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19 Dec

CHAN: Kenya, Tanzania And Uganda Set To Co-Host 2024 Edition Of Finals

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Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda are set to co-host the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN), subject to successful stadium inspections. In September the East African neighbours were awarded the rights to stage the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations – which will be the first time in history that three countries will deliver the continental showpiece. The joint hosts will all provide one stadium to host CHAN next year, with a fourth venue in Zanzibar, according to Wallace Karia, the president of the Council of East and Central African Football Associations (Cecafa). BBC Sport Africa understands Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda are yet to officially…

Bobi Wine ‘Under House Arrest’ After Return To Uganda

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Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has said he was "grabbed" by "goons" and put under house arrest on his return from South Africa. The singer-turned-politician is the strongest challenger to President Yoweri Museveni, who has held office for almost 40 years. The 41-year-old has been arrested numerous times and has faced several charges, including treason. Police denied arresting Bobi Wine, saying he was merely "escorted" home. "Disregard rumours of his arrest by propagandists," the police said in a statement. Bobi Wine, a former pop star whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, made a failed bid for the presidency in 2021…

President Akufo-Addo Attends Swearing-In Of President-Elect Yoweri Museveni

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in his capacity as Chairperson of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States, left Ghana on Tuesday, 11th May April 2021, to Kampala, capital of the Republic of Uganda, to attend the swearing-in of H.E. Yoweri Museveni, President-elect of Uganda. The President was accompanied by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, and officials of the Presidency and Foreign Ministry. The President will return to Ghana on Wednesday, 12th April 2021, and in his absence, the Vice President, Alhaji Dr…