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Ugandan police arrested opposition leader Kizza Besigye, who lost February’s election to President Yoweri Museveni, after his party announced he would be sworn-in in an alternative inauguration ceremony in the country. Check also: As Ugandan Troops Withdraws From AU Mission, Is Kony’s LRA Finished? Voters re-elected Museveni for a fifth term with 60.8 percent of the February 18 vote, ahead of Besigye on ...

More than 30 people have been killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in a massacre blamed by the government of Ugandan Islamist rebels attempting to provoke an insurrection. Check also: DRC and Uganda to share military information to fight Rebels Rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed 22 men and 14 women late Saturday on the outskirts of ...

More than 5,500 so-called ghost workers have been purged from Uganda’s civil service as the country attempts to crack down on a culture of corruption.[9] Check also: 18 Most Corrupt Countries In The Developed World The Government loses much money on ghost workers! Uganda’s minister for public service,[3] Muruli Mukasa, told AFP on Thursday that 5,586 government employees ( ghost ...

Turkey’s government has asked Nigeria to close down 17 Turkish schools in the West African country that it says are linked to Fethullah Gulen,[9] the U.S.-based cleric that Ankara blames for the recent failed coup. Members of the Gulen Movement, headed by the cleric, run about 300 schools in Turkey and over 1,000 worldwide.[3] Check also: Turkey Ready To Fight ...

Ghana has begun offering visas upon arrival to all African nationals,[9] a step towards creating a continent-wide zone of free movement. Check also: Open Visa Policy: Africans Will Be Able To Visit Any African Country By 2018 The West African country rolled out the policy on Friday,[4] allowing citizens of African Union (AU) member states to get visas for up ...