Uganda has denied reports that it had agreed to host USA deportees, saying it lacked facilities, sparking humorous reactions from citizens online.
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HRW accuses Cameroon anglophone rebels of fresh attacks
Anglophone separatists in Cameroon have killed at least seven people and carried out scores of kidnappings since January, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday, in a further condemnation of alleged abuses by the rebels. The rights watchdog said rebels had killed at least seven people, injured six more, raped a girl and kidnapped as many as 82 people since January "in an uptick of violence."
Lumumba: Congolese anti-colonial icon who angered Belgian king
Patrice Emery Lumumba, whose remains were returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo last week, shot to fame on June 30, 1960 with a blistering independence speech against former colonial power Belgium. Belgium finally returned it to his family on Monday last week.
Reactions as pretty lady twerks harder than Bhadie Kelly in video: “Boy wan sleep”
A video of a gorgeous lady gyrating her behind to a tune like sensational TikToker Bhadie Kelly has elicited reactions from several netizens on social media.
Violence at Spanish enclave sparks fear of worse to come
A massive attempt by migrants to storm the barrier between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla resulted in "unprecedented violence" that killed at least 23 sub-Saharan Africans and has sparked fears of worse to come. They were among 2,000 migrants who on Friday stormed the heavily fortified border between the Moroccan region of Nador and the enclave of Melilla.
20 people die in South African pub, cause unclear
At least 20 young people have died at a township pub in South Africa's southern city of East London, but the cause of the deaths is still unclear. Drinking is permitted in South African township pubs, commonly known as taverns or shebeens which are sometimes located in family homes, where safety regulations are rarely enforced.
S.Africa's Zuma slams graft report as gossip, irrational
South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma, accused of being a graft enabler, on Saturday rubbished as "unlawful" and "full of gossip" a judicial report detailing how rampant corruption gutted state coffers during his nine-year tenure. "It is predictably full of gossip, innuendo and conjecture.
Forest sign Nigeria striker Awoniyi from Union Berlin
Nottingham Forest have paid a club record fee of around £17 million ($20 million) to Nigeria striker Taiwo Awoniyi from Union Berlin. "There's been a lot of interest in Taiwo from other Premier League clubs and other clubs across Europe, so we're delighted that he's chosen Nottingham Forest," Forest boss Steve Cooper said.
Commonwealth talks unity as relevance under scrutiny
Prince Charles says Commonwealth nations are free to farewell the monarchy and become republics, acknowledging changes well under way in a colonial-era organisation trying to define its modern profile and purpose. At that time, all Commonwealth nations bar India were monarchies but the majority today are republics.
Mali says 50 jihadists 'neutralised'
Mali's army said it had "neutralised" 50 "jihadists" in an area in the centre of the country where more than 130 civilians were killed a week ago. The army also reported "two terrorist watchmen neutralised" in the central Mondoro area, in addition to "eight terrorist suspects arrested" in the south of the country during a separate operation.
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