Seoul, South Korea | AFP | North Korean leader Kim Jong Un discussed strengthening his country’s military capability with top military officials, state media reported Sunday, with Pyongyang’s end-of-year deadline for the US to offer concessions approaching. The North promised an ominous “Christmas gift” earlier this month if Washington does …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala has issued an arrest warrant in respect of Omar al-Bashir and questioned Uganda’s failure to arrest him when he last visited Uganda. Justice Dr Henry Peter Adonyo ordered that the arrest warrant against Bashir …
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Battle Creek, United States | AFP | Donald Trump likes a fight and he likes a show and Wednesday — with impeachment voted right at the moment he was addressing a campaign rally hundreds of miles away in Michigan — he got both things on steroids. By a twist of …
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Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | A year after demonstrations broke out in Sudan over soaring bread prices, celebrations are planned across the country on Thursday to mark the uprising that brought down veteran autocrat Omar al-Bashir. In the central town of Atbara, the cradle of the revolt, hundreds of people are …
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House votes 229-198 & 230-197 to impeach Trump for obstruction of Congress Washington, United States | AFP | The US House of Representatives voted 229-198 on Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump for obstruction of Congress. Trump was facing two articles of impeachment — for abuse of power and obstruction of …
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Washington, United States | AFP | Here is a chronology of events leading to the impeachment of US President Donald Trump in the US House of Representatives. The matter now moves to a Senate trial to determine whether he will be removed from office, an unlikely event given that the …
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Washington, United States | AFP | A US Republican lawmaker said Wednesday that President Donald Trump, undergoing impeachment proceedings led by Democrats, has been treated worse than Jesus before his crucifixion, causing a stir on social media. “I want you to keep this in mind: When Jesus was falsely accused …
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Juba, South Sudan | AFP | The US ambassador to South Sudan on Wednesday warned that Washington would not hesitate to slap additional sanctions on “spoilers” holding back peace in the war-torn African nation. Ambassador Thomas Hushek was recalled in November when South Sudan’s rival leaders failed to meet a …
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Washington, United States | AFP | President Donald Trump faces becoming only the third US leader ever to be impeached on Wednesday with the House of Representatives set for a historic vote that would trigger his trial in the Senate. On the morning of the vote, Trump once again insisted …
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Pundits weigh in on transition – Uganda after Museveni Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME & PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | President Yoweri Museveni, 75, will be making 34 years in power next month. He plans to contest for another term – the sixth term in the 2021 presidential elections amidst calls from members …
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