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South Africa: Citizens Push Back Against 5G Towers in Their Backyards 

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] The government has proposed a policy allowing mobile network operators to erect cellphone infrastructure on private property

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Africa: ‘Tax Us’ – World’s Super-Rich Call for Wealth Tax to Fund COVID-19 Relief 

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] New York — A group of 83 millionaires called for a permanent wealth tax to fund coronavirus relief efforts

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Africa: Pump or Dump? With Oil in Decline, Africa Ponders Its Energy Future 

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] As COVID-19 bashes economies and demand for oil plummets, is this a moment to think green – or pump faster?

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Congo-Kinshasa: Officials Vow to Tackle Child Labour At Mines As COVID-19 Threatens Spike 

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Kinshasa -Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo’s southeastern mining heartland are boosting efforts to tackle child labour amid concerns that the coronavirus pandemic could drive more families to put their children to work in mines, officials said.

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