[wanabidii] Experts say Congo troops, not rebels, killed Tanzanian peacekeepers in DRC. UN launches probe (M&G Africa)

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Experts say Congo troops, not rebels, killed Tanzanian peacekeepers in DRC. UN launches probe   The Tanzanians were meeting Uganda's Allied Democratic Front militants who are based in eastern DR Congo

Frank stories from the African tech graveyard: Lessons on failure from Nairobi's innovation leaders   "One a scale of one to ten for innovation, I would give us a two," said Safaricom CEO Collymore, much to the surprise of the audience

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Tough love: here are 5 reasons why the world gets away with treating Africa very badly   Africa doesn't come with new stacks of cards or new ideas to the game of world politics. It likes to bring blame, and threats to withdraw

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