• West Ham strike late to stun Chelsea and boost survival hopes

    West Ham strike late to stun Chelsea and boost survival hopes0

    Andriy Yarmolenko’s last-gasp winner settled an eventful London derby with Chelsea and delivered a huge boost to West Ham United’s hopes of avoiding relegation. In a topsy-turvy game, which saw West Ham infuriated when Tomas Soucek’s first-half goal was ruled out by VAR, substitute Yarmolenko made the decisive contribution when the finished off a superb

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  • Deadly protests erupt after Ethiopian singer killed

    Deadly protests erupt after Ethiopian singer killed0

    Seven people have died in Ethiopia in protests that followed the shooting dead of musician Hachalu Hundessa, well known for his political songs, medics have told the BBC. Police are investigating his death. Hachalu’s songs often focused on the rights of the country’s Oromo ethnic group and became anthems in a wave of protests that

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  • 19 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Uganda, 11 of these are returnees from Afghanistan

    19 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Uganda, 11 of these are returnees from Afghanistan1

    19 new COVID-19 cases confirmed from 2,170 samples tested on 29 June 2020 Total confirmed COVID-19 cases are now 889.   11 of the confirmed cases are returnees from Afghanistan who were under quarantine at the time of test.   COVID-19 RECOVERIES: 819 Source :  Ministry of Health Uganda

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  • Lazarus Chakwera: Malawi’s president who ‘argued with God’

    Lazarus Chakwera: Malawi’s president who ‘argued with God’0

    In the unmistakable cadence of a preacher, Malawi’s new President, Lazarus Chakwera, appealed for unity in his country shortly after he was sworn in on Sunday. The day of the week seemed fitting as the former head of the Malawi Assemblies of God, one of the largest Christian denominations in the country, treated the stage

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  • Belgian king expresses ‘deepest regrets’ for DR Congo colonial abuses

    Belgian king expresses ‘deepest regrets’ for DR Congo colonial abuses0

    Belgium’s King Philippe has expressed his “deepest regrets” to the Democratic Republic of Congo for his country’s colonial abuses. The reigning monarch made the comments in a letter to President Felix Tshisekedi on the 60th anniversary of DR Congo’s independence. Belgium controlled the Central African country from the 19th Century until it won its independence

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  • NRA fierce fighter Brig Bell Tushabe dies at Nakasero Hospital

    NRA fierce fighter Brig Bell Tushabe dies at Nakasero Hospital0

    Brigadier General, Jackson Bell Tushabe, is dead. He was 61, he passed away on Tuesday morning at Nakasero Hospital where he succumbed to multiple organ failure after an operation of the intestines. Bell was among the toughest fighters in the National Resistance Army (NRA) war that brought President Museveni to power in 1986. Bell belonged to the

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