Cell Phones in Africa

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In a few short years, the proliferation of mobile phone networks has transformed

communications in sub-Saharan Africa. It has also allowed Africans to skip the landline stage of development and jump right to the digital age.

Cell phones are pervasive in the region. In 2002, roughly one-in-ten owned a mobile phone in

Tanzania Plan to Hire Science, Math Teachers Flops

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The government has failed to get new teachers for science and maths subjects and lab technicians for the second time now to complement the number of employees required through an employment permit issued in

Tanzania: Why 2017/18 Fiscal Year Will Be Tough for TRA

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The Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) will be under intense pressure in the current financial year as it seeks to collect an amplified amount in tax revenue against a backdrop of missed targets in 2016/17.

Eid al-Fitr: Saudi Arabia declares Sunday first day

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Eid al-Fitr, which means 'festival of breaking the fast', marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan.

man chopping off his own toe and eating it AR

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It seems the popular ‘SAW’ movies are being emulated in real life in the English town of Sheffield.

Sheffield city witnessed a man being rushed to hospital Sunday morning after he cut off his toe with a bolt cutter and ate it.

oil tanker cause deadly fire in Central Pakistan

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More than 120 people have been reported to have died following a fire that broke out on Sunday morning at accident scene where an oil tanker overturned in Central Pakistan injuring several others.

What next for Tanzanian girls after the Magufuli ban?

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There are things you do not expect to hear from an educated person and especially if that educated person is also a president. Dr. John Magufuli, recently, shocked the world with what could be termed as one of the most retrogressive and reckless statements to have ever come from a president in this century.

While addressing the public he said that as long as he is the president, girls would not be allowed back to school if they became pregnant and gave birth.