Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza is an evangelical who believes he was chosen by God to rule the east African nation, and plans to do so for as long as possible. The 54-year-old former rebel is seeking to extend his rule with a raft of constitutional …

United Nations, United States | AFP |  A UN-backed peacekeeping mission in Somalia, which faces attacks by an Al-Qaeda affiliate, received unanimous Security Council backing Tuesday until July 31. The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), with about 21,600 troops, operates with the approval of the UN and relies on …

Seoul, South Korea | AFP |  North Korea on Wednesday called into question a much-anticipated and unprecedented summit between its leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump. Pyongyang also cancelled high-level talks due Wednesday with Seoul over the Max Thunder joint military exercises being held between the US …

Kampala, Uganda | THE WORLD BANK| Improving tax revenue is essential to sustaining economic growth in Uganda, according to a recent economic analysis for the country. The Uganda Economic Update, Financing Growth and Development: Options for Raising More Domestic Revenues, says that while economic growth has rebounded from 4.5% to 5.5% …

KCCA 2 Al Ahly 0 Esperance 4 Township Rollers Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Al Ahly coach Hossam Al-Badry resigned minutes after a humiliating away defeat to African Champions League newcomers KCCA on Tuesday. A statement on the club’s official website said that “Ahly’s management accepted Hossam El-Badry’s resignation and …

FT ?? @KCCAFC 2 @AlAhly ?? 0 ? CAF Champions League Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Saddam Juma snatched a 75th minute goal and Timothy Awanyi converted a late penalty as Uganda’s KCCA FC humiliated eight-time winners Al Ahly 2-0  at Namboole in a Champions League tie on Tuesday. KCCA coach …

Washington, United States | AFP | US First Lady Melania Trump had surgery Monday for what aides called a “benign” kidney condition, and will remain in hospital for the rest of the week. The Slovenia-born wife of Donald Trump underwent an embolization procedure, said her communications director Stephanie Grisham. “The …

WORLD CUP ? Abuja, Nigeria | AFP |  Nigeria named uncapped strikers Simeon Nwankwo of Serie A side Crotone and Junior Lokosa, top scorer in Nigeria’s domestic league, in a 30-man provisional squad Friday for the World Cup in Russia. ‘Simy’ Nwankwo has impressed in the Serie A with seven goals …

Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Monday appointed new oil and foreign ministers in a major cabinet reshuffle that saw four other ministers changed amid a worsening economic crisis, state media reported. The reshuffle comes weeks after Bashir sacked his previous foreign minister Ibrahim Ghandour following …

Gaza, Palestinian Territories | AFP | At Gaza’s Shifa Hospital, people search desperately for loved ones. Some already know they are dead and grimly work their way through bodies. Others have received no news so scour the wards, before descending to the morgue. There a young man cries “Why are …