'Hotel Rwanda' hero Paul Rusesabagina arrives back in US ->
Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the Hollywood film "Hotel Rwanda" and was freed from prison in Kigali last week, returned to the United States on Wednesday, arriving at the US Army's Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio, according to a State Department official.
Ghana's president softens country's stance on draconian anti-LGBTQ bill as Kamala Harris visits ->
Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has said that "substantial elements" of a draconian anti-LGBTQ bill being considered by its parliament "have been modified" after an intervention by his government.
'Hotel Rwanda' hero to be released from Rwanda prison ->
Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the Hollywood film "Hotel Rwanda" and had been sentenced to prison in Rwanda, has had his sentence commuted by the country's President Paul Kagame after his request for clemency, officials in Rwanda said Friday.
UN and US join chorus of condemnation against Uganda's hardline anti-LGBT bill ->
The United Nations and United States on Wednesday added to international outrage over a hardline bill passed by Ugandan lawmakers that criminalizes simply identifying as LGBTQ+, prescribes a life sentence for convicted homosexuals and a death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality."
Kenya opposition leader calls for weekly protests after being tear-gassed by police ->
Kenyan opposition leader and former prime minister Raila Odinga has called for weekly nationwide protests against the high cost of living, in a brief address to demonstrators flanking his motorcade in Nairobi Monday.
Desperate Cyclone Freddy survivors dig with bare hands to search for survivors in rubble ->
Tropical Cyclone Freddy is losing strength after it ripped through southern Malawi, killing at least 225 people, but the resulting devastation has left survivors trapped and fighting for survival.
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