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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 31 Jul 2016

    What #Africa'n stories are you following where you are, reading, talking about and discussing with your friends?

    6:50 AM - 31 Jul 2016
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      1. Ethiopian‏ @EthiopiaGondar 31 Jul 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Ethiopian Retweeted Ethiopian Press

        More than half a million protest in Gondar #Ethiopia. this is the hottest news,& you still havent report?https://twitter.com/abenezer_a/status/759757440439164928 …

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        #AmharaProtests: Gondar in Full swing today, about an Estimated half million took it to the street #Ethiopia pic.twitter.com/sMTO4cIcTv
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      1. funso‏ @funsodavid 31 Jul 2016
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        Jacob Zuma's ebullient spirit at ANC rally in spite of recent court ruling asking him to remit $500,000 to South African govt.

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      1. Nelsen Kigen Nelson‏ @KigenKE 31 Jul 2016
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        AU passport, South Sudan peace, Al-shabab, Kenya JSC and politics, Kenya Students burn schools

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      1. Ann Dudu Esievoadje‏ @annkite0 31 Jul 2016
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        i've been reading & discussing the #savemayowa saga, the story of a 17yr old cancer patient who Nigerians raised 32millon for.

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      1. maryam titilayo‏ @maryamtitilayo2 31 Jul 2016
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        The execution of four Nigerians in Indonesia for drug trafficking

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      1. Berbatov36‏ @Significance27 31 Jul 2016
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        South African local government elections ...fiercely contested and too close to call!

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      1. Fabrics Seller‏ @kobby_klintzx 31 Jul 2016
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        the stories of contempt, corruption, erratic power suppy and upcoming elections in #Ghana.

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      1. Grown Simba‏ @O_vincey 31 Jul 2016
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        gambling nation kenya

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      1. seonag‏ @plumandmustard 31 Jul 2016
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        Zimbabwe, SA elections, African Refugees, South Sudan, Predatory Peacekeepers

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      1. David Shaibu‏ @DaveShaibu 31 Jul 2016
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        the story of a united and peaceful Nigeria. #oneNigeria

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