Rwanda 🇷🇼 is set to open its first smartphone factory, making it the first in Africa to locally-manufacture phones that will meet the demand of the African market. The announcement was made by Paula Ingabire, Rwanda’s Minister for Information and Communications Technology 👏🏾
@Allehone @AU_KwesiQuartey This is good news. It further shows how flexibility mechanism can assist in pushing regional integration ideas. Here's something I once wrote about flexibility: https://t.co/UoUyknYjeY
“There was something intoxicating about walking into the bookstore at the end of the day and just choosing which world I would like to lose myself in.” https://t.co/vEnOZipk2I
Former Kenyan Prime Minister and Presidential Candidate, Ralia Odinga made this joke about corruption using Nigeria as an example at an anti-corruption summit in Kenya.
Though the number of violent events involving #AlShabaab has fallen, the drop isn't evenly correlated to a decline in reported fatalities: the average number of fatalities linked to Al Shabaab activity rose from nearly 2 in Jan 2018 to over 4 in Jan 2019.
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In a new documentary, a former South African militia member claims his group used phony vaccinations to spread HIV among black people there. But "the probability that they were able to do this is close to zero," says one AIDS researcher. https://t.co/7Gb75v6jbP
Algeria and the American Black Panther Party:
In the 1970s, Algiers served as refuge to African Americans who confronted US racism with force and had to flee the country. By Lina Benabdallah. https://t.co/kzeEYf86Q5
@Jay_Naidoo I don't mean this lightly but fetching !Gubi from Gobabis with Bra @PopsMohamed was one of the greatest experiences of my life. What a privilege it was to sit at his feet for a couple of days. I'd like to thank you and your family for how you have served this great man.