‘People find us easy targets’: Women politicians face a torrent of online abuse but say they won’t stop their work
But with this presence online, Nyanjura says she faces the now-standard challenges of being a woman in politics: in addition
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Africa
Their son was banned from school for 3 years because of his dreadlocks | CNN
CNN — For years, Alli Nansolo grappled with whether to cut his son’s dreadlocks or not. Although it is not
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Africa may need its own central medicines agency, says Aspen Pharmacare CEO | CNN Business
London CNN — When Africa needs medicines, all too often the continent must look abroad. African nations consume about 25%
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Almost 250,000 flee floods in Somali city that ‘became like an ocean’ | CNN
CNN — Floods have caused almost a quarter of a million people to flee their homes after the Shabelle river
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Nigerian chef Hilda Bassey cooks for 100 hours in world record attempt | CNN
CNN — Nigerian chef Hilda Effiong Bassey has become a national sensation after cooking nonstop for 100 hours, in an
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US imposes visa bans on Nigerians who disrupted elections | CNN
Reuters — The United States has imposed entry restrictions on more Nigerians for undermining the democratic process during the African
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South Africa loaded arms onto sanctioned Russian vessel, US ambassador tells local media | CNN
Johannesburg, South Africa CNN — The US ambassador to South Africa on Thursday accused the South African government of delivering
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For years, a UK mining giant was untouchable in Zambia for pollution until a former miner’s son took them on | CNN
CNN — For years, the people in the villages around Chingola in Zambia endured frequent health challenges and dead fish
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WHO warns of ‘biological risk’ after Sudan fighters seize lab, as violence mars US-brokered ceasefire | CNN
CNN — The World Health Organization warned Tuesday of a “huge biological risk” after Sudanese fighters seized the National Public
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‘Weak and traumatized’ survivors found as 89 bodies recovered in Kenya starvation cult case | CNN
CNN — Police have now recovered 89 bodies from mass graves in a forest in eastern Kenya, believed to be
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