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LGBTQ 'a threat to Erdogan's ideal of a strong, masculine state', expert says

Turkish courts have jailed more LGBTQ activists and supporters, raising to 62 the number remanded in custody following a weekend crackdown, a legal rights group said on Wednesday. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Koen Slootmaeckers, Reader in International Politics at City St George's, University of London, says that Turkish President Recep Tayyp Erdogan wants to claim "the idea of a strong,…

LGBTQ 'a threat to Erdogan's ideal of a strong, masculine state', expert says

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Keitany-led committee raises alarm over uncontrolled sugar imports in Kenya

The Maryanne Keitany-led National Assembly Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives has raised concerns over uncontrolled sugar imports and cane poaching, calling for stronger…

  • Keitany-led committee warns of uncontrolled sugar imports in Kenya.
  • Sony Sugar reports market price suppression due to excessive imports.
  • Farmers struggle with accessing subsidized fertilizers.

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