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Uganda's Museveni declared winner of presidential poll, rival alleges fraud
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won a decisive re-election victory on Saturday, elections officials said, but his main rival Bobi Wine alleged widespread fraud and said citizens should reject the result.
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'Serious trouble': Ugandan army surrounds pop star candidate's home
Uganda's long-ruling President Yoweri Museveni is ahead in the polls but sent soldiers to surround the compound of his chief challenger, reggae star Bobi Wine.
- by Abdi Latif Dahir
'Protect the Vote': Ugandans urged by pop-star challenger to watch the count
Many young voters believe the election is already rigged, but they braved their fears of violence on the day to cast votes for change.
- by Rodney Muhumuza
Where is Diary Sow? Angst in Senegal after its ‘best student’ goes missing in Paris
Well-wishers in Senegal, including the President, saw her as destined for greatness. Enrolled at one of France's most prestigious schools in Paris, she even published her own novel.
- by Aurelien Breeden
Uganda bans social media ahead of presidential election
Uganda's communications regulator has ordered internet service providers to block all social media platforms and messaging apps until further notice.
Ethiopian army official confirms Eritrean troops in Tigray
Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had “guaranteed” that Eritrean forces had not entered the domestic conflict.
- by Cara Anna
100 civilians shot dead by militants in Niger 'revenge attack'
Armed men shot men and boys in what was said to be a revenge attack on villages that refused to pay a "tax" by the militants.
- by Omar Hama Saley and Ruth Maclean
'I would never go back': horror stories from a makeshift hospital
They arrive with broken limbs, open wounds and tales of atrocities, bearing photos of families killed or lost. One doctor-turned-refugee tends them all.
- by Nariman El-Mofty and Haleluya Hadero
African Union says Ethiopia acted legitimately in Tigray
On November 4, Ethiopia’s federal government launched a military attack on Tigray’s provincial leaders. Thousands have sought refuge in Sudan since then.
- by Andrew Meldrum
Cross-border attack prompts urgent talks between Sudan and Ethiopia
The attack in a region controlled by Ethiopian farmers killed Sudanese troops and came amid weeks-long fighting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region.
- by Samy Magdy
Central African Republic says former president plotting a coup
The government said that former president Francois Bozize plotted with members of his family and a number of armed groups to attack two towns near the capital Bangui.
- by Antoine Rolland