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              1. 1. It's easy to forget the influence of US politics. Reading the Nov 7 issue of thecontinent_ "There is an increasing authoritarianism across the [African] continent. The civic space has been narrowed and democracy is under attack." Yesterday's US result was beyond crucial.
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              2. "Much of what we Africans have been trained to recognise as good electoral conduct has never existed in the US. It turns out that the world’s model democracy is not that democratic after all." Read the full issue here: mg.co.za/thecontinent/
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            3. Across the continent ordinary people are as always fighting for basic human rights. The LGBTQ+ movement in Nigeria feel like they are making progress, but not without being exposed to violence and killings (by police).
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          4. Here's thecontinent_'s quiz for anyone wanting to gauge how tuned in they are with happenings on the African continent. Hint: the photo at the top is from the country I was born in.
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        5. Sorry for lack of accessibility (image descriptions) in this thread. All screenshots are articles from the PDF on mg.co.za/thecontinent/ Also not perfect…
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      6. To subscribe (free) to The Continent, email ‘SUBSCRIBE’ to TheContinent@mg.co.za or send them a message on WhatsApp or (recommended) Signal on +27 73 805 6068.
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    7. The answers to the quiz in tweet 4 attached. If you can't read upside down, download the image and rotate it 180°. You can also request the answers to the Issue 28 quiz through Signal on +27 73 805 6068.
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