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  Why it has taken Uganda so long to embrace Swahili

  Quartz - Edna Namara

  There is an old east African joke that Kiswahili was born in Zanzibar, grew up in mainland Tanzania, fell sick in Kenya, died in Uganda, and was buried in Democratic Republic of Congo. The joke’s origin is unknown, but whoever came up with it chose to kill Kiswahili, the language of the Swahili …

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  Restrictive abortion laws put Nigerian women in danger

  theconversation.com - Friday Okonofua

  The word “abortion” is used to describe two types of pregnancies that end before 20 weeks, which is now regarded as the age of viability of a …

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  CORONAVIRUS: Ramaphosa calls on global agencies to help boost Covid vaccine manufacturing in Africa

  dailymaverick.co.za - Tamsin Metelerkamp

  If the capabilities for vaccine manufacturing in Africa are to be retained, there is a need for multilateral agencies and philanthropic organisations …

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  Russia Plans Logistics Hub For Eritrea – OpEd

  eurasiareview.com - Kester Kenn Klomegah

  Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has reaffirmed Russia's strategic interest to make coordinated efforts aim at building logistics hub along the …

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  Somalia: Police in Mogadishu Announce Lockdown Ahead of Presidential Poll

  allafrica.com - By Ahmed Mohamed

  Somalia's police force says it will impose a lockdown in the capital beginning late Saturday to maintain security for the Sunday presidential …

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  Cameroon: Africa’s Unseen Crisis – Analysis

  eurasiareview.com - Published by the Foreign Policy Research Institute

  (FPRI) -- In terms of international attention, not all conflicts are equal. Some, like Russia’s war against Ukraine, receive the lion’s share of …