(3 mins read) It was announced on Sunday the 17th of January that President Yoweri Museveni unanimously won the election held on the 14th for the 6th term in a row. This Left leading opposition and former pop star Bobi Wine placed under house arrest. A week has now passed and calls are growing for Ugandan…
(5 mins read) France is being urged by Algerians to acknowledge the crimes they committed in the Algerian war of 1954-1962, alongside their colonial rule over the country. The French president; Emmanuel Macron wants to reconcile the two countries and will take symbolic acts to appease memories of the war. However, Macron has denied the…
(5 mins read) The Egyptian government has come under western scrutiny for arresting women on suspicion of indecent activities. Mawada al-Adham and Haneen Hossam were among five young women sentenced to two years in prison and given fines of nearly $20,000 over videos posted online. Ms. Hossam has been acquitted of all charges, according to…
(3 mins read) In the Democratic Republic of Congo, 24 prisoners who were accused of being behind the assassination of former President Laurent Kabila have been released after spending nearly two decades locked up. Many took to the streets of Kinshasa to celebrate as the 24 men were released from prison in the capital.. Many…
(5 mins read) Uganda‘s President Yoweri Museveni took an early lead in the presidential election, according to preliminary results released on Friday by the electoral commission, but his main rival Bobi Wine said he had proof of election fraud. Just over 29% of votes from Thursday’s ballot have been counted and Museveni is in the…
(3 mins read) The annual January the 10th voodoo festival held in Benin has been restricted due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Though Benin never officially went into lockdown, it has been affected by the pandemic with 3,300 confirmed cases and only 44 deaths .The Beninese government have implemented restrictions on large gatherings and limited…
(5 mins read) The blocking of social media applications such as Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp is becoming increasingly common in certain African countries. Digital rights activists say it’s censorship, but governments argue it helps maintain security. How do governments exactly block people from social media? A government can restrict access by ordering internet service providers…
(5 mins read) Uganda has now become the 15th country in Africa to restrict social media access due to elections since 2015. African governments commonly restrict it’s citizens social media access, especially during elections, protests, demonstrations, or exams. Researchers have found that at least 27 countries in Africa blocked or heavily restricted social media access…
(3 mins read) The Berbers or Imazighen (meaning free men) are an ethnic group which reside in current day North African and West African regions in countries like Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Mauritania, northern Mali, northern Niger, and the Canary Islands. Berbers were the original inhabitants of North Africa before the 7th century Arab invasion,…
(3 mins read) Researchers and scientists for the first time have come across two rare dwarf giraffes in Namibia and Uganda Giraffes are known to all for their height which helps them survive in the wild and they can reach up to 20 feet in height but in 2015 Conservation scientists found a 9-foot 3-inch…