[allAfrica] The pain and anger of more than a million people who tweeted #MeToo in the last week has crowded social media with personal stories of sexual harassment or assault. This virtual march of solidarity marks both the urgency of finding a shared voice and the hidden scale of assault that did not previously have a register
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Nigeria:Zuma Charges African Leaders on Education
[Guardian] Owerri -South African President, Jacob Zuma, has urged African leaders to invest more in the education African children, saying that that is the surest path to empowering them.
Nigeria: Govt Denies Infecting Bayelsa With Monkeypox Virus
[This Day] Yenagoa -The federal government yesterday described as fake and sinister a report that the outbreak of Monkey Pox in Bayelsa State resulted from a free medical care exercise it is allegedly administered in some parts of the Niger Delta.
Nigeria: News of President Buhari’s Trip to U.S. ‘Fake’
[Premium Times] The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has urged Nigerians to disregard the fake news being circulated via a parody Twitter account and an old NTA news video that President Muhammadu Buhari is travelling or has travelled to the U.S.
South Africa: Did Police Flee From Prophet Bushiri’s Bodyguards?
[Nyasa Times] South Africa-based Malawian prophet Shepherd Bushiri of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) has rejected published reports that his security detail had a a three-hour standoff with that country’s police when they wanted to obtain a statement from him which ended with the officers fleeing.
Malawi: Could Morning Drinking Be Banned?
[Malawi News Agency] Rumphi -Senior Chief Mwankhunikira of Rumphi District has asked government to ban taking of beer and other alcoholic substances during morning hours saying the practice has negative impact on productivity.
Malawi: President Rules Out Lifting Maize Export Ban
[Nyasa Times] President Peter Mutharika has said the government is under pressure to export maize but has put his foot down, saying his administration would neither lift the maize export ban.
Malawi: President Fires Civic Education Minister Kaliati
[Nyasa Times] President Peter Mutharika has fired Minister of Civic Education, Culture and Community Development Patricia Kaliati.
Zimbabwe: High Court Outlaws Child-Beating
[The Herald] The High Court has issued a landmark ruling outlawing the beating of children at school and in homes.
Africa: Fespaco 2017 to Focus On Training, Audio-Visuals
[East African] The 25th edition of the Pan-African Film and TV Festival of Ouagadougou (Fespaco) will be held from February 25-March 4, under the theme “Training, Cinema and Audio-Visual Trades.”