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A Ugandan human rights lawyer who represents opposition figure Bobi Wine was arrested on Tuesday on charges of money laundering, police said. Nicholas Opiyo is the founder of the robust human rights defence organisation Chapter Four Uganda and is the lawyer for many activists. Rights groups have increasingly criticised Uganda over arresting political opponents and violating freedom of association, assembly,… Read More

The Moroccan Ambassador to Spain has been summoned in Madrid over the former’s call to open talks concerning sovereignty over two enclaves in northern Morocco. On Saturday, the Moroccan Prime Minister proposed opening talks over Ceuta and Melilla. In a statement, Saad-Eddine El Otmani said “it has been pending for five or six centuries, but one day it could be… Read More

The first scheduled flight between Israel and Morocco was underway Tuesday, less than a fortnight after the two countries agreed to normalise relations. Passengers on the El Al plane included White House senior advisor Jared Kushner, who played a key role in brokering the peace agreement. Also on board was the US ambassador to Israel, David Friedman. Speaking at Ben… Read More

Congolese boxer Ilunga ‘Junior’ Makabu Ilunga closed his 2020 campaign in style. The 33-year-old defeated Nigeria’s Olanrewaju Durodola with a 7th round knockout to retain the WBC cruiserweight belt at the Kinshasa arena on Saturday. Both opponents staged a spirited fight, before fatigue set in for Durodola ahead of round six. “In any case I’m proud to be Congolese, I… Read More

Electoral authorities in the Central African Republic have begun issuing cards to eligible voters ahead of the general election at the end of December. But the process has encountered difficulties. Some of those who enrolled as voters are missing their cards. Confidence in the upcoming vote has been hit by news of a new rebel offensive to unseat President Faustin-Archange… Read More

Founded in 1926, the club takes its name from the famous Austrian club Rapid Vienna, who visited the small city of Oued Zem during the time of colonial occupation. For many years after independence, Rapide languished in the lower echelons of Moroccan football, but gradually made their way up the ladder until the 2016-17 season, when they won the second-tier… Read More

A new variant of the coronavirus is driving spike in cases in South Africa. According to health officials and scientists leading the country’s virus strategy, the new variant, is dominant among new confirmed infections, with higher numbers of confirmed cases, hospitalizations and deaths. South African scientists are studying if the vaccines against COVID-19 will also offer protection against the new… Read More

Supporters of the National Democratic Congress held demonstrations across Ghana on Sunday calling for the results of the December 7 vote to be overturned. Dressed in red, they sang their party’s slogans while police kept an eye on them. Ghana’s election commission declared president Nana Akufo-Addo winner of the election with nearly 51.6% of the vote. But the result was… Read More

Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera on Monday urged people to defy threats and vote in presidential and parliamentary polls on December 27, as news of a rebel advance on Bangui appeared to dampen confidence and spread fear ahead of the vote. Touadera was closely guarded by UN peacekeepers and other soldiers as he waved to supporters in the capital… Read More

A monumental performance by the late U.S actor Chadwick Boseman in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” film, according to George C. Wolfe, director of the film adaption. The new Netflix film is the last that Boseman finished before he died of cancer in August. “I think it’s a monumental performance. I think it’s a great film. I think it’s a monumental.… Read More