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05.06.2025 16:44 The bank had ended all lending to Uganda two years ago because of a harsh, new anti-LGBTQ law.

05.06.2025 16:44 Robust safety measures are required before the Confederation of African Football gives the green light to Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to host CHAN.

05.06.2025 07:00 Voters are heading to the polls following a campaign period marked by reports of political repression.

05.06.2025 02:00 World Boxing apologises for naming Olympic champion Imane Khelif in the governing body's announcement of mandatory sex testing.

04.06.2025 21:21 The content is contrary to the nation's "laws, culture, customs, and traditions", the information minister says.

04.06.2025 21:21 Outlets who breach the ban could face suspension, the media regulator warns.

04.06.2025 16:30 Charlene Ruto accused the author of "misusing" her name by writing the book without seeking her permission.

04.06.2025 11:11 South Africa is trying to extradite pastor Shepherd Bushiri from Malawi on fraud charges, which he denies.

04.06.2025 01:30 The BBC speaks to the mother and brother of a man wanted in connection with illicit gold mining.

03.06.2025 20:20 Boniface Mwangi says he has decided to speak despite the "shame and guilt" of being "sexually tortured".

03.06.2025 15:10 A female suicide bomber and an accomplice were "intercepted and neutralized", the army says.

03.06.2025 15:10 Initial reports suggest multiple casualties following the attack on the convoy, a UN spokesperson says.

03.06.2025 15:10 Nigeria boss Eric Chelle expects Europe's top sides to show interest in Victor Osimhen after the striker helped fire Galatasaray to the Turkish title.

03.06.2025 05:10 Nigeria accounts for 29% of global maternal deaths - a lack of medics and poor facilities are partly to blame.

02.06.2025 19:20 The army says it defended its post "vigorously" but eventually withdrew, as militants seized on their base.