[wanabidii] #BringBackOurGirls: 10 key facts (M&G Africa)

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#BringBackOurGirls: 10 key facts   The Nigerian government on Thursday announced that Boko Haram had released 21 of the more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped in 2014.

As prices plunge, Africa surges into clean, cheap solar energy   Solar systems in Africa can now provide electricity for many households for as little as $56 a year.

Unique children may chart new path for HIV vaccines   A study conducted among almost 200 South African children is the largest of its kind

#FeesMustFall: Why are protestors rubbing condoms on their eyes?   This week, tear-gassed #FeesMustFall protestors took to rubbing condoms on their eyes. Bhekisisa investigates why.

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