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Over the past week, timelines across Africa have shifted into a striking wash of purple. Instagram grids, WhatsApp icons, X profiles, even LinkedIn headshots, everywhere you look, the same square of colour appears.
It is simple, almost minimalist: just a purple block in place of a face. But the meaning behind it carries surprising emotional weight, especially among women.
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