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Senegal protests: Demonstrators demand Ousmane Sonko’s release

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0 Senegal’s opposition leader Ousmane Sonko in custody after a hearing over public disorder. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Senegal #OusmaneSonko

Senegal clashes kill one after opposition leader arrested

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0 The fight to free Senegal opposition figure Ousmane Sonko has turned violent. Two protesters have been killed in battles with police. The deaths are the first since Sonko’s arrest two days ago. Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque has more from Dakar, Senegal. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Senegal #Protestings

Chadians furious after opposition leader’s mother, son killed

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0 Phone lines and internet have been cut off in Chad’s capital Ndjamena after security forces stormed the home of opposition leader and presidential candidate Yaya Dillo, killing his mother and son. Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque has more. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Chad

Italian ambassador among 3 killed in attack on UN convoy in DRC

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0 Italy’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), an Italian policeman and their Congolese driver have been killed in an ambush on a World Food Programme convoy in the eastern DRC. Luca Attanasio was on a mission in North Kivu province, an area teeming with armed groups. No police or security forces accompanied them. Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio expressed his “great dismay and immense sorrow” over the attack. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #DRCongo #WFP #LucaAttanasio

Senegal offensive: Army captures rebel bases in Casamance region

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0 Senegal’s army says they have captured three rebel bases in the southern Casamance region. They are trying to take back all of its fertile lands, referred to as Senegal’s breadbasket. The conflict is one of Africa’s oldest, starting in 1982. Al Jazeera’s Nicholas Haque reports from Dakar. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Senegal #Casamance #CasamanceConflict

Uganda vote: Internet partially restored but social media blocked

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0 A nationwide internet blackout ahead of elections in Uganda has been partially lifted. Social media platforms are still blocked, and can only be accessed using virtual private networks, which bypass the restrictions. Now that President Yoweri Museveni has been declared the winner, it remains unclear how long the ban will continue. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports from the capital, Kampala. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #UgandaElection #bringbackourinternet #UgVotes2021

Bobi Wine to legally contest Uganda vote, urges non-violence

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0 Uganda’s opposition party, National Unity Platform (NUP) party, said it will challenge the presidential election results in court. President Yoweri Museveni won a sixth term in office last week. His main opponent, pop-star-turned-politician Bobi Wine, has dismissed the outcome as fraudulent. Al Jazeera’s Priyanka Gupta reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #UgandaElection #BobiWine #Museveni

Uganda’s most violent election in history comes to a close

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0 Tuesday marked the final day of campaigning in the bloodiest election in Uganda’s history. Yoweri Museveni is seeking a sixth term, and he is used the full weight of state security – including the army – to crack down on his 10 opponents. Al Jazeera’s Catherin Soi has the latest ahead of Thursday’s election from the capital, Kampala. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Uganda

Hundreds of pupils feared abducted after attack on Nigeria school

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0 Nigerian police has launched a rescue mission after gunmen stormed a secondary school and kidnapped a number of children. The attack took place in President Muhammadu Buhari’s home state, and police and the military were still working to determine how many were kidnapped and missing. Just two days before the school abduction a village elder along with 20 others was kidnapped in the same state. Al Jazeera’s Barbara Angopa reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Nigeria #BringBackOurBoys #KatsinaStudents

Trump orders most US troops out of Somalia

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US President Donald Trump has ordered the withdrawal of most American troops from Somalia, the defence department said in a statement on Friday, a move that is part of a global pullback of US forces before Trump leaves office next month. The Pentagon has not said how many US personnel will stay in Somalia to train and advise local forces. But critics say the withdrawal could not come at a worse time, with fighting in neighbouring Ethiopia and upcoming elections in Somalia. Al Jazeera’s Victoria Gatenby reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ […]