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In a recent statement, Bobi Wine, a prominent Ugandan opposition leader, has called on President-elect Joe Biden and the European Union to stop providing financial aid to Uganda. Bobi Wine argues that such support should be withheld as a means of condemning the alleged human rights abuses and lack of democratic processes under President Yoweri Museveni’s government. Bobi Wine, an ...

The campaign to leave the European Union has won the referendum. It means the UK is now committed to withdrawing from the group of 28 countries, a process that has come to be known as Brexit.[9] Check also: Meet London’s First Muslim Mayor  What does this mean for the UK and European Union? 1). UK special deal binned The deal ...

Libyan dictator Muammar el-Gaddafi, killed by rebels in 2011, left behind a legacy of chaos,[5] brutality and trauma. But he also left a surprisingly modern political vision of a Pan-African state. In 1999, Gaddafi began to push for the creation of an African Union (AU), modeled loosely on its European counterpart, the EU.[8] Check also: East African Governments In Plans ...

Yoweri Museveni triumphed in Uganda’s presidential elections on Thursday, prompting a range of reactions from the international community. Museveni, who has been in power since 1986, won 60.8 percent of the vote, ahead of main rival Kizza Besigye on 35.4 percent in a highly contentious election. The day was marred by a social media blackout and seven-hour delays in ballots ...

The interior ministers of the EU are to hold talks in Luxembourg on how to deal with the tens of thousands migrants trying to enter Europe each year through crossing the Mediterranean and the main issue is how to plan to distribute asylum seekers more evenly across all 28 EU nations. Check also: Israel Is Reportedly Sending Away Unwanted African ...