[wanabidii] Innovation and research suffer when visa rules keep scientists at home (M&G Africa)

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Innovation and research suffer when visa rules keep scientists at home   Current visa rules are a major impediment to professional travel. Scientists miss out on opportunities to collaborate globally.

How is Burundi's media crackdown adding to an already volatile situation that threatens another civil war?   The absence of independent media's a serious blow for the Burundian public who need information every day says Eloge Willy Kaneza of SOS Media Burundi

#OromoProtests: Ethiopia blames foreign groups for stoking unrest   The government declared a state of emergency on Sunday after more than a year of unrest in Oromiya and Amhara regions

A corrupt Robin Hood? Mugabe's ex spin-doctor faces corruption allegations   The allegations against Mugabe's former spin doctor are deeply damaging.

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Innovation and research suffer when visa rules keep scientists at home Current visa rules are a major impediment to professional travel. Scientists miss out on opportunities to collaborate globally.

In Tanzania, expressing political opinions on social media is becoming increasingly dangerous Authorities frame the Cybercrime Act as an important tool for fighting child pornography, cyber-bullying, racist and xenophobic content online.

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