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Ugandan opposition MP and former music star Bobi Wine has made his first trip to the UK in a decade, more than three weeks after the UK government lifted a reported nine-year visa ban against him.

"London, it's been 10 long years!" he captioned a photo of himself outside BBC's London office on Wednesday.

Bobi Wine had allegedly been banned from visiting UK after the release of his 2014 song Burn Dem, which rights groups said contained lyrics inciting homophobic attacks.

He was denied a UK visa shortly after releasing the song, forcing him to cancel two planned shows in the country.

At the time, the UK Home Office declined to confirm whether it had banned Bobi Wine's entry when it was contacted by the Guardian newspaper, external.

On 5 November, Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, said that he was finally able to return to the UK.

"I am very glad to inform you that the ban against me from entering the UK has finally been overturned, and I will soon be visiting the UK after more than 10 years," Bobi Wine shared on X (formerly Twitter).

He added that his legal team had relentlessly fought for the lifting of the travel ban.

He said the legal team had argued that it was "unfair" for the UK government to grant entry to Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, whom he branded "a world-renowned tyrant", while banning him and "many others [who] are trying to build a free and democratic country".

Four Moroccan migrants have died off Spain’s southern coast, near Cadiz, with four others being taken to hospital for severe hypothermia.

The bodies of the four, who apparently drowned, were found on Wednesday near their boat that had been carrying 32 other migrants.

Twenty-seven of the occupants were reportedly forced by the crew to jump off the boat into the sea, and 23 of them were rescued alive.

The police have opened an inquiry into the incident.

Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister and Labour Minister, Yolanda Díaz, said she was “horrified” by the news.

“Something very profound is failing when those who come in search of a better life only find death. We will not look the other way,” she said, while calling for European action.

Spain is one of the main entry points for migrants departing from North Africa into Europe, with tens of thousands of arrivals in the past year alone.

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A regional court has dismissed a petition seeking to stop the construction of a controversial $4bn (£3.1bn) crude oil pipeline from Uganda to Tanzania.

On Wednesday, the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) ruled that the case had been filed too late and was therefore beyond its jurisdiction.

The 1,443km (896-mile) East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop), which is being constructed by the Ugandan and Tanzanian governments along with TotalEnergies and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), has faced pushback from local communities and rights and environmental groups.

The groups say the project is displacing people from their land, desecrating graves along the pipeline route and causing environmental harm.

"This judgement marks a continuation of how the global north and various government institutions in Africa are blind to the destruction of the environment and the impact oil and gas has on the climate," civil society group Natural Justice said in a statement.

Natural Justice and the other three civil society organisations that filed the case in 2020 said they would appeal against the decision.

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The UN has said it is appalled by the killing of dozens of civilians by Islamist gunmen in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday.

It said a large number of fighters, from a group known as JNIM, had attacked a military base, homes and camps for displaced people in the city of Djibo, killing at least 40 civilians.

Earlier the army confirmed that several hundred armed men had tried to penetrate its military base there.

Burkina Faso is battling a jihadist insurgency that spilled over from neighbouring Mali in 2015.

The country is ruled by a transitional government put in place following a military coup last year.

Emery Makumeno
BBC News, Kinshasa

One person has been killed at an election rally for Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leader Moïse Katumbi, his party has said.

The death occured as Mr Katumbi's convoy was heading to the rally venue, in the south-eastern city of Kindu on Tuesday, officials said.

Hervé Diakiese, spokesman of Mr Katumbi’s Ensemble party, said live bullets were fired at the rally and stones were thrown. Some supporters were also injured, Mr Diakiese said.

The fatality is the first of the presidential campaign, which began nine days ago and will last for a month. The elections will take place on 20 December.

The local authorities are yet to publicly commented on the death. However Peter Kazadi, the interior minister, urged presidential candidates to respect local authority directives during the campaign trail.

Twenty-three presidential candidates have begun touring the vast central African country, which is the size of Western Europe.

Mr Katumbi, a wealthy businessman and former governor of the copper-rich Katanga province, is viewed as a major contender in the race.

In October, a top court dismissed a case that sought to bar him from the election by questioning his nationality.

The incumbent President Félix Tshisekedi was in Kindu five days ago.

Teklemariam Bekit
BBC News Tigrinya

Israel has granted residency to an Eritrean man who risked danger to save a wounded soldier during Hamas's attack almost two months ago.

On 7 October, Mulugeta Tsegay was travelling by taxi in the city of Sderot, which neighbours the Gaza Strip.

Berhane Negassi, chairman of the New Hope Eritrean Association in Israel, told the BBC that Mr Mulugeta jumped from the taxi and gave first aid to an injured Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) officer who had been left bleeding and unconscious by Hamas.

When the officer came to, he found Mr Mulugeta leaning over him, stopping the bleeding. Both men hid for approximately two hours before a passing driver picked them up and took them to a hospital.

When the officer was discharged, he wanted to show his gratitude by helping to resolve the Mr Mulugeta's residency case.

The officer contacted Interior Minister Moshe Arbel with this request.

In a statement, the minister said: "7 October was a tragedy that affected the whole country. What we can do to show gratitude to someone who risked his life to save the life of an IDF officer is to give him the opportunity to live here with dignity."

Mr Berhane, a long-time resident of Israel said since the conflict between with Gaza began, Eritreans in Israel had collected clothes, water and other essential supplies to support Israeli citizens affected by the conflict.

Eritreans living in towns along the Gaza border have themselves experienced displacement.

There are more than 18,000 Eritrean asylum seekers in Israel. Less than 1% of applications have been approved by the Israeli government.

Alfred Lasteck
BBC News, Kirwa Village

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Hundreds of mourners have taken part in a ceremony to bury Clemence Mtenga, a Tanzanian who was living in Israel.

The 22-year-old agriculture student has been laid to rest in Kirwa Village, in Tanzania’s northern district of Rombo, surrounded by his family.

It remains unclear how he died but Clemence was killed following Hamas’s attacks on Israel on 7 October.

Clemence had arrived in Israel as part of a study programme just one month before the attack, and was due to graduate from Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania last week.

His family and the local community had high hopes his agricultural experience would help many in this village where agriculture is a lifeline.

Clemence’s father, Felix Mtenga, described his death as "a wound that won't heal in my soul".

"He was my beacon of hope and unwavering support. I gave all to ensure a promising future for my son. Now, with nowhere to turn, I don’t know what to do."

While the Mtenga family mourns Clemence’s death, fellow Tanzanian student Joshua Mollel remains missing and his family have many unanswered questions about his safety and wellbeing.

Meanwhile the representative for Tanzania's foreign ministry, Wilson Gwoma, says Tanzania will make sure the remaining Tanzanians in Israel are safe.

Dvora Yarkoni - Israel's deputy ambassador in Kenya accredited to Tanzania - said Clemence's loss was "painful".

It is estimated that around 1,200 people were killed on the first day of attack, with gunmen taking about 240 hostages. Israel's foreign ministry had said that Clemence was one of two Tanzanians thought to be among this group.

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The capital city is recovering from Sunday's series of attacks on prisons and a military barracks.

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There have been more air strikes in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, as the army targets positions held by its rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) group.

They follow what the RSF called a "significant operation" it had carried out in Khartoum's twin city of Omdurman.

There is little sign of an end to the fighting that broke out in April. Negotiations sponsored by the US and Saudi Arabia to alleviate the deepening humanitarian crisis have failed and international attention has now been diverted by the conflict in Gaza.

Rights groups accuse the RSF and allied Arab militias of committing atrocities, including mass killings in the western region of Darfur.

They warn that civilians in Khartoum might face more violence.

The UN says that more than six million people have fled their homes.

Ish Mafundikwa
Journalist, Harare

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The Zimbabwe High Court has overturned a lower court’s conviction of Job Sikhala, the national deputy chairman of the opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC). He had been found guilty of obstructing the course of justice.

Mr Sikhala was in May convicted and fined $600 (£470) or six months in prison for obstructing justice for allegedly posting a video relating to last year’s killing of Moreblessing Ali, a CCC activist, in a Harare suburb.

Another six months were wholly suspended on the condition that he must not commit a similar offence in the ensuing five years.

Despite being exonerated by the court, Mr Sikhala remains behind bars where he has languished since his arrest in June last year because he faces additional charges including incitement to commit violence, and disorderly conduct.

The outspoken lawyer and former MP has been denied bail several times by the courts where he has been described as a habitual criminal who may offend again.

Mr Sikhala, who says he has been arrested more than 60 times, says he has never been convicted. The opposition and rights organisations say he is the victim of political persecution by the government.

The authorities say Sunday's violence was an effort by some soldiers to overthrow the government.