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– Peace through pluralism, a 'Minister of WhatsApp,' and Tanzania's big panic: October in Africa (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News November 2, 2017

Alice Nderitu's quest for pluralistic peace, Zimbabwe's clampdown on social media, newspaper shutdowns in Tanzania, Cameroon releases journalists from detention, and more in our October roundup of free expression news from Africa.
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