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![Jailed, exiled, silenced: Smothering East Africa's political opposition](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jailed, exiled, silenced: Smothering East Africa's political opposition
New York Times: Leaders take advantage of pandemic to clamp down hard on opponents.
![Election 2020: Our diverse 40 new MPs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Election 2020: Our diverse 40 new MPs
Who are they? They include our first African, Latin American and Sri Lankan MPs.
![Double blow for Africa as plague of locusts threaten food crops](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Double blow for Africa as plague of locusts threaten food crops
A second wave of a huge locust outbreak is arriving in parts of East Africa.
![Once he was a refugee. Now he's a CEO making video games for peace](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Once he was a refugee. Now he's a CEO making video games for peace
A mum's sacrifice gave him a rare gift that pushed him from a refugee camp into a CEO.
![From Libya to Texas tragedies highlight the plight of migrants](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
From Libya to Texas tragedies highlight the plight of migrants
The top three countries taking in refugees are Turkey, Pakistan and Uganda.
![Woman accused of letting 100 babies die](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Woman accused of letting 100 babies die
She is accused of lying about being a doctor and performing "experiments" on babies.
!['Truly frightening': Deadly Ebola outbreak spreads](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Truly frightening': Deadly Ebola outbreak spreads
The moment that health professionals have feared has arrived.
![Uganda intensifies search efforts for tourist and guide kidnapped on game drive](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Uganda intensifies search efforts for tourist and guide kidnapped on game drive
They have been missing since gunmen allegedly held four people at gunpoint.
![Outcry over Uganda's plan to use 'curvy women' to boost tourism](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Outcry over Uganda's plan to use 'curvy women' to boost tourism
Ugandan women have called for the tourism minister's resignation over the proposal.
![31 dead in Ugandan boat accident, toll expected to rise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
31 dead in Ugandan boat accident, toll expected to rise
Overcrowded party boat capsizes in Lake Victoria, Uganda, leaving at least 31 people dead.
![Migingo Island: Photos from Africa's busiest fishing island](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Migingo Island: Photos from Africa's busiest fishing island
On Lake Victoria the island is smaller than a soccer pitch and home to five hundred.
!['We lost everything ... I just want her to live in safety'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'We lost everything ... I just want her to live in safety'
Strength and courage shine through in these photos of refugees from around the world.
![Kiwi kids visit 'African siblings' in Uganda](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwi kids visit 'African siblings' in Uganda
"They've had a very eye-opening summer," Auckland mum Kristin Ward says.
![Rhino shot, killed at French park](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rhino shot, killed at French park
In a shocking new development, a rhino has been slaughtered at a French zoo for its horn.
![The receding snows of Kilimanjaro](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The receding snows of Kilimanjaro
The mountains of East Africa are being dissolved by climate change, Jason Patinkin reports.
![Kiwi photographer arrested in Uganda](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwi photographer arrested in Uganda
The man who photographed the Carterton hot-air balloon tragedy has reportedly been arrested in Uganda.
![Wildly wonderful on the Nile](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wildly wonderful on the Nile
There's an intriguing Kiwi connection to Uganda's Wildwater Lodge.
![Kony's militia commander on trial](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kony's militia commander on trial
A child soldier who became an infamous commander in Joseph Kony's militia is before the International Criminal Court.
![Giant, man-eating crocodile caught](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Giant, man-eating crocodile caught
A giant, one-tonne crocodile has been caught by Ugandan villagers, after allegedly eating a man and maiming several others in a village.
![Ugandan minister: We are 'tolerant' as gays 'not slaughtered'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ugandan minister: We are 'tolerant' as gays 'not slaughtered'
A Ugandan minster labelled treatment of homosexuals in the country "tolerant" because the government is "not slaughtering them".
![Uganda: The confronting face of slum tourism](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Uganda: The confronting face of slum tourism
Embarking on a tour of Uganda's biggest township throws up some ethical questions for Emilia Terzon.