Mr Ibu, the man who made Africa laugh

Such was the comic genius of Nigerian actor John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, that he often didn’t even need to open his mouth to make people laugh. “I was chosen to play a doctor in a film one time and when I came to the set dressed as one, even without saying anything,…

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Rev Wilson Kisekka elected Luweero Bishop

Rev Can Wilson Kisekka is the new Bishop of Kasana- Luweero Diocese. Kisekka was elected by the House of Bishops headed by Archbishop Kaziimba Mugalu. Luweero diocese has been problematic with parishoners rejecting leaders who are not born in the area. They had prefered son of the soil Gofrey Kasana but he was eliminated by…

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M23 seize eastern DR Congo town

Fighters from the M23 rebel group have captured the town of Nyanzale from the military in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. “We are now in Nyanzale, the enemy has fled,” rebel spokesperson Willy Ngoma said, Army commander Jerome Chico Tshitambwe confirmed to the Reuters news agency that Nyanzale has been taken by the rebels….

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