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The Republic of Benin, a French-speaking West African country, has introduced a tariff on social media use. The government recently passed a directive that will tax its citizens on the use of Internet and social media applications. The directive followed …
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A young Nigerian, credited for building the world’s first gaming robot, has just become the highest paid in the field of Robotic engineering.
Silas Adekunle achieved this feat after signing a new deal with the world’s reputable software manufacturer, Apple …
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Safety and security – especially relating to women and children – as well as strong ownership rights are among the top factors needed to encourage growth in wealth in African countries, according to the Africa 2018 Wealth Report produced by …
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The co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) – Nigeria’s foremost tech incubator – Bosun Tijani, has said that in order for the paucity of tech talents in Nigeria to be bridged, the fundamental things need to be …
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South Africa’s highest court has legalised the private use of marijuana, upholding a lower court’s ruling that found …
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It took several years of negotiations for fastjet, a low-cost private airline based in Tanzania, to get the traffic rights to fly between Harare and Bulawayo this July. The flying distance between these two major cities in Zimbabwe is …
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Government of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has jailed a newspaper editor who exposed corruption in the country’s Ministry of Sports.
Tharcisse Zongia, editor-in-chief of the satirical weekly newspaper, Grognon, was sentenced in absentia to one year in jail …
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The recognition of this social paradox is universally important, that is, religion and politics are separate entities.
Religion is led by faith, not by logic. However, the underlying principle that gives rise to the network of the two entities is …
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I ponder over some developments in Ghana – my dear country. I am worried about the intended national cathedral. But, this is a project that most clergy seem not to have a problem with.
The Bible admonishes that one must …
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“Non-democratic countries with poor human rights records maintain power by tightly controlling information, limiting people’s ability to share opinions, organize and create democratic alternatives.”- Anonymous
Internet freedom is a broad term encompassing several related concepts regarding use of …
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