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Police siege Monitor Publication Ltd office on Eighth Street Namuwongo, Kampala, Uganda, on May 20, 2013. PHOTO/FILE

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Ugandan police arrest sellers of shut newspaper

Posted 19 hours ago

Ugandan police arrested Wednesday sellers of one of two newspapers they shut down earlier this week, but which had managed to still publish black market copies....

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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe. PHOTO/AFP

Zimbabwe cops detained for attending PM party rally

Posted 18 hours ago

Zimbabwe's police force have detained three of its officers for attending a rally of Prime...

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Picture taken on January 10, 2013 in Bangui shows South African soldiers patrolling on roads. Hackers cracked into the website of South Africa's police and downloaded information that could leave whistleblowers vulnerable, police and a government data agency said Wednesday. PHOTO/FILE

S.Africa police website hacked, informers exposed

Posted 18 hours ago

Hackers cracked into the website of South Africa's police and downloaded information that...

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Eritrian president Issaias Aferworki. Photo/FILE

Eritrea demanding ransoms from expatriates in Canada

Posted 20 hours ago

Eritrea's consul general in Toronto has been soliciting monies from expatriates living in...

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