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Online petition protests trademarking of phrase 'Hakuna Matata'
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An online petition protesting Disney's trademark of the Swahili phrase Hakuna Matata, gathers over thirty thousand signatures.
In Sierra Leone, First lady Fatima Bio is on a mission to end child marriage and gender based violence.
Ethiopia says it's started withdrawing troops from the border town of Badme. Once the theatre of bitter fighting with neighbouring Eritrea
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