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Africa: Nigerian Superheroes Save the World
DW, 21 January 2016
Guardian Prime, Powerboy and Commander Jade are just a few of the African comic book characters defeating evil and saving the city. A Nigerian startup is bringing their stories to… Read more »
This Week in Other News, 15 - 22 January 2016
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" in South Africa and more.
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The lawyer of U.S. artist Yasiin Bey has said his case is "simple, yet complicated," but declined to expand on details, saying they would be revealed when the matter was heard in ... Read more »
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Tanzania: 3D Printer and Drone Made From e-Waste
Innovation in Africa, 1 January 2016
Tanzania's reputation for innovation and start-ups has for too long stood in the shadow of its more PR savvy neighbor Kenya. Buni Hub started in 2011 and has over the last four… Read more »
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A 22-year-old woman from KwaZulu-Natal has been granted the Maidens Bursary Award which aims to encourage young women to stay sexually inactive and focus on their education. Read more »
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Kenya: Boy Dies After Teacher Canes Him for Lateness
Nation, 22 January 2016
A 14-year-old boy died after being caned by a teacher for coming to school late. Read more »
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Nigeria: African Superheroes - 'You Don't Have to Be White to Save the World'
Vanguard, 22 January 2016
In the first issue of "Aje", a Nigerian comic offering a new breed of superheroes strictly from Africa, university student Teni casts a curse on her boyfriend in a rush of jealous… Read more »
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Nigeria: Gameloft Opens Africa Office in Nigeria
CIO, 22 January 2016
Gameloft, a leading digital and social game publisher, continues its strategic expansion into Africa with the announcement of a new trade office in Nigeria. This new addition will… Read more »
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Kenya: Former Street Boy Beats All the Odds and Earns a Degree
Nation, 17 January 2016
Michael Ooko considered it brutality when police officers rounded him up one evening as he planned to snore the night away outside the Ambassadeur Hotel in Nairobi. Read more »
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Herpetologist Johan Marais has said encounters with snakes between January and April are to be expected following the attacks on two dog owners by cobras and the deaths of former ... Read more »
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South Africa: Bare Bums Due to 'Foreign Tendencies' - ANCWL
News24Wire, 20 January 2016
The bare-bottom protest by a group of ANC women in Pretoria this week was due to "foreign tendencies" in the party, the ANC Womens' League (ANCWL) said on Wednesday. "The… Read more »
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Kenya: Villagers Feast On Elephant Electrocuted in North Imenti
Nation, 20 January 2016
Residents of Kithoka Village in North Imenti, Meru County Tuesday had a rare feast of elephant meat after a jumbo was electrocuted when it tried to gain entry into a farm. Read more »
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Uganda: Ivan Byekwaso on Being 'Mr Universe'
Independent (Kampala), 18 January 2016
Ivan Byekwaso is the International Natural Bodybuilding Association (INBA) Natural Universe Bodybuilding Champion aka 'Mr Universe'. He spoke to Agnes E Nantaba about how he… Read more »
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Nigeria: 'Adult Nursing' - Men Who Compete With Babies Over Breast Milk!
Vanguard, 16 January 2016
A couple of years back, when I first learnt of 'adult nursing' I was greatly amused. Was there no depth these men would not sink in their fixation with boobs? Now they'd carried it… Read more »
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Read about 13-year-old Somali inventor Guled Adan Abdi who crafts toys out of discarded objects, the proposed regulation of services like WhatsApp in South Africa, the introduction ... Read more »
