Title image of Kiro'o Games' Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan (top), South African cricketer Kagiso Rabada (bottom-left) and art by Ugandan artist Richard Musinguzi (bottom-right)
This Week in Other News, 22 - 29 January
Read about Kiro'o Games' rise in the African video game market, how South Africa's Kagiso Rabada made cricket history, why Richard Musinguzi is considered the "Walt Disney" of Uganda and more in this round-up.
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Kiro'o Games and its inaugural title Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan are bringing African folklore and culture to the video game industry. Read more »
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Kagiso Rabada has taken 24 wickets in his first six Test match games, on par with his role model Dale Steyn. Read more »
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Uganda: Meet the 'Walt Disney' of Uganda
Monitor, 26 January 2016
He has been nicknamed the Walt Disney of Uganda because his creations surpass curiosity. Read more »
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Kenya: Govt to Spend Sh13 Billion in War Against Hackers
Nation, 28 January 2016
Technology firms and insurers are among those set to benefit as government bolsters its 2016 cyber defence budget by 15 per cent to Sh13 billion underlining the rising threat posed… Read more »
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Africa: Eating Stink Bugs Could Boost Health in Africa
SciDev.Net, 25 January 2016
A new study has identified essential nutrients in an edible insect known as stink bug and suggests it as an alternative food source to help meet the dietary demands of an… Read more »
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Calls for government regulation of over-the-top services like WhatsApp made by Vodacom and MTN have been rejected by Facebook, Google and Microsoft over concerns that it would ... Read more »
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Uganda: Dead Bodies Abandoned at Moroto Hospital
Monitor, 28 January 2016
Moroto Regional Referral Hospital is stuck with unclaimed dead bodies, rotting away due to lack of refrigeration at the facility, after relatives scared of the corpses, fled. Read more »
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Malawi: Bees Attack Worshippers During Prayer for Rain
Malawi News Agency, 27 January 2016
People's desperation for rains reached the climax under Chief Ngabu in Chikwawa on Sunday as 200 people gathered near Matengambiri forest to make sacrifice to Mbona to give them… Read more »
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Paul Kiric was believed to have drowned in a river before his unexpected return shocked the residents of Oleran Chemwokter village in Narok County. Read more »
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Read about the superheroes from Nigerian production house Comic Republic, drones constructed of e-waste in Tanzania, why U.S. artist Yasiin Bey aka Mos Def plans "no more parties" ... Read more »
