Eight hours west of Lusaka in the rural town of Mongu, Zambia, about 2 500 children come together to watch World Cup soccer on huge screens while being intermittently interviewed by local student reporters.
Further north on the continent, in Gisenyi, Rwanda, young reporters put on "radio shows" -- during half-time in a field set up with TV screens -- to discuss the merits of a good education.
This all forms part of the "World Cup in My Village" programme, which brings youths together to not only enjoy the World Cup -- a luxury to most in these impoverished areas -- but more importantly to address pressing issues in their communities.
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