Because of their appearance, people with albinism in Tanzania are often socially excluded and frequently (and sometimes violently) discriminated against.
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The award-winning documentary – now on in South Africa – follows opposition leader Nelson Chamisa. But it spends too much time in meetings instead of giving insight into the bigger picture.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Nigerian National Commission for Museums and Monuments Announce the Return of Three Works of Art to the Nigerian National Collections.
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Southern African countries have been slow in embracing solar energy but this is changing.
Politics and Society Twitter ban will harm Nigeria as a technology investment destination
Nigeria risks losing its recent status as Africa’s most attractive tech hub following its decision to suspend Twitter’s operations.
Politics and Society It’s apartheid, say Israeli ambassadors to South Africa
“It is clearer than ever that the occupation is not temporary, and there is not the political will in the Israeli government to bring about its end.”
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The French-Senegalese author’s novel At Night All Blood is Black is a harrowing and politically profound story of a Senegalese soldier fighting for the French in the first World War.
Lifestyle Obituary: TB Joshua, Nigeria’s controversial Pentecostal titan
Ongoing support for TB Joshua and his ministry can be explained by understanding the theological tradition in which he operated.
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President Muhammadu Buhari’s Twitter shutdown will be hard to enforce and could have dire consequences for Nigeria’s fragile democratic institutions and economy.