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Long Walk to Freedom sequel to be published next year
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Politics and Society Long Walk to Freedom sequel to be published next year

By Silvia Mwendia on March 25, 2015

A yet-to-be-named sequel to Nelson Mandela’s autobiography, Long Walk To Freedom, is to be published in 2016 by Pan Macmillan publishers

Young Africans decry continent’s longest serving leaders
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Politics and Society Young Africans decry continent’s longest serving leaders

By Silvia Mwendia on March 18, 2015

A video made by a group of African youths is calling on the continent’s longest serving presidents to step aside and make room for democracy

UN finds evidence of human rights violations in Eritrea
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Politics and Society UN finds evidence of human rights violations in Eritrea

By Silvia Mwendia on March 18, 2015

A Ghanaian Associate Professor who was on the commission of inquiry spoke about worrying human rights violations in Eritrea, including unlawful detentions and sexual abuse

Female genital mutilation of Somali diaspora in Kenya on the rise
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Politics and Society Female genital mutilation of Somali diaspora in Kenya on the rise

By Silvia Mwendia on March 11, 2015

More and more Somalis living abroad are bringing their daughters to Kenya to have them undergo female genital mutilation despite the illegality of the practice in Kenya and their host nations

10 Year-old Nigerian child accepted in British university
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Africans rising 10 Year-old Nigerian child accepted in British university

By Silvia Mwendia on February 27, 2015

A 10 year old Nigerian girl has been accepted in a UK university to study for a maths degree

Ugandan student commits suicide after failing exams
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Politics and Society Ugandan student commits suicide after failing exams

By Silvia Mwendia on February 10, 2015

A student in Northern Uganda hanged herself over the weekend after failing her national secondary examinations for a fourth time

Ugandan President coerces voters into supporting his candidate
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Politics and Society Ugandan President coerces voters into supporting his candidate

By Silvia Mwendia on January 24, 2015

President Yoweri Museveni recently cautioned Buteba residents to vote for his candidate of choice at a local by-election

Ethiopian coffee ranked among the world’s best
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Politics and Society Ethiopian coffee ranked among the world’s best

By Silvia Mwendia on January 23, 2015

Coffee in Ethiopia has been classified high up in the echelons of the world’s best coffee and the East African country’s climatic conditions has something to do with it.

UK visa rejection for Zimbabweans attending grandchild’s funeral
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Politics and Society UK visa rejection for Zimbabweans attending grandchild’s funeral

By Silvia Mwendia on January 22, 2015

The UK Home Office denied two Zimbabwean grandparents and an aunt visas to attend their five-year old’s funeral, on the suspicion that they might abscond

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