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‘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 to the tweets of support or derision that most politicians on social media have become accustomed to, Nyanjura also receives tweets of misogynistic mockery. “First get married then contest on the presidential seat, (because) you

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 a legal requirement in Malawi, an unwritten policy enforced across government schools meant his son was being denied admission because of his hair. Nansolo’s could not pay for private education for his son Ishmael from

As the West surges toward electric cars, here’s where the unwanted gas guzzlers go | CNN

Cotonou, Benin CNN — Standing on the stony ground in the bustling Fifa Park car lot, Rokeeb Yaya is haggling over the price of a dark red car. It is one of a couple hundred vehicles, parked in long lines stretching out across the vast lot – some shiny and new-looking, others dented and dusty.

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% of vaccines produced globally, but import nearly 99% of their supply, according to the African Union Development Agency. For packaged medicines, only 36% of demand is produced locally, and just 3% is supplied by regional

Six more bodies recovered after hippo capsized boat in Malawi | CNN

CNN — Rescuers have recovered six more bodies from a river in southern Malawi days after a boat carrying about 37 people was capsized by a hippo on Monday. Police spokesperson Agnes Zalakoma said the bodies were recovered Wednesday from the Shire River in Malawi’s Nsanje district, bringing the death toll to seven. Thirteen people

Toddler dead, 23 others missing as hippo capsizes boat in Malawi | CNN

CNN — A toddler has died after a boat ferrying more than 30 villagers across the Shire River in Malawi’s Nsanje district was attacked by a hippo, causing it to overturn, authorities said. A police spokesperson, Agnes Zalakoma, said the incident happened early Monday and 23 of the boat’s 37 passengers were missing and feared

Four killed after US convoy attacked in Nigeria | CNN

CNN — A United States convoy was attacked in Nigeria on Tuesday killing four people, including two personnel from the US consulate and two police officers, and kidnapping three others, according to local police and US officials. The attack took place in the southeastern Anambra state, with Anambra Police Command telling CNN that the attackers

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 nation’s 2023 election cycle, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday. “These individuals have been involved in intimidation of voters through threats and physical violence, the manipulation of vote results, and other activity

Ten lions killed in Kenya as conflict between humans and wild animals worsens | CNN

CNN — Ten lions have been killed in southern Kenya this past week, including six on Saturday alone, as human-wildlife conflict escalates in the region, according to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). This is “an unusually large number of lions to be killed at one go,” a spokesperson for the KWS told CNN on Sunday.

Former Sudanese minister Ahmed Haroun wanted on war crimes charges freed from Khartoum prison | CNN

CNN — A once powerful member of the former Sudanese government wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes and crimes against humanity has been freed from prison in the capital Khartoum. Ahmed Haroun was the head of the ruling National Congress Party and among dozens of Sudanese officials who were arrested in

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‘People find us easy targets’: Women politicians face a torrent of online abuse but say they won’t stop their work

Their son was banned from school for 3 years because of his dreadlocks | CNN

As the West surges toward electric cars, here’s where the unwanted gas guzzlers go | CNN

Africa may need its own central medicines agency, says Aspen Pharmacare CEO | CNN Business

Six more bodies recovered after hippo capsized boat in Malawi | CNN

Toddler dead, 23 others missing as hippo capsizes boat in Malawi | CNN

Four killed after US convoy attacked in Nigeria | CNN

US imposes visa bans on Nigerians who disrupted elections | CNN

Ten lions killed in Kenya as conflict between humans and wild animals worsens | CNN

Former Sudanese minister Ahmed Haroun wanted on war crimes charges freed from Khartoum prison | CNN