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| Africa this week: Five things we've learnt | Africa this week: Five things we've learnt |
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| Some of the quirkier snippets from the news in Africa that we did not know last week: | Some of the quirkier snippets from the news in Africa that we did not know last week: |
| 1) Niger has an official maximum bride price of $83 | |
| Following news that Uganda has banned bride price refunds, we found out that in Niger there is an official maximum rate a groom can pay a bride's family when they get married. It is 50,000 CFA francs ($83, £54) but many pay much more than this. | Following news that Uganda has banned bride price refunds, we found out that in Niger there is an official maximum rate a groom can pay a bride's family when they get married. It is 50,000 CFA francs ($83, £54) but many pay much more than this. |
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| 2) East Africa has only ever produced one English Premier League player | 2) East Africa has only ever produced one English Premier League player |
| Ahead of the new English Premier League (EPL) season, BBC Africa investigated which teams were popular in Africa - and the contribution Africa has made to the league since 1992. Kenya's Victor Wanyama, currently with Southampton, is the only East African to have played in the league. | Ahead of the new English Premier League (EPL) season, BBC Africa investigated which teams were popular in Africa - and the contribution Africa has made to the league since 1992. Kenya's Victor Wanyama, currently with Southampton, is the only East African to have played in the league. |
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| 3) Malawi's music pirates pirate anti-piracy stickers | 3) Malawi's music pirates pirate anti-piracy stickers |
| Music pirates in Malawi are now duplicating the stickers created to prove CDs are original. After the latest attempt to protect musicians failed, Rosario Kamanga from the Copyright Society of Malawi told the BBC's Frank Kandu "it's kind of difficult to control the pirates". | Music pirates in Malawi are now duplicating the stickers created to prove CDs are original. After the latest attempt to protect musicians failed, Rosario Kamanga from the Copyright Society of Malawi told the BBC's Frank Kandu "it's kind of difficult to control the pirates". |
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| 4) Nairobi National Park is the nearest national park to a city in the world | 4) Nairobi National Park is the nearest national park to a city in the world |
| The park is so close to the Kenyan capital that this elephant orphanage is on the periphery of Nairobi while still being within the confines of the park. | The park is so close to the Kenyan capital that this elephant orphanage is on the periphery of Nairobi while still being within the confines of the park. |
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| 5) Bonobos can squeak | 5) Bonobos can squeak |
| Researchers have found that Bonobos from Democratic Republic of Congo do not just scream, bark and pant but also make a high-pitched squeak which shows they can communicate far more than previously thought. | Researchers have found that Bonobos from Democratic Republic of Congo do not just scream, bark and pant but also make a high-pitched squeak which shows they can communicate far more than previously thought. |
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