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In this space I will be discussing this story. scoop.co.nz/stories/print.… which was published on July 1st. And Ugandan reaction to it.
We will also talk about the subsequent developments which are covered in this thread.
A TL/DR version of the conclusions in this thread can be found here. Essentially the Ugandan official denials don't hold a lot of water if the meetings reported by The Monitor took place as reported.
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This Ugandan story about the alleged Uganda-TPLF military tie-up/training program contains a significant amount of new detail related to diplomatic discussions of the matter between Ethiopia and Uganda during may and June.
monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/na…
The @BBC is now also covering the story - & features an IV with UPDF's spokesman on both of it's popular African news podcast news shows:
#AfricaToday (Link >>bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0c…) and
#FocusOnAfrica (Link >> bbc.co.uk/programmes/w17…). bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cm…
@BBC The source of the report Scoop.co.nz is not mentioned in any of these news reports but here is a link.
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THREAD: 🚨 RACISM FOR SALE

Police in Malawi have launched an investigation into allegations raised in a #BBCAfricaEye documentary about the Chinese video industry.

🎥Watch the documentary here⬇️


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The in-depth report by #BBCAfricaEye uncovered a Chinese video-making industry that exploits vulnerable children across the continent to make personalised greetings videos, which sometimes include racist content.

Some of these videos are filmed in Malawi.

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🇲🇼 Malawi Police Spokesperson, Harry Mwanza, told the BBC:

“We have seen the video and the content itself depicts the children being exploited but we cannot rush into that conclusion...we have immediately started an investigation...to establish what really happened.”

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South Africa has been in the news a lot over the last few days, with #SayNoToXenophobia and #XenophobiaInSouthAfrica trending across the continent.

Here’s what led to the uproar, and why a host of African stars have vowed to boycott the country in recent days.

📸: Getty Images
On Sunday, South African truckers started a nationwide strike to protest against the employment of foreign drivers.

The truckers blocked roads and torched foreign-driven vehicles.

📸: Getty Images
The unemployment rate in South Africa is nearly 28%, the highest since the labour force survey was introduced 11 years ago. As a result, tensions within communities have been brewing.

📸: Getty Images
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