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Tuesday, 24 February 2014

‘Birdman’ Director Puts Mexico Front and Center at Oscars

Alejandro González Iñárritu electrified Twitter with his acceptance speech at the Oscars, discussing the Mexican government and the situation of Mexican immigrants in the United States.

Rio's Carnival Cozied Up to Equatorial Guinea's Dictator

Brazil's press and social media have been in a frenzy the past week after Beija-Flor samba school was crowned champion of Rio de Janeiro's Carnival amid allegations it received funding from Equatorial Guinea's brutal dictatorship.

Cameroon Bloggers Rally Behind #StopBokoHaram Campaign

The campaign, by the Cameroon Bloggers Association, was launched in reaction to the persistent and increasingly macabre Boko Haram attacks on Cameroon and neighboring countries.

Tanzanian Schools Will Teach Students in Swahili, Not English

President Kikwete's new education system in Tanzania will also extend basic education by 4 years, provide free primary education and abolish primary school exams.
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