[wanabidii] 'Most-followed' Africans on Twitter: Presidents don't rule here, its musicians, comedians, models and sports stars (M&G Africa)

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28 Jan 2015

'Most-followed' Africans on Twitter: Presidents don't rule here, its musicians, comedians, models and sports stars   Twitter mirrors a very diverse Africa. Egypt is very serious on it, and in the rest of Africa the stars are not what you would ordinarily expect.

Record number of African firms join the queues to the stock exchanges: 2015 already 'a bumper' year   New data shows public listings by Africa-domiciled firms will be at their highest ever, with the numbers expected to swell during the year.

Uganda sued in landmark 'brain drain' case over plans to export medical workers   The case could settle an issue that has afflicted Africa for ages, as revealed by the recent Ebola outbreak.

As another terrorist kingpin killed in Africa; Boko Haram leader has a lot to thank the US for   Mixed message from Washington gets in the way of ending extremist's five year reign of terror

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