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AFP Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Uganda President Yoweri Museveni’s ruling party is set to dominate parliament once again, according to results being compiled by the election commission after last week’s vote. However, at least 17 ministers lost their seats in the election that saw Museveni win a fifth term …

AFP Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Wednesday Labyrinthine and cacophonous, Kampala’s sprawling Owino Market is private enterprise unchained, a place where Ugandans struggle daily to survive and thrive. And after three decades of President Yoweri Museveni’s rule, his election promise of jobs and wealth rings hollow to many here. Francis …

AFP Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Tuesday Uganda’s presidential contenders held their final rallies Tuesday, a day after opposition supporters clashed with police leaving at least one dead.   Key opposition candidate Kizza Besigye, a three-time loser who was briefly detained by police in chaotic protests on Monday, said he …

Bangui, Central African Republic | AFP | Monday – A rebel group in the Central African Republic has captured and handed over to US forces a commander of the infamous Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), one of its leaders said Monday. “Our forces captured the commander ‘Sam’ at the weekend at …