The eldest son of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni says he will be retiring from the army this year, after almost three decades of service. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, an army general, made…
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Mexico: Deadly fire at Juárez migrant centre
A deadly fire has spread through a migrant processing centre in Ciudad Juárez on the US-Mexico border. At least 39 people died in the blaze, Mexico’s National Migration Institute (INM)…
Ecuador: Sixty missing after landslide
Search teams in Ecuador are combing the mud for survivors of a landslide that buried entire families in the mountains outside the town of Alausí. More than 60 people have…
Ghana: VP Kamala Harris shares her playlist dominated by Tanzanian musicians
US Vice-President Kamala Harris has shared a playlist of 25 songs by African musicians that she’s listening during her current trip in the continent. The playlist, titled “My Travels: Ghana,…
Ghana: Harris pledges millions to fight jihadists on Africa tour
US Vice-President Kamala Harris has announced $100m (£82m) to support the fight against Islamist militants in West Africa, while in Ghana at the start of her three-nation tour of Africa.…
Scotland: Humza Yousaf elected new leader
Humza Yousaf has been elected to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader and Scotland’s next first minister. The health secretary was endorsed by far more MSPs and MPs than his…
Chadia: President pardons 259 jailed protesters
Chadian President President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno on Monday pardoned 259 people out of the 262 jailed in December during deadly confrontations between police and protesters in the capital, N’Djamena.…
Guinea: Officer jailed for murdering teenage protester
A security officer in Guinea has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the murder of a 19-year-old. Moriba Camara shot dead Thierno Mamadou Diallo during opposition coalition protests…
Ethiopia: PM Abiy hails peace deal, to talk to other armed groups
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called the peace deal signed between his government and fighters from the northern Tigray region “a positive step” and said his government would also…
India: Namibian cheetah relocated to India’s Kuno National Park dies
One of eight cheetahs flown to India from Namibia in September last year died on Monday. Namibia’s environment ministry spokesperson Romeo Muyunda said the cheetah, aged five, died of kidney…