East Africa news
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Dec
(Vice) The Year Africa’s Strongmen Embraced the ‘Constitutional Coup’
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Madina Toure
By Kayla Ruble | December 22, 2015 | 12:35 pm
Thirty-six people died in Kinshasa in January during demonstrations sparked by perceiv...
22
Dec
(CNN) Muslims shield Christians when Al-Shabaab attacks bus in Kenya
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By AnnieRose Ramos, CNN
Updated 11:58 AM ET, Tue December 22, 2015 | Video Source: CNN
CNN—M.O. is a tried and terrifying one: L...
15
Dec
(Fortune) How Big Data is Helping Fight AIDS in Africa
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By David Z. Morris | @davidzmorris | DECEMBER 14, 2015, 11:57 AM EST
Sometimes knowing the facts leads to surprising solutions.
H...
15
Dec
(VOA) Exiled Journalist Calls for Isolation of Burundian Government
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By James Butty | December 14, 2015 12:45 AM
The Burundian government is seeking the extradition from Rwanda of four Burundian jour...
15
Dec
(The Conversation) African stories to get and keep kids reading during school holidays
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Holidays are a great occasion for reading, whether kids are doing so alone or a family is sitting down together with a book. But what d...
15
Dec
(The Economist) For most urban Africans, owning anything other than a slum home is out of reach
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LAGOS, the congested commercial capital of Nigeria, has a population variously estimated at anything from 12m-21m. But what is certain ...
15
Dec
(The Conversation) A short guide to some of Africa’s best, and cleanest beaches
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December 13, 2015 11.19pm EST
Africa has some of the best beaches in the world. Tourists will be flocking to them soon as those in t...
14
Dec
(Face2Face Africa) Dozens of Wives Divorced after Zanzibar Elections
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According to civil society organizations and women’s rights groups, nearly 50 women who took part in Zanzibar’s elections have been div...
13
Dec
(Al Jazeera) Many injured in grenade attack on Ethiopian mosque
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An unidentified attacker has reportedly thrown a hand grenade into the largest mosque in Ethiopia's capital, injuring at least 16 peopl...
09
Dec
(Global Risk Insights) Africa seeks more equitable deal at UN Climate Summit
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By Andrew Manners, December 8, 2015
Despite contributing only a fraction of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, Africa is being hi...