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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 6 Nov 2017

    Welcome to the Tanzanian cafe where all the staff are deaf and there's a chalkboard to help teach customers sign language.pic.twitter.com/9genqqOmby

    1:16 PM - 6 Nov 2017
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    • M'Mwereria Kathurima Bob Mbori Johnmallya🇹🇿手金木栳坪街水Ⓜ David J. Kadomo Jay Elliot Coburn Martin.jr Murimi P. Chacha 0714883001 Mohamed Abdullahi
    140 replies 3,792 retweets 4,801 likes
      1. NEWTON RUNYOWA‏ @nrunyowa 6 Nov 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Sign language should be taught to public servants and public schools

        0 replies 3 retweets 8 likes
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      2. Ramadhan J. Ntambara‏ @TambaraRamadhan 7 Nov 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Karibu Tanzania #Tanzaniapic.twitter.com/wN2cc1Avs0

        1 reply 2 retweets 7 likes
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      2. Avery Opande‏ @A_Very_Open_Day 7 Nov 2017
        Replying to @ZakiyaMedia @BBCAfrica @DeafCanCoffee

        I know it!!!

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Diaspora Support Net‏ @DS__Network 7 Nov 2017
        Replying to @A_Very_Open_Day @ZakiyaMedia and

        Where is it?

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Deaf Can! Coffee‏ @DeafCanCoffee 7 Nov 2017
        Replying to @DS__Network @A_Very_Open_Day and

        We partner all over Jamaica, you can find our baristas at @Cafe_Nita @Bookophilia @ToyotaJamaica @cannonballja #CafeMocha or at #CCCD

        0 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
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      1. Joyce Mwatonoka‏ @MwatonokaJoyce 7 Nov 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        William is very friendly...i don't know the sign language but we would communicate all the time and he makes lota jokes too...miss the place

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      1. manuela straneo‏ @manuelastraneo 6 Nov 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @MyDaressalaam

        Welcome to @NeemaCrafts1 #Iringa #Tanzania

        0 replies 1 retweet 6 likes
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      2. أويس‏ @uravgmuslim 7 Nov 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Ningependa sana kwenda hii cafe. Iko eneo gani?

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Joyce Mwatonoka‏ @MwatonokaJoyce 7 Nov 2017
        Replying to @uravgmuslim @BBCAfrica

        Inaitwa Neema Craft Cafe....they also have the best food in Iringa

        0 replies 1 retweet 10 likes
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      2. Diary of a Muzungu‏ @CharlieBeau 6 Nov 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @justustharao

        Fantastic! I wish every city had a cafe like this. Where should ours be? #Kampala #deaf

        1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
      3. Albert Ireeta‏ @aireeta 7 Nov 2017
        Replying to @CharlieBeau @BBCAfrica @justustharao

        Somewhere around Bukoto, not too exclusive but not too crowded.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Sheabutter Cottage‏ @akuawood 6 Nov 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Love this initiative

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      2. Warren Morris‏ @warrenmorris47 7 Nov 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @DeafUmbrella

        @hccath Wouldn’t it be great to have this in Liverpool or Manchester.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. QOBF‏ @hccath 7 Nov 2017
        Replying to @warrenmorris47 @BBCAfrica @DeafUmbrella

        it would be lovely to have one.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Himba of Himbaland‏ @himbz 7 Nov 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @mwaniavictor Jaza form ya special Pioneering cc @JamesMutuaEng will approve 😉😉

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Mo Mane mo Problems‏ @mwaniavictor 7 Nov 2017
        Replying to @himbz @BBCAfrica @JamesMutuaEng

        On it

        0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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      1. Oludiran Seun O.‏ @dynamicchamp 8 Nov 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        .@PFemi One of the beauties of life is seen in the challenges we encounter and our response to them further reveals the limitless nature of man. #NoStoryNoGlory #IAmASolution

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      1. Jaggar‏ @jaggar_alex 8 Nov 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @UKinTanzania

        One of the best cafe I know...I always feel at home every time when I go there #Neema craft cafe

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