Damian Zane
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Damian Zane
@dized
Writer for the BBC's Africa Live page and BBC News Online Africa. Visit https://t.co/rXJO0dWIz9
London Присоединился Şubat 2009
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@BBCWorld Actually, it seems that according to the Meteoritical Bulletin, the rock was found on July, 16 - not November. It would be worth wondering why Professor Pratesi moves the date to November, even in his scientific articles. @dized
lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull…
mdpi.com/2571-9408/7/12…


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Mars rock found in Niger sells for millions in New York - now the country wants answers bbc.in/4ou2DcJ
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@D_J_Mansell Am interested - if it's still available, please follow & message me - thanks
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@benliquidkenya Hi - this is Damian from BBC News Online - are you able to follow me and send me contact details? I'd like to hear more about what's behind the outage. Thanks
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@TimesLIVE WATCH | “A situation like this could’ve been avoid ,” says Joburg Council speaker Colleen Makhubela. @TimesLIVE #CBDFire
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Working on this with @Kal_KidanY
was a real pleasure, spent hours listening to her music and learning more about her amazing life.
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou: The barefoot nun who became Ethiopia's 'piano queen'
bbc.co.uk/news/world-afr…
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A decades-old photograph from Ghana's Deo Gratias is not one of dozens snapped in a hurry to be swiped through and then forgotten.
The studio's archive of 50,000 pictures reveals a transforming society from the colonial era to independence. bbc.co.uk/news/world-afr…
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@FAmdeslasie Hi. This is Damian from BBC News Online. Please could you follow so I can DM you. Thanks. Damian.
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@lewis_goodall But was that Tubby? This says he emigrated to the US in the 30s: jewisheastend.com/tubbyisaacs.ht… ('perhaps the 20th Century's greatest Jew'!).
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Such a wonderful clip. “So Tubby, are stewed eels an aphrodisiac?”
Tubby: “Well I wouldn’t know about stewed eels but jellied eels, they’ve been known to be an aphrodisiac. This was one of the things they blame the high population of the East End for.”
BBC Archive@BBCArchive
#OnThisDay 1975: A Taste of Britain sampled the slippery delights of stewed eels, a traditional dish that kept East-Enders fed for centuries.
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@SKefason Hi Steven - this is Damian from the BBC - I wanted to use this photo in a story about the sad news. Is this our picture? Or do you know where it came from? Thanks Damian
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"Thank you mum!"
An Ethiopian student carried firewood at his graduation ceremony to pay tribute to his mother - signifying the work she did for years to be able to get him to school.
Ephrem Belete then handed her his cap and gown. 🎓
bbc.in/3oj0tyI

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@SONNALIVE Hi. This is Damian from BBC News Online. Thanks for updating us about the crash. I am getting in touch to ask if we can have permission to use the pictures that you have tweeted. Thanks. Damian
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The only known remains of Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba - a gold-crowned tooth - has been handed to his family in Brussels. How come it ended up there in the first place? @BBCAfrica bbc.co.uk/news/world-afr…
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Could Bitcoin be the best way to attract investors to the Central African Republic - a country with significant deposits of diamonds and gold?
BBC Africa's @dized & @guy_bandolo report ⬇️ bbc.in/3Nr8H2M
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The former president of The Gambia was found to have laundered his money by buying a luxurious property in the US.
@dized has the full report here ⬇️ bbc.in/38pyysJ
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@josieevegallo @patuhaire @BBCNews Sadly it's finished. Mwine hopes to take it elsewhere in the world and will be sure to be back in Uganda with a book and a film at some point!
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How old Ugandan negatives are bringing families back to life bbc.com/news/world-afr… via @bbcnews by .@dized
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@VFelbabBrown Hello. This is Damian from BBC News Online. I'd like to talk to you regarding an article I'm putting together. Are you able to follow me and DM a contact if possible? Thanks. Damian.
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