Extremist and criminal violence is on the rise across Northern Africa from Somalia to Nigeria as local security forces face off against gangs and insurgencies they are often ill-equipped to contain.
When David Kouamé decided to improve his literacy in his mother tongue, he went to the city centre in Abidjan not to register for tutoring services, but to buy a mobile phone. Kouamé had heard about a new, locally developed and assembled smartphone with a voice control system that can understand…
ORGANIZERS of Sauti za Busara, the globally renowned African music festival that takes place in Stone Town, Zanzibar each February, yesterday announced the lineup for what promises to be a memorable 20th edition slated to take place in 2023.