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Malawi bishops slam president Chakwera


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Catholic bishops in Malawi have slammed what they describe as "political bickering" in the government led by President Lazarus Chakwera. In a pastoral letter, signed by seven bishops and read out Sunday in celebration of Lent, the…

Senegalese artists find ‘freedom’ in slam poetry


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Dilaminou Theila, says we find freedom in slam poetry, strides confidently onstage in a working-class neighbourhood in Senegal's seaside capital Dakar to recite free-form verses about love. "Like the prodigal son/I set out to discover…

US ends sanction against Burundi as activists slam decision


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Exiled Burundian lawyer Armel Niyongere, an opposition figure, on has called on the international community and France not to resume cooperation with Burundi, where he said human rights are not respected. "Since Evariste Ndayishimiye,…

Congolese Young women take on slam


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These young people have gathered in the collective "Goma Slam Session", met for 4 days at the French Institute of Goma to learn writing techniques and public speaking. Through this "slam au FĂ©minin" initiative, the collective wants to…