[wanabidii] ​Activists raise alarm bells as Kenyan schools are targeted by land grabbers (M&G Africa)

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​Activists raise alarm bells as Kenyan schools are targeted by land grabbers   29 000 schools are at risk of being grabbed with the major culprits being private developers assisted by public servants in acquiring school land.

UN should declare Northeastern Nigeria top emergency says Doctors Without Borders   Medical charity says Borno State residents have had no access to food and have had very little or no medical care

UN says military means alone will not defeat Boko Haram in Lake Chad Basin   A military approach, needed to be complemented by holistic means, followed by stabilisation measures to stop Boko Haram attacks, says top UN official

Zimbabwe arrests war veterans spokesman after Mugabe warns those who criticise him   War veteran, Douglas Mahiya arrested. President Robert Mugabe vowed that he would hunt down war veterans who recently criticised his 36-year-rule

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