Paris, France | AFP |  Black South Africans voted for the first time in April 1994, turning out in droves for a jubilant election that was the final death blow to centuries of white domination. Here is an account of that historic event, based on AFP reports from the time. …

Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Ugandan police on Monday detained Bobi Wine, a pop star turned MP who became a high-profile government critic, after shutting down one of his concerts and firing tear gas at his fans. The local music sensation, a potential challenger to veteran President Yoweri Museveni, was pulled …

Paris, France | AFP |  South Africa’s first all-race vote 25 years ago turned the page on an oppressive system of racial segregation called apartheid that for roughly 50 years privileged whites over blacks. Here is a reminder. – Races apart – Apartheid — an Afrikaans-language word meaning the state …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A leading public health researcher and expert has criticized government for absconding from a responsibility to provide quality health care to citizens. Associate Professor Sarah Ssali, a senior lecturer of Gender Studies at Makerere University and a Global Public Health specialist, says her research shows …

Colombo, Sri Lanka | AFP | As Shantha Prasad carried children wounded in Sri Lanka’s deadly attacks into a Colombo hospital, memories of the country’s deadly civil war flooded back. “I carried about eight wounded children yesterday,” he told AFP on Monday, a day after a string of blasts hit …

  London, United Kingdom | AFP |  Liverpool lead Manchester City in the Premier League title race by two points, but the destiny of the title remains in City’s hands as they have a game in hand. Here, AFP Sport looks at who both sides have still to face in …

Sudan protest leaders suspend talks with army rulers Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Protest leaders on Sunday said they suspended talks with Sudan’s military council as they urged people to intensify their protest outside army headquarters in Khartoum and in other towns. “We will continue the sit-in and we are suspending …

Cash worth $113 mn seized at Bashir’s home: Sudan army ruler Khartoum, Sudan | AFP |  Sudan’s army ruler General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said Sunday that more than 113 million dollars worth of cash in three currencies has been seized from ousted leader Omar al-Bashir’s residence. He said a team …

Kiev, Ukraine | AFP |  Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky has been elected president of Ukraine twice — first as a character in the popular TV show “Servant of the People”, now for real. The 41-year-old performer’s bid started out as a long shot but, on the back of popular discontent with …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga has asked that the national dialogue be fast tracked as a way of promoting peace and reconciliation in Uganda. The national dialogue is spearheaded by the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda and National Elder’s Forum. The …