Tanzania blocks X over pornographic content
Tanzania’s Minister of Information Jerry Silaa told a local TV station this “contradicts our regulations”.
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Kenya’s Ngugi wa Thiong’o, champion of African expression
Widely regarded as east Africa’s most influential writer, Ngugi sought to forge a body of literature reflecting the land and people from which he came, and not follow in the footsteps of Western tradition.
East Timor Deports Ex-Philippine Lawmaker Wanted in 2023 Killings
Government television aired footage of a handcuffed Teves being escorted from a Philippine Air Force plane in the southern city of Davao, where the network said the aircraft would refuel before proceeding to Manila.
Telegram to Get $300 MN in Partnership with Musk’s xAI
The terms of the deal may appear unbalanced, but the transaction allows xAI, which in late March acquired Musk’s X platform, to have access to Telegram’s customers, which Durov estimated has more than one billion users.
Elon Musk to Exit US Gov’t Role After Rare Break with Trump
The South African-born tech tycoon had said Trump’s bill would increase the deficit and undermine the work of Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which has fired tens of thousands of people.
Kenya’s Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Champion of African Expression
Widely regarded as east Africa’s most influential writer, Ngugi sought to forge a body of literature reflecting the land and people from which he came, and not follow in the footsteps of Western tradition.
Nigerian TikTok Celebrity Jailed for ‘Spraying’ Cash
Murja Kunya, a TikToker from northern Nigerian city of Kano with more than a million followers was sentenced by a federal high court in the city after pleading guilty to the offence, court documents show.
Amnesty Says over 10,000 Killed in Two Years in North, Central Nigeria
In a report, the global rights group blamed the government of President Bola Tinubu for failure to protect people in swaths of the country hit by raids by jihadists, and criminal gangs known as “bandits” who attack villages, killing and kidnapping residents.
Africa Elects Its Next ‘Super Banker’
The race to become Africa’s next “super banker” ends on Thursday, with five candidates, including one woman, vying to succeed Nigeria’s Akinwumi Adesina as head of the African Development Bank in a contest that appears too close to call.
South African Woman Gets Life Term For Selling 6-year-old Daughter
Joshlin Smith went missing in February last year from her home in Saldanha Bay, a fishing town 135 kilometres (85 miles) north of Cape Town, and has never been found.
