Kampala, Uganda | AFP |  More than 40 people who fled fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo have died from cholera at a refugee camp in Uganda, the Red Cross said Thursday. DR Congo’s eastern neighbour has been coping with a surge of refugees following the resumption in December …

Embed from Getty Images New Zealand ?? 64  Uganda ?? 51 Gold Coast, Australia | SILVERFERNS.CO.NZ  | The New Zealand netball team opened their Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games campaign with a hard-fought 64-51 win over Uganda on Thursday. Delivered a testing workout by Uganda, the New Zealanders were able to give all …

Paris, France | AFP |  A former Rwandan policeman has been arrested in Cameroon on suspicion of involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, a judicial source in France, where he is wanted over the killings, told AFP. Philippe Hategekimana was arrested in Yaounde, Cameroon’s capital, on March 30 under an …

  Freetown, Sierra Leone | AFP | Sierra Leone’s opposition challenger Julius Maada Bio secured his first term in office as a civilian Wednesday when he was declared the winner of a controversial presidential run-off — but his opponent vowed to contest the result. Bio, a former soldier who briefly …

  Gold Coast, Australia | AFP |  A heavy downpour, a giant floating whale and Aboriginal protests marked the start of the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday as Australia flagged off 11 days of competition in the resort city of Gold Coast. Britain’s Prince of Wales declared the Games open at …

  Early blitz hands Liverpool commanding lead over Man City Champions-elect City lead Liverpool by 18 points in the Premier League, but their only league defeat this season came in a 4-3 thriller at Anfield in January, and they suffered an even worse fate on Wednesday to leave their hopes …

Liverpool, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester City players endured a hostile reception at Liverpool ahead of their Champions League quarter-final as fans threw missiles at the team bus. Liverpool supporters surrounded the roads around Anfield and let off flares before throwing bottles at the City bus around an hour before …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Power distributor Umeme has confirmed that no one was injured after two cars were damaged by a concrete electric pole on Wilson Road in Kampala on Wednesday. No one was in the cars when the pole, that an eyewitnesses said was dragged down when a …

  Gold Coast, Australia | THE INDEPENDENT |  Hours after today’s Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, Ugandan netballers, weightlifters, swimmers, badminton and squash players jump into action as 11 days of competition start in Australia’s Gold Coast on Thursday. After Wednesday’s opening ceremony, about 4,300 athletes from 71 nations and territories will …

Jerusalem, Undefined | AFP | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancelled an agreement with the UN refugee agency on Tuesday aimed at avoiding forced deportations of thousands of African migrants only hours after having announced the deal himself. The stunning turnaround after Netanyahu announced the accord in a televised address …