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President Emmerson Mnangagwa has won Zimbabwe’s presidential election, according to the electoral commission. With all 10 provinces declared, Mr Mnangagwa won 50.8% of votes, compared to 44.3% for opposition leader Nelson Chamisa. Police removed opposition officials from the electoral commission stage when they rejected the results. The chairman of Mr […]

By Samuel Ssebuliba. A contingent of 160 African Union police officers including some from Uganda is set to leave Somalia after a one-year tour of duty. The team is part of a multi-national police force under the African Union Mission in Somalia which is training and mentoring Somali police officers. […]

Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un have become the first sitting US president and North Korean leader to meet, an unprecedented development after a year of exchanging threats. The pair shook hands at a luxury hotel in Singapore’s Sentosa island after months of diplomatic twists and turns. They have been discussing […]

By Frederic Musisi. The second phase of the High Level Revitalization Forum on the South Sudan peace talks is scheduled to start on Thursday in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. This has been confirmed by Margaret Kafeero the head of public diplomacy at the ministry of foreign affairs who says […]

By Samuel Ssebuliba. Kenya’s opposition leader RailaOdinga has supported President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Big Four agenda meant to revamp the economy and vowed to rally his MPs behind it. He also announced an end to the boycott of products of companies that Nasa claimed played a role in last year’s disputed elections. […]