Ugandan voters face soldiers in the street and internet shutdown before election
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandans are set to vote Thursday in an election that is likely to extend the…
Uganda’s military deployed in national capital ahead of upcoming presidential election
KAMPALA, Uganda — President Yoweri Museveni and his political opponents in Uganda held their final rallies on Tuesday…
Uganda’s military deployed in national capital before presidential election | National News
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — President Yoweri Museveni and his political opponents in Uganda held their final rallies on…
Sand dredging reshapes Lagos, Nigeria, and creates peril
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Beneath an eight-lane expressway, Nigerian men stand waist-deep in the Lagos Lagoon, lowering buckets…
Photos of Nigerian sand dredgers reshaping Lagos’ coastline, one bucket at a time
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Men in Nigeria lower buckets into the murky water of the Lagos Lagoon and…
Africa’s megacity of Lagos reshapes its coast by dredging and puts environment at risk
LAGOS, Nigeria — Beneath an eight-lane expressway, Nigerian men stand waist-deep in the Lagos Lagoon, lowering buckets into…
Off the ballot, Ugandan president’s son waits in the wings this election
KAMPALA, Uganda — One figure looms large ahead of Uganda’s elections Thursday, although he is not on the…
Gunmen raid village in Nigeria, killing at least 30 people and abducting others
MINNA, Nigeria — At least 30 villagers have been killed while several others were abducted by gunmen who…
Ugandan president’s son Muhoozi Kainerugaba is key election figure
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — One figure looms large ahead of Uganda’s elections Thursday, although he is not on…
Photos show opposition leader Bobi Wine campaigning ahead of Uganda’s presidential election | World
MUKUNO, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s main opposition presidential candidate, a musician-turned-politician known as Bobi Wine, campaigns ahead of…
Kenyan women lost their husbands and then their land. But some are fighting back
SIAYA, Kenya — Rebecca Anyango stood outside the house she has called home for 26 years, wondering how…
Kenyan women who lost their husbands and land fight back
SIAYA, Kenya (AP) — Rebecca Anyango stood outside the house she has called home for 26 years, wondering…