https://riftvalley.net/index.php/events/turkey-and-gulf-states-horn-africa
https://aceproject.org/electoral-advice/archive/questions/replies/837672881
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/5/gambians-await-presidential-result-as-barrow-seeks-second-term
Partial results from most districts show incumbent president well ahead of his main competitor Ousainou Darboe.
https://libcom.org/library/jomo-kenyatta-post-war-labour-party-strikes-pass-system-makhan-singh
Annotated excerpt from Makhan Singh's History of Kenya's Trade Union Movement to 1952, describing Jomo Kenyatta's comments on the kipande pass system and strike action shortly after he was elected leader of the Kenya African Union (KAU).
https://brailleinstitute.org/freefont
A new typeface – greater legibility and readability for low vision readers Atkinson Hyperlegible font is named after Braille Institute founder, J. Robert Atkinson. What makes it different from traditional typography design is that it focuses on letterform distinction to increase character recognition, ultimately improving readability. We are making it free for anyone to use!
https://web.archive.org/save/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2021%2Fnov%2F23%2Falarm-grows-over-escalating-ethiopia-war-as-more-foreign-citizens-told-to-flee
Hopes for talks fade as Tigrayan rebels say they are edging closer to Addis Ababa
https://addisstandard.com/breaking-pm-abiy-to-lead-army-from-frontline-as-of-tomorrow/
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Addis Abeba, November 22,2021- Prime Minister Minister Abiy Ahmed today announced that he will join the front tomorrow. In a social media post shared this evening ,Abiy said, “It’s time to lead the country through sacrifice. I will join the front […]
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/10/face-recognition-technology-commonly-used-terms
As face recognition technology evolves at a dizzying speed, new uses and terminologies seem to develop daily. On this page, we attempt to define and disambiguate some of the most commonly used terms. For more information on government use of face recognition and how to end it in your community,...
https://addisstandard.com/news-ministry-suspends-more-than-80000-revokes-520-licenses-issues-warning-against-price-hiking/?
Translation by By Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba, September 08/ 2021 - The Ministry of Trade and Industry said it has taken actions against more than 80,641 businesses that have made improper price hikes and participated in illegal activities. The Ethiopian Press Agency (EPA) quoted […]
https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/pacs-blog/breaking-the-language-barrier-on-digital-rights-in-africa/?
Nanjala Nyabola is an independent writer and researcher based in Nairobi, Kenya who is currently part of Stanford PACS’s Digital Civil Society Lab and Center for Comparative Studies for Race and Ethnicity (CCSRE) Practitioner Fellowship. This interview is edited for length and clarity. Can you give us the context for the Kiswahili Digital Rights Project, for […]
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