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Guinea: Anti-Conde protests return to the streets| #54DegreesAcrossAfrica

Protesters and security forces clashed after anti-government protests resumed in Conakry, leading to injuries. They are protesting against the unconstitutional attempts of President Alpha Conde to contest for another election term. The resumption on Monday July 20 follows a three-month...

#TFAAspotlight: What we know about Segawa Patrick, the Ugandan Reproductive Health Advocate

Segawa Patrick is a sexual and reproductive health and rights advocate and an energetic and proactive and self-motivated public health practitioner with a passion for social entrepreneurship and ICT for health. What else? Segawa has over eight years’ experience...

#COVID-19: This African proverb says a lot about Africa’s response

Quartz Africa recently published an article that said: The first reason South Africa has been unable to stem the tide of infections is its strategy always assumed a severe epidemic was inevitable. It is hard to fight anything if...

Zimbabwe investigative journalist arrested | #54DegreesAcrossAfrica

Police in Zimbabwe have confirmed the arrest of the two men – Hopewell Chin’ono and Jacob Ngarivhume stating that the arrest was “in connection with allegations of contravening Section 187 (1) (a) as read with Section 37 (1) (a)...

#TFAAspotlight: Meet Anoziva Marindire, the Zimbabwean activist supporting girls and women

Anoziva Ishe Marindire is communication strategist with ten years’ experience in the non-profit sector. She is the program director for Girls Speak Out - a media, advocacy, and literacy training program for girls living in Zimbabwe’s low income, high-density...

30 South African singers launch #BecauseWeAre campaign | #54DegreesAcrossAfrica

30 Top South African musicians, including Vusi Mahlasela, Amanda Black, Arno Carstens, J’Something, Yvonne Chaka-Chaka, Karen Zoid, Majozi, Ready D, Khuli Chana, Zolani Mahola and more, under the banner of the Mzansi All-Stars, have joined forces to release a campaign song titled #BecauseWeAre, which aims to encourage...

An all female ranger team in Kenya tasked with preserving wildlife + Other best reads of the week

Team Lioness would have sounded laughable a couple of years ago. But today, a group known as Team Lioness is an all female wildlife conservative team. Their primary duty is to protect wildlife from poachers and other threats to...

#TFAAspotlight: Kennedy Odede’s story exemplifies the rise of social justice in Africa

Kennedy Odede is a social entrepreneur, a New York Times best-selling author, and co-founder and CEO of Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO), a grassroots movement that catalyzes large-scale transformation in urban slums by providing critical services for all, community...

Is the #MalemaReturnsToANC trend really fake news?

It's Friday and having some drama emerge from anywhere is not so bad after all. I mean, Thank God It's Friday - controversy will not do any harm. South Africans woke up to a rather bizarre trend today -...

South Africa doubles down on potentially dangerous transit strategy | #54DegreesAcrossAfrica

South Africa’s Transport Minister, Fikile Mbalula has defended the decision by the government to permit the aviation and taxi industries to load passengers at 100% capacity despite the massive surge in COVID-19 infections.  During a media briefing Thursday, to give an update...
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Zuma: Supporters demand release, Ethiopia: Abiy wins delayed election | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

These are the top stories from across Africa: Zuma: Supporters demand release Supporters of former South African president Jacob Zuma, have led...
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