Uganda’s Constitutional Court has upheld the Anti-Homosexuality Act, after repealing some of its provisions that conflict with “individual freedoms”.

The court’s president, Judge Richard Butera, confirmed that the court refused to repeal the law entirely, as only some of its provisions were repealed, explaining that it reflects the will of the Ugandan people.

Among the items that were omitted were those relating to the mandatory reporting of “persons suspected of homosexual crimes”.

The court explained that these clauses violate individual rights and serve to discredit individuals without legal evidence.

Uganda has faced international pressure over the law’s passage, with the World Bank suspending all new funding and the United States imposing sanctions and visa restrictions on senior Ugandan officials.
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Zimbabwe’s president has declared a state of national disaster, after neighboring Zambia and Malawi, due to the most severe drought in decades to hit the region.

Reduced rainfall has reduced production of staple maize and other cereals and contributed to higher food prices that have hurt poor households.

El Niño caused large swathes of southern Africa to suffer the heaviest drought in February in decades this year, according to Bloomberg.

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said in the capital Harare: “Our nation faces a deficit in food grains.” This deficit will be supplemented by imports, he said, adding that the country will need two billion dollars to mitigate the impact of the drought.

Zimbabwe lost 12 percent of its maize-cultivated land due to the drought, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. The country consumes 2.
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Morocco’s national futsal team qualified for the semi-finals of the African Cup after beating Ghana by eight goals to three in the second round of Group A.

From the very first moments, Morocco showed control of the match, scoring five goals in the first half through Sofiane El Merar (two goals), Sofiane El Shaaraoui (two goals) and Youssef Jawad (one goal), while Ghana managed to score three goals during the same half.

Morocco, winners of the African Championship in the last two editions, continued to dominate the game in the second half, and managed to get a penalty, which Bilal Bakkali converted into a goal, to make it 6-3.

Khaled Bouzid added Morocco’s seventh goal against Ghana, followed by Youssef Jawad to score the eighth goal.

With this result, Morocco raised its score to 6 points to lead Group A, which includes Angola, Ghana, and Zambia.
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Morocco’s futsal team achieved a remarkable feat by winning the title of African Nations champion for the third time in a row.

The victory came after beating Angola 5-1 in the final at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex in Rabat.

Before the final, there was a standings match between Libya and Egypt, where Libya won via penalty kicks after the match ended with the two teams drawing with two goals for the same.

In terms of individual awards, the Moroccan national team players won several important awards, with Sofiane Shaaraoui winning the top scorer award, Bilal Bakkali winning the best player award, and Abdelkrim Anibia winning the best goalkeeper award.
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The U.S. Embassy in Libya announced the participation of a delegation of military officials from across Libya in the African Land Forces Summit, held last week in Zambia.

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The number of representatives at the important summit reached 750 people, representing various countries of the African continent and their international partners.

The U.S. embassy said it supports Libyan efforts toward unifying military institutions.

The summit was co-hosted by the U.S. Army’s Southern European Africa Force and the Zambian Army.
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The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has opened an investigation into the sexual harassment of one of its female employees by Zambia women’s team coach Bruce Mwabe.

The British newspaper “The Guardian” reported that Moabi is accused of deliberately touching the chest of a FIFA worker during last year’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

This is not the first time Mwabe has faced such charges, as FIFA is investigating allegations in August that Mwabe, who is still a Zambian coach and is expected to lead them to this summer’s Olympics, put his hands on a player’s chest after a training session.

The FIFA employee told the Guardian: "I remember he put his hand on my shoulder to say good morning, but he went again and wiped his hand directly from the front, obviously touching my breasts.

"It happened very quickly, I felt it was abnormal, but I also wondered if it was just a mistake as by chance, but then his relationship with me was completely different, so I think he knew what he did was not appropriate," the employee continued.

Allegations have now surfaced that FIFA has also received a formal complaint against the 64-year-old for touching the chest of a New Zealand FIFA worker who was organizing the tournament and wishes to remain anonymous.

She said she did not want to inform the New Zealand police at the time so as not to disrupt Zambia's preparations for the tournament, so she decided not to do so, but informed the secretary general of the Zambian Football Association, Robin Kamanga, to investigate the incident.
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The management of the Libyan national team said that the Zambian Football Association apologized for playing the friendly match that was scheduled with the “Knights of the Mediterranean” on Sunday, at Benina Stadium.

This match was part of the Libyan national team’s preparations for the upcoming match with the Mauritius national team on June 6th of this year in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

Milutan Sredovic, the coach of the Libyan national team, announced last Wednesday the official list of the team, which he chose to enter a closed camp in preparation for the resumption of the qualifying campaign.

The list included 28 players, all of them local players, as the coach decided not to rely on any Libyan professional.
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The Moroccan national team achieved its second consecutive victory in the African qualifiers, defeating its Zambian guest 2-1 in the city of Agadir, as part of the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

The match took place on the field of Adrar Stadium in its third round in the fifth group competitions, and witnessed a noticeable superiority for the hosts, who controlled the course of the match for most of its periods.

During the first half, Hakim Ziyech took advantage of a penalty kick awarded to his colleague Youssef En-Nesyri after he was obstructed inside the penalty area, scoring the first goal in the fifth minute.

Despite Morocco’s attempts to strengthen the score, the goals remained limited until the 67th minute, when Elias Ben Sghir was able to score with a powerful shot, taking advantage of an accurate back pass from Dias.
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