Former Peruvian President Alan García has died after shooting himself as police arrived at his home to arrest him over bribery allegations, BBC reports. Mr García (in featured photo) was rushed to hospital in the capital, Lima. His death was confirmed by current President Martín Vizcarra. A crowd of supporters
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Omar al-Bashir, Sudan's ousted president, has been transferred to prison after being arrested on Tuesday night, a BBC reporter in Khartoum confirms. The whereabouts of Sudan's ousted President Omar al-Bashir have been a mystery since he was ousted in a military coup last week. The leaders of the Transitional Military
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Sudanese protesters are continuing to demand that the transitional military council running the country hands over to a civilian-led administration. On Monday the African Union (AU) called on Sudan's military to transfer power to a civilian led political authority within 15 days or face suspension from the AU. Last Thursday
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It is official. There will be no rains in Kenya this season, the weatherman has finally said, painting a grim picture of the long-awaited rainy season that is now drawing close to an end. Acting Deputy Director of Kenya Meteorological Department Bernard Chanzu said Kenyans should not expect the March-April-May
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A Thailand supermarket came up with a genius way to reduce plastic packaging: wrap its produce in banana leaves instead. The banana leaf packaging comes from the Rimping supermarket in Chiangmai, Thailand. A real estate company in Chiang Mai, Perfect Homes, posted photos of the banana leaf packaging to their Facebook
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Sudanese protesters moved to block an attempt on Monday to break up a sit-in outside the Defence Ministry, where demonstrators have been pushing for a quick transition to civilian rule after President Omar al-Bashir was ousted, a Reuters witness said. Troops had gathered on three sides of the sit-in and
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By Drake Nyamugabwa The World Bank has approved US$ 500 million (Shs1.8 trillion) to support Uganda’s Refugee Programme. The World Bank Vice- President for Africa, Hafez Ghanem made the announcement while meeting the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija at the on-going World Bank /International Monetary Fund
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The United Nations human rights office called on Sudan on Friday to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC), which issued an arrest warrant for deposed President Omar al-Bashir for alleged war crimes nearly 15 years ago. “We do encourage the authorities in Sudan to fully cooperate with the ICC,
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By AFP After nearly 30 years in power, Sudan president Omar al-Bashir has been ousted and arrested, defence minister says. Speaking on state TV, in a long awaited announcement, General Awad Ibn Auf said the armed forces have taken over for a two-year transitional period that will be followed by
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There is a sense of mounting anticipation in Sudan's capital, Khartoum. An announcement by the army is now expected raising anticipation that President Omar al-Bashir’s 30 years in power are coming to an end. Tens of thousands of people have been maintaining a protest vigil outside military headquarters since Saturday,
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