At least 8 dead in military helicopter crash in Kenya

The crash of a military helicopter in Kenya, near the border with Somalia, killed at least eight people, officials said Tuesday. The cause of the accident in Lamu County, on the Kenyan coast, was not immediately clear. Kenyan defense forces operate in the region to help deter al-Qaeda- linked extremists from the Al-Shahab group, based…

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Libya’s Leaders Urged to Bury Differences After ‘Shocking’ Floods

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called on all Libyan political actors to overcome political deadlocks and divisions and collectively ensure relief access. The number of deaths in the Libyan city of Derna could range from 18,000 to 20,000 after the catastrophic event, according to the city’s mayor. Sky Newsreports that Abdulmenam…

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Sudan’s Burhan holds talks with M7 as battles rage in Khartoum

Sudan’s de facto leader Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan was pictured meeting with Uganda’s veteran President Yoweri Museveni at State House in the Ugandan town of Entebbe on what was described as a one-day working visit. Sudan’s de facto leader Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan held talks on Saturday with Uganda’s veteran President Yoweri Museveni on his latest diplomatic foray abroad. The Sudanese general was…

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Uganda Should Abandon it’s Nuclear Plans- Germany Envoy

Ambassador Schauer joins a number of local and international experts who have advised Uganda against plans to put up 2000-megawatt nuclear. Schauer, whose country continues to support Uganda’s clean energy projects and policies said nuclear power generation is not only costly but environmentally sensitive. He was speaking at the launch of the Energy Policy for…

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Moroccan rescue teams step up last-ditch hunt for earthquake survivors

Rescue teams stepped up a massive effort to bring relief to devastated Moroccan mountain villages Wednesday as the chances faded fast for finding survivors from the powerful earthquake which killed 2,900 people and left hundreds of thousands homeless. Vehicles packed with supplies were inching up winding mountain roads to deliver desperately needed food and tents…

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Unesco removes Ugandan kings’ tombs from endangered heritage list

On Tuesday, Unesco removed the Kasubi site, home to the tombs of the rulers of Buganda, the traditional kingdom of southern Uganda, from the list of World Heritage in Danger after it was damaged by fire in 2010. Located in the hills above the capital Kampala, this complex of circular buildings made of wood, reeds…

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Anti-LGBTQ Ugandan pastor defends Anti-Homosexuality Act

By Kinene Isaac Ugandan pastor and anti-LGBTQ activist Martin Ssempa became infamous in 2010 when he endorsed the idea of criminalizing consensual same-sex sexual acts with up to life in prison or even death in his “Eat Da Poo Poo” sermon. He was a strong supporter of the 2009 “Kill the Gays” bill that eventually…

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Mexico edges closer to electing first woman president

By George Wright Mexico appears all but certain to elect its first ever female head of state after Claudia Sheinbaum was confirmed as the governing party’s candidate in next year’s presidential election. The former Mexico City mayor will face off against Xóchitl Gálvez, who is leading the opposition collation. Ms Sheinbaum, a 61-year-old trained scientist, is…

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