Uganda: Opposition figure Kizza Besigye denied bail
More than a year after he was detained, Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has been denied bail by the country’s high court. Besigye has been charged with treason due to accusations he planned to oust the country’s longtime president Yoweri Museveni by force. During a court session on Tuesday, he described the allegations against him as persecution. “ This is really a persecution, it is not a prosecution; it is like I am being tried by the prosecutors and the persecutors
Last group of kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren reunited with their families
After weeks of uncertainty a moment of joy as the last group of Nigerian schoolchildren kidnapped from their school in Niger state were reunited with their parents. Authorities now say 230 students and teachers were abducted in November from a Catholic boarding school in Papiri. One of the largest mass abductions in Nigeria’s history, it’s been an ordeal for parents and children alike. When they were first released on Sunday, some children appeared malnourished or in shock. M
Red Cross closes Niger offices and foreign staff leave after junta's expulsion order
The International Committee of the Red Cross announced the closure of its offices in Niger and the departure of its foreign staff, four...
Death toll in latest stampedes in Nigeria rises to at least 32
The death toll from stampedes during two separate Christmas charity events in Nigeria has risen to 32, police said on Sunday. The...
