kenya
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Drought Is Killing Zebras, Elephants, and Wildebeest in East Africa
More than one thousand of some of Kenya’s most endangered animals have died this year because of a devastating drought gripping the region.
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Facebook Approved Pro-Genocide Ads in Kenya After Claiming to Foster ‘Safe and Secure’ Elections
Kenya’s national cohesion watchdog threatened to suspend Facebook from the country Friday if it doesn’t mitigate hate speech ahead of the country’s general elections next month. The regulator has given the company one week to remediate the problem, which included Facebook’s approval of ads advocating for ethnic cleansing. Human rights organisations and the Facebook whistleblower…
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Kenya Torched 5 Per Cent Of The World’s Stockpiled Ivory
Over the weekend, Kenya set ablaze 105 tonnes of stockpiled ivory in a measure designed to discourage the poaching of elephants and rhinoceros in the country. The blaze was the biggest of its kind in history.
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Facebook And Google Are Locking In African Customers With Freebie Deals
Facebook and Google have grand plans to bring the internet to developing nations, paying Lisa Rinna-sized lip service to altruistic visions of global connectivity. But let’s always remember that these US tech giants are also gunning for new customers and the lucrative data that comes with them.