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It seems the Ugandan government doesn’t want people talking about its election or its once and future president certainly not online especially using social media such as facebook, twitter and whatsApp and thats why it blocked access to them.[9] Check also: Ugandan Government Shuts Down Social Media Ahead Of Elections The nation’s government blocked access to Facebook,[4] Twitter and WhatsApp ...

NAIROBI – Kenyan police fired tear gas and water cannon on Monday at stone-throwing protesters in Nairobi who had gathered to demand that a body supervising next year’s elections resign, a Reuters witness said.[9] Check also: How To Solve Africa’s Life President Problem The presidential and parliamentary polls are more than a year away but politicians are already lining up ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo erupted in protest in recent weeks after its president,[5] Joseph Kabila, refused to rule out seeking an unconstitutional third term in office. Security forces cracked down on the protesters, and 40 people died in the ensuing violence.[1] Check also: President Yoweri Museveni Re-Election And Uganda’s Future Kabila, the DRC’s leader for the past 15 years, ...

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 ...

Police and rescue workers said the bomb that was fixed on a motor bike exploded outside a hindu Erawan shrine in the Thai capital, Bangkok on monday killing at least 12 people in the first place. Check also: Niger Attacked By Both Boko Haram And al-Qaeda The deputy National police Chief, Aek Angsananond told Reuters that Monday’s bomb blast in central ...