Trial to open of former child soldier turned LRA warlord The Hague, Netherlands | AFP | Dominic Ongwen, the former child soldier who became a Lord’s Resistance Army warlord, will go before war crimes judges on Tuesday in a trial which presents the International Criminal Court with its “most difficult …
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Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Three officials of the World’s Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) are expected in Kenya on Monday to begin audit of the country’s anti-doping programme. The Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) was formed in January 2015, but its laws only came into force in June this year after …
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Lagos, Nigeria | AFP | Nigeria and Morocco are in talks over a huge project to extend a West African gas pipeline to stretch up towards Europe, officials say. Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama said in a government video posted on Twitter on Friday that the pipeline would “go along …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has been charged with drink driving, police revealed on Saturday. Toure was driving in Dagenham in east London at the time of the alleged offence on Monday evening. The Metropolitan police said the 33-year-old was then charged on Tuesday …
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Algiers, Algeria | AFP | Algeria’s premier said Saturday regional trade in Africa was much lower than in other continents as the oil exporter seeks to diversify its revenue stream because of low crude prices. Regional trade makes up only 10 to 12 percent of international commerce for African countries …
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Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | AFP | The convoy carrying the ashes of Cuba’s late communist leader Fidel Castro capped an island-wide journey on Saturday, reaching the cradle of his revolution for a final rally before burial. Tens of thousands of people cheered as the olive-green jeep that has pulled …
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Bobigny, France | AFP | A French court on Saturday upheld a 25 year prison sentence handed to a former Rwandan intelligence agent jailed in France’s first trial over the African country’s 1994 genocide. Pascal Simbikangwa was found guilty of genocide and complicity in crimes against humanity in a landmark …
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Nassau, Bahamas | AFP | Tiger Woods sizzled early but fizzled late in firing a two-under-par 70 in Saturday’s third round of the Hero World Challenge, his first event after a 16-month injury layoff. It was no day at the beach for the former world number one, but Woods did …
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Banjul, Gambia | AFP | The Gambia’s President-elect Adama Barrow held talks with his team Saturday to plot his transition to power, with the release of political prisoners emerging as a top priority for the new administration. Barrow’s shock election victory ended the iron-fisted 22-year rule of Yahya Jammeh on …
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Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Mamelodi Sundowns thrashed Free State Stars 4-1 in the South African Premiership on Saturday, two days before flying to Japan for a maiden FIFA Club World Cup appearance. Percy Tau added to his rapidly growing reputation with two second-half goals as the Pretoria club …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
