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[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- The Ugandan military said Tuesday it is on high alert along its border with South Sudan following deadly clashes over the past two weeks that have left four soldiers dead and displaced hundreds of civilians.

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BBC Sport Africa examines some of the big transfers involving Africans and new arrivals from the continent ahead of the 2025-26 season.

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Nigeria’s military has eliminated 592 terrorists in the northeastern state of Borno over the past eight months, marking a significant escalation in the fight against Boko Haram and Daesh-linked militants.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The vetting of Duncan Oburu Ojwang for the position of Chairperson of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) will not proceed after he formally declined the nomination.

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Human Rights Watch Accuses Israel of War Crimes Following Devastating Airstrikes on Tehran’s Evin Prison

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Uganda's main opposition party, the National Unity Platform has filed a case in the constitutional court to nullify a new law that reinstates the right of military tribunals to try civilians.

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[RFI] France's President Emmanuel Macron has formally recognised what he called France's "repressive violence" in Cameroon during and after the country's fight for independence in the late 1950s - a rare admission of a long-overlooked part of France's colonial history.

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The report paints a grim picture of the state of human rights in the country, where some fighting still continues.

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Human Rights Watch Accuses Israel of War Crimes Following Devastating Airstrikes on Tehran’s Evin Prison

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The mobile court in Pibor helps the fight for justice in the many crimes that have for now gone unpunished.

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The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), an entity of the Department of Science, Technology, and Innovation (DSTI), has launched the Disability Technology and

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[RFI] South Africa has rejected a US government report accusing it of moving towards land seizures from white farmers, calling the allegation "deeply flawed" and "inaccurate".

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With US president Donald Trump set to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, several European leaders have voiced their support for Ukraine to have agency in peace negotiations.

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[Shabelle] Kismayo, Somalia -- Jubaland state issued a strongly worded statement rebuking the Somali federal government following a late-night communique from Villa Somalia that addressed the ongoing conflict in the Gedo region.

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Negotiators are deadlocked over whether the agreement should include limits on plastic production — a dispute that has stalled progress for more than a year

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As efforts to create a global treaty to end plastic pollution continue in Geneva, residents of Nigeria's largest city are showing bans on single use plastics are easier to introduce than enforce

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Wildfires raging across southern Europe on Wednesday forced evacuations and animal rescues as flames threatened the Greek port city of Patras after weeks of intense heat.

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As efforts to create a global treaty to end plastic pollution continue in Geneva, residents of Nigeria's largest city are showing bans on single use plastics are easier to introduce than enforce

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[Nile Post] A powerful image circulating online shows a man using a bed as a makeshift boat to navigate floodwaters -- an unsettling reminder of Uganda's ongoing struggle with climate-induced displacement.

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[Nigeria Health Watch] In West Africa, Lassa fever remains a persistent and recurring health threat, causing hundreds of lives each year and underscoring urgent need for sustained investment in research and vaccine manufacturing capacity. In the first five months of 2025 alone, Nigeria reported over 717 confirmed cases and 138 deaths, highlighting the escalating risk and the critical importance of vaccine preparedness.

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[New Times] Three mining technicians have been rescued while 22 remain missing following the collapse of a gold mine in Tanzania's northwestern Shinyanga region, local authorities said Tuesday, August 12.