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16 April 2025
Africa Is Expanding Its Reach in Artificial Intelligence
The continent's first AI factory could democratize computing resources and challenge Western dominance in technology.
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14 October 2024
How Robot Café Is Serving up the Future in Nairobi
In Kenya’s most futuristic eatery yet, four robots are the real stars.
Fashion + Beauty
01 November 2022
How This Kenyan Designer is Using Solar-Powered Tech to Charge Up his Hoodie Game
Caflon Ruuj is making light out of a dark situation, and mixing engineering know-how with his love of designing clothing.
Arts + Culture
31 October 2022
Nigerian Tech Entrepreneur Mosope Olaosebikan is Bringing Nigerian Stories into the Digital Era
The creative director and designer behind West Africa’s first Discovery Museum uses technology to reclaim Nigeria's history and bring communities together.
Nigeria
14 October 2021
Damilola Odufuwa and Odunayo Eweniyi Are Bringing African Discovery To the World
We spoke with the Nigerian tech gurus about their app Backdrop and how to make it on the continent and sell to the world.
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21 October 2020
How Technology Is Playing a Crucial Role in the #EndSARS Protests
Young people in Nigeria have successfully managed to use technological innovations to organize and make the #EndSARS protests run incredibly efficiently and easily. This moment will go down in history as a revolution that was birthed via technology.
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20 May 2020
Rwanda Is Using Robots to Screen COVID-19 Patients
The five new robots have the ability "to screen 50 to 150 people per minute," says the Health Ministry.
Film + TV
25 November 2018
4 Films Screening at The Inaugural Africa Rising International Film Festival And Everything You Need to Know About Them
These are some of the films to catch at the Africa Rising International Film Festival taking place in Joburg, South Africa.
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01 November 2018
The Futurist: Tom Ilube's Fantasy-Tinged Vision for Africa
The influential tech entrepreneur and founder of the Nommo Awards for African speculative fiction has bold plans for the future of the continent
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26 July 2018
Google Launches Free Wifi in Nigeria—Will it Stick?
Nigerians celebrate what they hope is an end to high data costs.
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14 June 2016
Bozoma Saint John Astounds the Crowd at Apple’s Annual WWDC Conference
Ghanaian Apple Music marketing executive Bozoma Saint John for the win at #WWDC2016.
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29 November 2012
Deeper Than The Headlines: Chimamanda Adichie's Tribute, Violence in the DRC + 16 Days of Activism
Check out the latest news on Africa for the week of Nov 25-30th, with in-depth African news featuring opinion pieces from global sources.
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