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The serious side of the Buhari clone story
Fitting nicely with a recent report that Africans are exposed to more fake news than the average Western media consumer,…
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30% of trips in Nairobi are made by minibus. Why were they banned?
Commuting to work in Kenya’s bustling capital Nairobi has never been easy. Beginning as early as 5 am, people begin…
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Insult Puts South Africa-Rwanda Relations on Ice
South Africa has summoned the Rwandan envoy in Pretoria after a Rwandan pro-government news site reportedly called a key minister…
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Cape Town’s Inner Ugly
The Democratic Alliance (DA), has governed South Africa’s Western Cape province since 2009 and Cape Town, its largest municipality, since 2006. For the…
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Apartheid Inc, the story of Naspers, Media24 and Channel Life
A NEW global multimedia megacorporation is determining the future of communications on Planet Earth. From cradle to grave, chances are…
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The Mysterious Sale of Warships to an Ex-Nigerian Warlord—And Why the U.K. Let It Happen
Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo, is not a household name, but he was once among the most wanted men…
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Ballooning population fuels nightmare in Africa
By Gwynne Dyer For the first time in six years, there is famine in the world: a real, United Nations-declared…
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