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Exposing four Facebook accounts running bogus promotions in the name of Kenyan actor Lucy Maina

The Facebook accounts Becky Citizen Gift, Actress Becky Ctzn KE, Becky Citizen Gifts and Becky Becky are running promotions on Facebook groups and offering thousands of Kenyan shillings in prize money. Each uses the stage name and photos of Kenyan actor Lucy Maina, who plays the lead character in...

Kenyans beware! Facebook accounts ‘Jeff Ongala Mwati’, ‘Polly Poppy’ and ‘Ken Best’ are running fake promotions and trying to scam you

The Facebook accounts Jeff Ongala Mwati, Polly Poppy and Ken Best are posting promotions on Facebook groups and offering money to Kenyans. The three accounts post simple questions and ask users to answer in order to win the cash. They also use photos of local celebrities as their profile photos a...

Zenka Kenya

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Exposing multiple Facebook accounts using the name of Kenyan digital lender Zenka to offer non-existent loans

The Facebook accounts Zenka Loan, Zenka loan, Zenka Loan Cash, Zenka Loan and Zenka Loan are offering loans to Kenyans on Facebook. These accounts use the name of Zenka, a digital credit provider operating in Kenya. Some even use the company’s logo. A typical post from one of the accounts, d...

Tala

loans

scam

Exposing multiple Facebook accounts impersonating digital lender Tala and offering Kenyans bogus loans

The Facebook accounts Tala Loan, Tala Loan, Tala Loan and Tala Loan Kenya's are offering quick loans to Kenyans on Facebook. The Facebook accounts identify themselves as Tala, a well-known digital credit provider operating in Kenya, India, Mexico and the Philippines. Some even use the company’s...

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Does smoking have an impact on recovery from Covid-19?

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World Health Organization

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Does smoking have an impact on recovery from Covid-19?

Smoking is known to impair lung function, affect the immune system and can increase the severity of respiratory diseases such as influenza. Although no randomised controlled studies that have directly investigated the effect of smoking on people with Covid-19 are available at present, according to t...

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Welfare & population

How many people have access to mobile connectivity in Sub-Saharan Africa?

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GSMA:The Mobile Economy Sub-Saharan Africa 2023

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How many people have access to mobile connectivity in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The GSMA (GSM Association) represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide. It brings together nearly 800 operators with more than 300 companies from the wider mobile ecosystem, including handset and device makers, software companies, equipment providers and internet companies. According...

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Education

Is media literacy taught in African schools?

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Misinformation Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa: From Laws and Regulations to Media Literacy

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Is media literacy taught in African schools?

A study of media literacy in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Uganda found that media literacy was barely taught in the seven African countries, with only South Africa having elements of misinformation literacy. ...

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Welfare & population

How many people have access to a computer in the different countries in Africa?

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ITU Digital Development Dashboard

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How many people have access to a computer in the different countries in Africa?

The International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) Digital Development Dashboard provides a clear picture of digital progress around the world. Based on the latestITU figures, here are the percentages of households with computers in various African countries: Cameroon: 18%, Egypt: 70%, Kenya: 9%, M...

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