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2021-05-11 14:51:05 Zimbabwe: Govt Keeping Covid-19 Data Away From Media - Research
‍[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwean journalists have accused government of being too secretive with crucial information on Covid-19 in the country.
This is contained in a report by the Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ) following some research on the situation.
The research by Dr. Lyton Ncube of Midlands State University (MSU) and journalist Mlondolozi Ndlovu explored experiences of media practitioners during the pandemic in accessing information, effectiveness of government communication and implications of its Statutory
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2021-05-11 14:36:06 Nigerian Hip-Hop Lyrics Put Cybercrime in a Good Light
‍[The Conversation Africa] Along with its many benefits, the internet has brought the world a new risk - cybercrime. Cybercrimes are offences that intentionally harm victims in various ways using telecommunications networks. One report estimates the global annual cost of cybercrime would reach US$6 trillion at the end of 2021.
It's a major problem in Nigeria too. About N127 billion or US$649 million is lost annually to internet fraud, representing 0.08% of the country's gross domestic product. This makes cybercrime a threat to forei
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2021-05-11 14:27:11 Uganda Can Only Progress Without Museveni - Bobi Wine
‍[Monitor] On May 12, Mr Museveni will be sworn-in as the President of Uganda for his sixth elective term in office. Derrick Wandera caught up with NUP's Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, about the post-election period, the speakership race, and his stake on another Museveni era.
You recently said you took part of the government in the elections. Does that mean you have finally conceded defeat?
No. We were not defeated, we won this election, but not everything we won was given to us. For example, I won the President
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2021-05-11 13:12:08 East Africa: Samia's Recent Visit to Kenya Healthy for Regional Growth
‍[Daily News] EAST African partner states have been in constant effort to create an enabling environment for the private sector growth that would ultimately enhance its contribution to economic development.
For example, while in Kenya for a State visit last week, President Samia Suluhu Hassan and her host President Uhuru Kenya pledged to take some measures intended to remove trade barriers between the two countries meant to spur private sector growth.
The move made by the two Heads of State opened a fresh chapter for at
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2021-05-11 12:27:04 Africa: Free Up 'Bottlenecks' Stifling Continent's Agri-Food Sector, Urges FAO Chief
‍[UN News] The UN agriculture chief warned on Monday that severe underfunding of Africa's agri-food sector has boosted food insecurity and was hampering the future development of countries across the continent.
"Let's unblock the bottlenecks that are holding back potential by increasing coordination and upskilling human capacity in African nations", urged QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Speaking at the launch of FAO's latest report, Public Expenditure on Food and Agricultur
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2021-05-11 12:24:05 Kenya: Ghosts of Solai Dam Tragedy Haunt Victims Three Years Later
‍[Nation] At the Solai -Nyakinyua trading center in Subukia sub-county, life appears to be normal as residents are engaged in a bee hive of activities under the sun in a bid to achieve their different goals.
Boda boda operators are busy ferrying passengers to different destinations, traders are attending to customers while numerous vehicles are seen cruising the newly tarmacked Bahati-Solai - Subukia road.
Just like any other trading center, men and women both young and old are focused on meeting their own objective
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2021-05-11 12:21:05 Kenya: Revealed - Killer Police Squad Has Blessings of Top Bosses
‍[Nation] Years back, the Kwekwe or Eagle police squad evoked fear among members of the Mungiki sect and other suspects of crime. There was no doubt about it; if you were in the police squad's list, you would surely be eliminated.
The dreaded squad was implicated in enforced disappearance and extrajudicial execution of civilians, human rights crusaders and even fellow police officers.
And then in a twist, all the officers who were in the squad died under mysterious circumstances. Some just disappeared.
The squad con
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2021-05-11 12:03:07 Kenya-Ethiopia Peace Meeting Stalls Due to Heavy Rains
‍[Nation] The planned security meeting between Kenya and Ethiopia over the fast-deteriorating relationship between Garre and Degodia clans in Mandera has been postponed.
The meeting was scheduled for Sunday before being moved to Monday but the Ethiopian delegation sent a message that heavy downpour on their side had hampered movement.
"We have not been able to hold a security meeting with our Ethiopian counterparts due to heavy rains on their side that has rendered roads impassable," Mandera County Commissioner Ones
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2021-05-11 11:45:06 Africa: Use Teachers To Help Africa's Young People With Their Mental Health
‍[allAfrica] Even before the pandemic, one in five African teenagers had thought about suicide, according to a study released last year. And this was the highest such prevalence in the world. A separate study from 2019 reported that 12 % - one in ten - Nigerian adolescent s had attempted to kill themselves.
Teenage years are critical formative years in the life of any human being. It is a fundamental phase for developing
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2021-05-11 11:39:17 West Africa: Lead Found in Rural Drinking Water Supplies in West Africa
‍[University of Leeds] Scientists are warning that drinking water supplies in parts of rural West Africa are being contaminated b y lead- containing  mater ials used  in  small community water systems such as boreholes with handpumps and public taps.
They  analysed   scrapings taken from the plumbing of 61 community water supply systems in Ghana, Mali, and Niger. Eighty percent of the tested systems had at least one component that contained le ad  in excess of international guidance.

Lead
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