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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Malians march for state protection after massacre
Dozens of Malians demonstrated Tuesday in the central town of Bankass to demand protection from the state after suspected jihadists massacred more than 130 civilians in nearby neighbouring villages. Residents of Bankass, the main town in the region, held a demonstration on Tuesday.
Tunisia's Saied confirms no state religion in new charter
Tunisian President Kais Saied confirmed Tuesday that a draft constitution to be put to a referendum on July 25 will not enshrine Islam as the "religion of the state". "The next constitution of Tunisia won't mention a state with Islam as its religion, but of belonging to an umma (community) which has Islam as its religion," he told journalists at Tunis airport.
Ivory Coast 'turns page' on refugee crisis: UNHCR
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has officially declared an end to refugee status for nationals of Ivory Coast, stating that the country has "turned the page" on bitter conflicts. But it also has an important symbolic value, because it indicates that the country has turned the page," Filippo Grandi told AFP on Monday during a visit to Ivory Coast.
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Rwanda to host Commonwealth talks after migrants, rights row
Leaders from the 54 Commonwealth countries gather in Rwanda under tight security this week for a long overdue but controversial summit that was twice postponed by Covid. At the same time, republican movements in some of the 14 Commonwealth countries outside the UK where the queen is head of state are gathering pace.
South Africa's latest hot export to China? Donkeys
Chinese demand for traditional medicines has sent poachers hunting for African animals from rhinos to pangolins. The health benefits are believed similar to products derived from rhino horns, from working as a blood thinner to acting as an aphrodisiac, which could ease pressure on endangered rhinos.
Nobel winner Abdulrazak Gurnah: 'It's good to make right-wingers cry'
Abdulrazak Gurnah, the British-Tanzanian Nobel-winning writer, has spent a lifetime confronting colonialism and racial politics -- and welcomes a new generation keeping these issues alive. It means the issue is kept alive."
Over 130 Malian civilians 'systematically' killed by suspected jihadists
Suspected jihadists massacred more than 130 civilians over the weekend in neighbouring central Mali towns, the latest mass killings in the troubled Sahel region. The number of civilians killed in attacks attributed to extremist groups has almost doubled since 2020 in the central Sahel, a coalition of West African NGOs said in a report released Thursday.
Kenya records fewer youth for high-stakes August polls
The number of young voters registered for Kenya's August elections has dropped since the last poll five years ago, the election commission announced Monday, pointing to apathy among a youth disenchanted by economic hardship and widespread corruption.
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