009. The Weekly Square (Rwanda's Paul Kagame - from President to Journalist?, Facebook v Kenyan court, Liberia peace pact, Namibia poultry ban lift, Zim Opposition spokeswoman charged for retweeting)

06/04/2023 20 min

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Welcome to the Weekly Square. This is your show where we keep you up to date by bringing to you some of the top headlines from the African Continent. 
We keep up with what’s happening in the great continent of Africa so that you don’t have to!

In this episode of #TheWeeklySquare, headlines include
- Rwanda President Paul Kagame expresses a desire not to seek re-election and that the political party is developing a succession plan.
- Kenyan judge Meta/Facebook's plans to lay off moderators
- Raila Odinga holds off anti-govt protests in Kenya but sets out disagreement with Kenyan President, William Ruto
- Liberia political parties sign peace pact ahead of October Presidential elections
- Namibia lifts ban on Irish poultry products
- Zimbabwe opposition spokeswoman, Fadzayi Mahere was convicted and later fined for retweeting a post on twitter. However, experts have pointed out that the law used to bring charges no longer exists.
and more!

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