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Uganda internet shutdown causes polling problems as ex-popstar takes on veteran President | CNN
By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Ugandans headed to the polls on Thursday, following a tense presidential campaign marred by violence and deaths in the lead-up to the election.There was calm on election day itself, however, with a heavy military presence in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, as long lines of people waited patiently to cast their votes when polls opened at 7 a.m.Long-standing ruler President Yoweri Museveni, 76, is seeking a sixth term in office and is being challenged by 10 opposition candidates, including the hugely popular singer-turned politician Bobi Wine.Wine,...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Ugandans headed to the polls on Thursday, following a tense presidential campaign marred by violence and deaths in the lead-up to the election.There was calm on election day itself, however, with a heavy military presence in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, as long lines of people waited patiently to cast their votes when polls opened at 7 a.m.Long-standing ruler President Yoweri Museveni, 76, is seeking a sixth term in office and is being challenged by 10 opposition candidates, including the hugely popular singer-turned politician Bobi Wine.Wine,...WW…
Boko Haram claims to have kidnapped Nigerian schoolboys, in unverified audio message
Abuja, Nigeria (CNN)A man claiming to be a leader of Boko Haram said the terror group was responsible for in northwestern Nigeria on Friday, according to a short audio message shared with Nigerian media and reviewed by CNN."I am Abubakar Shekau and our brothers are behind the kidnapping in Katsina," said the man in the recording. Shekau is the leader of one of Boko Haram's factions.CNN was unable to independently verify the authenticity of the message. after an attack on the Government Science Secondary School Kankara, a state government spokesman told CNN on Monday.The message claimed that...…Abuja, Nigeria (CNN)A man claiming to be a leader of Boko Haram said the terror group was responsible for in northwestern Nigeria on Friday, according to a short audio message shared with Nigerian media and reviewed by CNN."I am Abubakar Shekau and our brothers are behind the kidnapping in Katsina," said the man in the recording. Shekau is the leader of one of Boko Haram's factions.CNN was unable to independently verify the authenticity of the message. after an attack on the Government Science Secondary School Kankara, a state government spokesman told CNN on Monday.The message claimed that...WW…
These farmers say their cows can solve the climate crisis
Reitz, South Africa (CNN)Danie Slabbert points toward the cattle that brought his back to life. Down the slope ahead of him, 500 black Drakensberger and mottled Nguni cows graze cheek by jowl.The Free State farmer gestures with his giant shepherd's crook."If cattle are part of nature, like they are now, then my cows are keeping the system alive," he says. "How could you think that meat is the problem?"Calls for plant-based diets to save the are growing louder. But there is another, quieter, revolution reshaping the agricultural world. Farmers like Slabbert and their supporters say that what...…Reitz, South Africa (CNN)Danie Slabbert points toward the cattle that brought his back to life. Down the slope ahead of him, 500 black Drakensberger and mottled Nguni cows graze cheek by jowl.The Free State farmer gestures with his giant shepherd's crook."If cattle are part of nature, like they are now, then my cows are keeping the system alive," he says. "How could you think that meat is the problem?"Calls for plant-based diets to save the are growing louder. But there is another, quieter, revolution reshaping the agricultural world. Farmers like Slabbert and their supporters say that what...WW…
Rwandan genocide suspect captured in Paris suburb after decades on the run | CNN
By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — One of the last key suspects has been captured in a Paris suburb after more than 20 years on the run.Félicien Kabuga, “one of the world’s most wanted fugitives” who is alleged to have been a leading figure in the 1994 genocide against Tutsi and moderate Hutus in Rwanda, was arrested Saturday in a joint operation with French authorities, the United Nations (UN) said in a statement.The 84-year-old was living under a false identity in a flat in Asnières-Sur-Seine, a Paris suburb, according to a press release from the public prosecutor and regional...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — One of the last key suspects has been captured in a Paris suburb after more than 20 years on the run.Félicien Kabuga, “one of the world’s most wanted fugitives” who is alleged to have been a leading figure in the 1994 genocide against Tutsi and moderate Hutus in Rwanda, was arrested Saturday in a joint operation with French authorities, the United Nations (UN) said in a statement.The 84-year-old was living under a false identity in a flat in Asnières-Sur-Seine, a Paris suburb, according to a press release from the public prosecutor and regional...WW…
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