Leading Kenyan lawyer and former Justice Minister Martha Karua has been blocked from entering Uganda and ordered to return home, according to the Uganda Law Society. Karua had just arrived at the Entebbe airport to join a team defending her…

Zimbabwe’s lower house of parliament has passed a bill to extend presidential terms from five to seven years, which would allow president Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in power until 2030. More than 200 lawmakers voted in favour of the draft…