
Somalia cancels exams
Secondary school exams are cancelled and postponed following a leak of test papers
Somalia Ministry of Education cancels ongoing secondary education exams and postpones them till the end of May. Thousands of students are affected. The decision is in response to a leak of test papers on social media. We hear from angry students who feel they are been penalised.
Protests in Sudan turned bloody last night, as six people are believed to have been killed after security services suppressed a sit-in taking place outside the Military headquarters. More have been injured. General Abdel Fattah Burhan head of the military council has condemned the violence.
Has tech company Jumia run out of steam? After the African giant posted a slow down in revenues, we ask its CEO how he's planning to reinstate trust among investors.
(Photo: Somali students protesting in Mogadishu. Credit: BBC)
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