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Always denies selling lower-quality pads in Kenya
The pads allegedly cause burns, rashes and skin irritation.
Kenyan women have taken to Twitter express outrage over the Always brand of sanitary towels, using the hashtag #MyAlwaysExperience.
And African e-commerce startup Jumia makes it's debut on the New York Stock Exchange.
Plus, Kaduna has become the first northern Nigerian state to create a sex offenders' register.
(Photo: Two sanitary towels side-by-side. Credit: Lorraine Okinda)
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