Stories about Sub-Saharan Africa from February, 2017
South Africans Share Funny Things They Believed While Growing Up
"If someone jumps a leg over you, you won't grow tall unless they unjump you"
Kenyans Get an Early Start on Their Summer Election Season
Kenyans don't go to the polls until Aug. 8, but election fever is already gripping the country. On Twitter, one trending hashtag is #NotWithMyVote.
You Can Now Nominate Candidates for the 2017 Kenya Blog Awards
The Kenyan Blog Awards is now taking submissions for this year's ceremony. The call for nominations runs until March 10. Bloggers and fans can submit nominations in several different categories.
New Clashes Over Immigrants Sweep South Africa
South Africa is currently in the midst of another wave of attacks against African immigrants, with crowds shouting xenophobic slogans and looting and burning down businesses and homes.
Erdogan's Purges Arrive in Angola
Critics say Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has engineered a police crackdown in Angola on an international private school.
A Dozen or More Things Tropical Cyclone Dineo Should Have Taken Away From South Africa
"#ThingsDineoShouldTakeWithHer...Corrupt politicians, sure we'll lose 10% of our population but it'll be worth it."
Netizen Report: In Kenya and Mexico, Citizens Suspect State Manipulation on Twitter
As social manipulation abounds on Twitter, Venezuela blocks more news websites, and Facebook heads to France to fight fake news.
Kenyan President's #DabChallenge Backfires After Critics Create #DabOfShame
"Kenyans are suffering with this drought and all we are asked to do is dab #DabOfShame"
Kenyan Government Allegedly Pays Social Media Influencers to Promote “GreedyDoctors” Hashtag
As allegations of social media manipulation surfaced, seven Kenyan Doctor’s Union officials were jailed for failing to call off an ongoing strike.
Netizen Report: Internet Shutdowns Return to Iraq, Persist in Cameroon
Cameroon's Internet regional shutdown enters its third week, Ukraine prosecutes two men for "separatist" speech on Vkontakte and Algerian lawyers are told to stop using social media.
Soldiers Outnumber Residents in Angola’s Oil-Rich Cabinda, Says Activist Marcos Mavungo
"The crisis is so big, hunger is so bad, illness is so bad that people die like chickens."
As Burundi's Political Crisis Simmers, Critics Are Silenced
Many reporters and activists have fled the country, and some are even missing.
Kenya’s First Lady Tangled up in Healthcare Scandal
"#BeyondZero would be trying to raise the same resources that Drs went on strike for lack of? Counterintuitive and illogical much?"
For Nearly Two Months Now, Kenya's Doctors Have Been on Strike
"51 days in! How did we let it reach this point!? We deserve and demand better healthcare! That's just it!"
Nigerian ‘Cultural Evangelist’ Promotes African Languages with Apps and Digital Storytelling
"Technology offers the best form of creative approach to preserving native languages. It aids the process of documentation, collaboration between language experts, offers a wide array of distribution medium etc."
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