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Uganda's judiciary resists calls to end colonial-era court formalities

Uganda’s judiciary resists calls to end colonial-era court formalities

A growing debate is unfolding within Uganda’s legal community over whether centuries-old colonial traditions still belong in the country’s courtrooms. Lawyers have been pushing to scrap long-standing formalities such as bowing before judges and addressing them as “My Lord” or “My Lady,” arguing that such practices are relics of a bygone era. Judges, however, are […]

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France Completes Diplomatic Withdrawal from Burkina Faso Amid Prolonged Rift

France Completes Diplomatic Withdrawal from Burkina Faso Amid Prolonged Rift

France has completed the withdrawal of its entire diplomatic team from Burkina Faso, the French foreign ministry has confirmed, bringing to a close more than four years of progressively strained relations between Paris and the military-led government in Ouagadougou. The move follows Burkina Faso’s formal decision to break off diplomatic ties with its former colonial

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