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Uganda and Niger: How far can the US push allies on election irregularities?America's response to both elections last week shows a balancing act over its commitment to democracy and fighting Islamist extremism in Africa.
UN chief: Burundi leader promises to release 2,000 prisonersPresident Pierre Nkurunziza promised he would release prisoners detained since protests broke out against his rule last April.
Uganda's Yoweri Museveni declared winner of presidential electionLong-time Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni was declared the winner of the presidential election, but聽the main opposition party rejected the results as fraudulent.
In luxury hotel, a window on Uganda's bid to forget its troubled pastThe former Nile Hotel was once a stomping ground for Uganda's dictators. But like in the rest of the country, much work has been put in to forget that history. Presidential election results are expected Saturday.
Why second place matters in Uganda's stacked electionPresident Museveni is widely expected to win a fifth term in Thursday鈥檚 vote. But for his opponents, winning is perhaps not the goal.
Ahead of Uganda vote, Facebook maverick flourishes amid stifled mediaWith the election Friday, an anonymous Facebook user has become a much-needed voice, reporting in ways journalists 鈥� under President Museveni's repressed media landscape 鈥� cannot.
S. Africa plans to prosecute apartheid-era police officers for murderSouth African prosecutors will charge four former members of the apartheid-era security forces for the 1983 murder of聽Nokuthula Simelane.
For South Sudan, new challenge looms: bankruptcyAnalysts say that the South Sudanese economy could collapse in a matter of weeks if an agreed upon unity government is not implemented.聽
Pilot after Somalia emergency: Airplane security is "zero"After a suicide bombing forced him into an emergency landing, Capt. Vlatko Vodopivec says dozens of people can access aircraft as they wait on the tarmac at Mogadishu Airport.
Somalia says bomb blew hole in passenger jet. Is Al-Shabab responsible?A bomb blew a hole in a plane, killing one person and forcing the jet to make an emergency landing on Tuesday in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu,聽a Somali official said Saturday. He added that terrorist group聽Al-Shabab may be responsible for the bomb.
Search continues for missing workers in South African mine collapseThe collapse of a South African gold mine caused a sinkhole that swallowed a mobile office container. All 87 miners working in the shafts were rescued, but the three workers in the office container are still missing.
Burundi rebels say trained by Rwandan military: UN expertsA secret United Nations report accuses the Rwandan army of training Burundian rebels looking to oust President Pierre Nkurunziza from power.
South Africa's president seeks to repay funds used for home upgradePresident Jacob Zuma has agreed to repay some of the $23m the government spent on upgrading his private rural home.
Stay or go? As economy crumbles, Burundi's merchants eye exit.A protracted and violent political crisis in Burundi is forcing a successful mercantile class to reconsider their options.聽
Explosion forces plane to make emergency landing in SomaliaInitial reports allege that the explosion was caused by a bomb.聽Two people were slightly injured after the plane made a safe landing in聽Mogadishu.
In latest guerrilla attack, Boko Haram burns kids alive: officialsAt least 86 people are reported to have been killed in northeastern Nigeria in a gun and bomb attack by suspected Boko Haram militants.
Ivory Coast's ex-president pleads not guilty as big test of Hague court beginsLaurent Gbagbo, the first former president to be tried at the ICC, is facing charges of crimes against humanity for allegedly inciting deadly post-election violence.
As Kenyan troops retreat from Somali towns, fears of insecurity growAl Shabab launched its deadliest attack on Kenyan troops in Somalia earlier this month. Despite the retreat, Kenya is not planning to withdraw from the country.
Is Nigeria's corruption crusade aimed at clean-up or political opponents?President 聽Buhari is following through with election promises to rout graft. But questions linger over who the real targets are of his anti-corruption campaign.
US urges African leaders to sway Burundi on peacekeepersThe US wants African leaders to convince聽Burundi to accept a聽proposed deployment of 5,000 troops to protect civilians, despite a rejection of the force by Burundi.
