Kenya’s government has ordered cryptocurrency company Worldcoin to stop signing up new users, due to privacy concerns over the company’s eyeball scanning technology. We look at some of the concerns around digital identities.What's behind the spate of Quran burnings in Sweden and Denmark?South Africa's Banyana Banyana reach the knockout stage of the Women's World Cup for the first time with a stoppage-time goal.
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Two essential stories to round off your working day. Explaining the big topics and news from Africa, the people behind them, plus an African perspective on global stories. Hosted by Nkechi Ogbonna. Five days a week, ready by late afternoon, Monday to Friday.
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Folge vom 03.08.2023Kenya: Privacy concerns over eyeball scanning
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Folge vom 02.08.2023How Niger’s coup affects the SahelNiger’s military rulers reopen the borders, as Mali and Burkina Faso warn ECOWAS not to use military force to reinstate deposed president Mohamed Bazoum.Plus, following the jailing of its leader Ousmane Sonko, Senegalese authorities dissolve the country’s largest opposition party Pastef.And we take you to the exhibition showcasing Nigerian artists in a part of South London famous for its connection to the diaspora.
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Folge vom 01.08.2023Mauritius makes progress against smokingMauritius, Morocco and Madagascar are leading African countries in making inroads in the fight against smoking, which claims over 8 million lives annually around the world.What's behind the staying power of South Africa's second largest opposition party the EFF and its leader Julius Malema?And Nigeria makes it into the Women's World Cup knockout phase
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Folge vom 31.07.2023ECOWAS threatens action over Niger coupWest African regional body ECOWAS has threatened a military response to the coup in Niger, if deposed president Mohamed Bazoum is not reinstated within a week.Plus, we look at the impact of Kenya suspending the reopening of its border with Somalia after 11 years of closure, due to attacks by al-Shabab militants. And we look at the impact of South Africa adopting sign language as the country’s twelfth official language.