lecturer Stella Nyanzi was detained last week after repeatedly criticising President ...

The Ugandan academic Stella Nyanzi was officially charged in court today for referring to President Yoweri Museveni as “a pair of buttocks” in a Facebook post. Check also: African Leaders Steal Over $50bn Every Year, According To German Parliament It is alleged that her online comments contravened the 2011 Computer Misuse Act and that she engaged in “cyber harassment” and “offensive ...

With Shs 50,000 notes strewn all over the table in front of him, the minister of state for Labour, Herbert kabafunzaki, sat ashen-faced, unsure of what to do, as detectives gathered evidence to build a bribery case against him. Check also: The Engaging Story Of President Reagan ’s Ugandan Granddaughter It didn’t help matters for the clearly shaken minister that a ...

ISIS claimed responsibility for deadly bombings at two Coptic churches in Egypt on Palm Sunday. The attacks targeted a vulnerable religious minority on one of the most important days on the Christian calendar. Check also: Witness Claims To Have Clearly Seen Those Who Killed AIGP Felix Kaweesi The death toll rose to at least 47 early Monday, state media reported. At ...