Nigerian woman awarded soldier of the year in US

Sergeant Mary Ehiarinmwain, a Nigerian working in the United States as a soldier, has been awarded the USO's Soldier of the Year 2020.
Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi
Bobi Wine: I'll only accept results of free, fair election
National Unity Platform (NUP) party presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine has said he will reject Thursday's election results should the party deem the poll irregular.
In December 2020, the United Nations announced that there are three COVID-19 vaccines
What you need to know about fake COVID-19 vaccines, fraudsters now on the prowl
In December 2020, the United Nations announced that there are three COVID-19 vaccines for which certain national regulatory authorities have allowed the use, but none have received WHO authorization.
Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin'ono speaks to the press after his release, | AFP
Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin'ono denied bail
A Zimbabwean court on Thursday denied prominent journalist and government critic Hopewell Chin’ono bail nearly a week after he was arrested for allegedly communicating falsehoods.
The defence and security forces will vote on March 17
Congo sets presidential election for March 21
The Republic of Congo will hold its presidential election on March 21, public television said on Thursday, with President Denis Sassou Nguesso, who has been in power for a total of 36 years, named as his party’s candidate.
A ballot box during a past election at the Nasuti polling station in Mukono District, Uganda, (AFP)
Uganda orders internet shutdown hours before election
The Ugandan government, through its communications agency, on Wednesday ordered service providers to halt internet access just hours before voting was to begin.
Rwandan peacekeepers at polling station in the Central African Republic, NACER TALEL | ANADOLU via A
Rwandan peacekeeper killed in Bangui as violence escalates
A Rwandan peacekeeper was killed and another injured in an attack on Wednesday morning by armed rebels on the outskirts of the city of Bangui in Central African Republic (CAR).
Electoral commission officials wait with ballot boxes at the National theatre in Kampala
Ugandans vote in tense election after violent campaign
Ugandans are Thursday casting their votes in a high-stakes election held under heavy security as veteran leader Yoweri Kaguta Museveni pursues a sixth term against a former pop star half his age.
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni
Museveni: If I lose fairly I will go
President Museveni Wednesday said he would "accept the results" if he lost the January 14, 2021 election.
The European Union says the electoral process has been seriously tarnished
U.S. cancels its observation of Uganda's presidential election
The United States has cancelled its observation of Uganda’s presidential election because most of its accreditation requests were denied and said Thursday’s vote would lack accountability and transparency.
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