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Tanzanians have been mystified by the recent kidnapping and reappearance of two rappers. Who was behind the abductions? Why are musicians being singled out? Sammy Awami has been following the story for 麻豆社 Swahili.

Kathmandu bans horn-honking
Horn-honking reaches deafening proportions on Nepali New Year, 14th April. So will a new honking ban for drivers in Kathmandu return the city to a quieter, more bucolic soundscape? 麻豆社 Nepali's Surendra Phuyal considers the question.

Turkish online surveillance
Social media is being used by Turkish citizens to spy on and denounce people suspected of anti-government sentiments. Tweets and Facebook posts are enough to lose someone their job or land them in court. Pinar Sevinclidr of 麻豆社 Monitoring talks us through some recent cases.

Indonesia's 'motherless' generation
麻豆社 Indonesian's Rohmatin Bonasir has been finding out what happens to children left behind by migrant worker mothers. Millions of Indonesian women work abroad, and mothers and children pay a high price.

Senegalese seductresses
麻豆社 Afrique's Leone Ouedraogo, who's from Burkino Faso, is spending time in Dakar in Senegal. Which seemed an excellent opportunity to find out if Senegalese women really are the best wives and expert seductresses everyone at home had always told her they were.

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Image: Rapper Roma giving a press conference after being released by kidnappers
Credit: 麻豆社/Sammy Awami