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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Sep 1

    What's an elephant repellent and why would you need one? 🐘 Our children's progeramme #BBCWhatsNew spoke to Sandra, one of the schoolgirls who invented the device, to find out:pic.twitter.com/Qsujm1OGMc

    2:17 AM - 1 Sep 2018
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    • makazamisheck James Mangwiro Tweet Angels Nesbert ZINE Anders yonela maziko Ta Zi Egbert
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      1. Ayoola Ponle‏ @AyoolaPonle Sep 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        That's a great idea. Solution without destruction 👏🏽👍🏽

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      1. Joe Salami‏ @JoeSalami28 Sep 1
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        Lovely

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      1. Ibrahim Balogun‏ @otuoze Sep 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        This is awesome

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      1. Likando Mubita‏ @likando_m Sep 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Sensible

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      1. Coral‏ @CoralReef84 Sep 12
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @heropop

        Being kind to our animals can be so amazing for our soul and that we should respect them and the longer we are cohabitants of this earth then more respect is necessarypic.twitter.com/hyifrtWwvG

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      1. Samson Uiso‏ @samson_uiso Sep 3
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        Splendid gudget. How does one access one

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      1. Chingairamupfumira‏ @nyatibree Sep 2
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Wow she is amazing great stuff seing such young girls do something positive in the world, especially from our continent

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      1. Khwanya.‏ @thengoniprince Sep 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Brilliant

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      1. Louis Malajira‏ @LouisMalajira Sep 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Awesome!

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      2. Ibrahim Yange‏ @The_God_of Sep 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Low IQ blah blah blah. Mind you she lives in the country side.

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      1. Reginald O. MUHOZA‏ @Reginaldmuhoza Sep 1
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        Awesome

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      1. Bernice‏ @Bernice_ Sep 1
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        ❤️

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      1. Anders‏ @Andersj822010 Oct 7
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @alanhood77

        wow...brilliant this...such an underrated tweet..cmon @BBCNews @BBCRadio4 @BBCWorld

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      1. Zubair Ibrahim‏ @Zuby45 Sep 3
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        Wow dt impressive

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      1. Calvin Majora‏ @CalvinMajora Sep 2
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        @matigary @RMajongwe we might need this innovation in Zimbabwe

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      1. QR 🐾‏ @Nhingi66 Sep 1
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        Brilliant!👍

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