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“#Uganda is a simmering pot of contradictions: It’s a country of young people ruled by the old.A country with fantastic natural resources but full of poor people. It’s welcoming to all except those who call it home.” Interesting piece by ⁦@Kalinaki⁩ monitor.co.ug/uganda/oped/co…
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Sierra Leone has become the 5th African country to issue a license to @Starlink, the satellite broadband service from @SpaceX. This is a huge step forward in achieving the goal of universal connectivity across the country & for transforming education. I've been light testing...
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We are looking for a data scientist for a 3mo project in Madagascar who would be a able to train the local staff of a micro finance bank and prepare some data. If you know anyone, please let us know. Thank you!
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Folks, please, even in 2022 you should know what to RT and where cheap propaganda tries to cover up the truth. If in doubt or if you are not fully informed, then please don‘t RT content that can‘t be verified.
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Weeks in the making, today we're excited to launch our latest social purpose initiative, an African Conservation Challenge exploring the use of digital identity to foster authentic, trustworthy, dignified debate around Southern African conservation issues.
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The Kinshasa 🇨🇩 issue is dropping soon - Feb. 2021 DID YOU PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY YET? 👉 offtomag.com/shop 👈 #team243 #Kinlabelle #KinKiese #KinshasaMakambo
Anyone?
Does anyone know what the writers of these books (Yema Lucilda Hunter, Sierra Leone; Muheji Rushedge, Uganda; Hope Dube, Zimbabwe/SA).
THREAD In 2019, #BBCAfricaEye found a series of disturbing videos—many too graphic to share—on social media. They show detainees bound in a particular way. And almost all of them were filmed in Nigeria. This is the story of #tabay…
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.@OfficialWRC & @capitalFM For the love of wildlife and vultures please stop the #KorogaFestival & EA Safari Rally in Hell’s Gate National Park! Thank You. #Kenya @paulaKahumbu @kwsKenya @iucn @unepwcmc
RIP, bro.
Replying to @TEDxEuston
#BinyavangaWainaina remains a reference point in the ongoing journey to reclaim the African narrative by Africans. It was a statement he referred to in his TEDxEuston talk in 2014. We join our voices with the many who mourn the loss of a great African today #RIPBinyavanga
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When powerful African women try to express themselves with evidence based information, some people can’t take it. @africatechie and I have been blocked by Jake Bright. We actually helped him to write his book on AFRICA & lend him our names. Shame #JumiaIsNotAfrican #strongwomen
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Wondering why globally, the top learning centres for "African Studies " are not in Africa🤔🤔🤔? Our narrative will not be given to us on a silver platter...we will have to take it... forcefully if so required.
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We all remember ED & ZANU PF buying all these luxury campaign cars. Come national disaster,they can’t mobilise anything but relies on citizens donations and largely urban opposition strongholds taxpayers money. Nothing from ZANU PF
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When you are fed up with corruption...
There comes a time.............
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Finding out that Uganda’s military intelligence had sent a spy Pamela Komuntale who spied on Bobi right from the US to Entebbe where he was arrested just after getting off the plane. Thanks for sharp eyes, I just posted pic didn’t know she was a spy. #BobiWineReturns
There are 2,144 African languages and almost none are used in university education. Changing that would be a boost for young Africans qz.com/1201975 via @qzafrica
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1/3 It is with deep shock & horror that we learn this morning of the death of long time conservationist, Esmond Bradley Martin, whom police say died in suspicious circumstances st his home in Karen, Nairobi. Esmond led investigations into ivory & rhino horn trafficking
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