Jew asks to join Islamist party

>The former FDC president, Dr Kizza Besigye, on Thursday offered PM Amama Mbabazi two options of either joining the democracy seeking group to cause people defiance or take up the gun, saying political change through elections is an illusion.

President Museveni has asked the people of Kasese District to convince their counterparts in neighbouring DR Congo to join the EAC Common Market in order to benefit from the integration.

Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) members exodus to Chadema continued here yesterday with Arusha CCM regional chairman, Mr Onesmo Ole Nangole and regional publicity secretary Isack Joseph joining the bandwagon.

Tanzanian Patriotic Front the latest party to join nation's political arena
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Political Parties Registrar Judge Francis Mutungi has granted temporary registration to a new party dubbed Tanzanian Patriotic Front (TPF Mashujaa) bringing the total number of political parties in the country to 23. Speaking shortly after the approval ...

A leading Nigerian senator expresses outrage over the security forces' failure to prevent a second deadly attack on a town by militant Islamists.

Egypt carries out first execution over violence which followed fall of President Mohammed Morsi in 2013.

At least two demonstrators die in Egypt as Islamist anti-government protesters clash with police in Cairo.

Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga has accused the government of failing to safeguard national security in the face of a wave of Islamist attacks and has warned of mounting internal ethnic tensions. 

The growth of Islamist violence in the Sahel is threatening the stability of the entire region that runs south of Africa's Sahara Desert, a UN envoy says.