Priya Sippy

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Priya Sippy

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Priya Sippy is a freelance journalist covering East Africa. Her work has been featured on Al Jazeera, BBC, Rest of World, The Continent and TRT, amongst others. She is also currently freelancing as a producer with BBC World Service, working across radio and podcasts. Follow her @Priya_Nicole.

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7/19/22

Nyama choma, Bongo Flava, and daladala are now in the Oxford English dictionary

Nyama choma, Bongo Flava, and daladala are now in the Oxford English dictionary

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PublishedJuly 19, 2022

6/22/22

✦ Waking Africa’s sleeping giant

✦ Waking Africa’s sleeping giant

PublishedJune 22, 2022

5/26/22

Pfizer to offer drugs at not-for-profit prices in low income countries

Pfizer to offer drugs at not-for-profit prices in low income countries

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PublishedMay 26, 2022

5/9/22

Rwandan-born Ncuti Gatwa lands iconic British role as the new Doctor Who

Rwandan-born Ncuti Gatwa lands iconic British role as the new Doctor Who

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PublishedMay 9, 2022

4/28/22

The Horn of Africa’s historic drought is the product of cascading failure

The Horn of Africa’s historic drought is the product of cascading failure

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PublishedApril 28, 2022

4/27/22

How are South Africans reacting to Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover?

How are South Africans reacting to Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover?

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PublishedApril 27, 2022

4/14/22

The UK plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

The UK plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

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PublishedApril 14, 2022

3/29/22

The Democratic Republic of Congo becomes the biggest country in East Africa’s trading bloc

The Democratic Republic of Congo becomes the biggest country in East Africa’s trading bloc

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PublishedMarch 29, 2022

1/27/22

Kenya’s new tennis star made history at the Australian Open

Kenya’s new tennis star made history at the Australian Open

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PublishedJanuary 27, 2022

1/20/22

Why is the East African Community absent from the Africa Cup of Nations?

Why is the East African Community absent from the Africa Cup of Nations?

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PublishedJanuary 20, 2022

12/22/21

Several African companies could make covid vaccines, if Big Pharma drops its resistance

Several African companies could make covid vaccines, if Big Pharma drops its resistance

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PublishedDecember 22, 2021

12/16/21

As Africa’s artifacts start to be returned, what about its films?

As Africa’s artifacts start to be returned, what about its films?

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PublishedDecember 16, 2021

12/8/21

Africa’s leaders call out discriminatory omicron travel bans

Africa’s leaders call out discriminatory omicron travel bans

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PublishedDecember 8, 2021

11/15/21

Was COP26 a success or failure for Africa?

Was COP26 a success or failure for Africa?

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PublishedNovember 15, 2021

11/3/21

What did African leaders call for at COP26’s opening ceremony?

What did African leaders call for at COP26’s opening ceremony?

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PublishedNovember 3, 2021

10/7/21

Zanzibar-born novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah wins Nobel literature prize

Zanzibar-born novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah wins Nobel literature prize

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PublishedOctober 7, 2021

9/7/21

Is it too late to fight Covid skepticism and vaccine hesitancy in Tanzania?

Is it too late to fight Covid skepticism and vaccine hesitancy in Tanzania?

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PublishedSeptember 7, 2021

8/5/21

Tanzania’s new mobile money tax is a blow to the booming sector

Tanzania’s new mobile money tax is a blow to the booming sector

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PublishedAugust 5, 2021

7/26/21

Covid-19’s third wave dashes hope of tourism revival in east Africa

Covid-19’s third wave dashes hope of tourism revival in east Africa

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PublishedJuly 26, 2021

6/8/21

Is the tide turning on reparations to Africa?

Is the tide turning on reparations to Africa?

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PublishedJune 8, 2021