Meet Mercy and Anita – the African workers driving the AI revolution, for just over a dollar an hour social media Article 2601 words 18 votes
Internet outage hits several African countries as undersea cables fail internet Article 333 words 29 votes
A pro-Putin Facebook network is pumping French-language propaganda into Africa. The pages promote Russia’s line on the war in Ukraine to more than four million followers... social media facebook Article 2050 words, published Aug 3 2023 40 votes
AI often mangles African languages. A network of thousands of coders and researchers is working to develop translation tools that understand their native languages Link 17 votes
Seeking to capitalize on a growing population that is increasingly less poor, American and Chinese tech giants clash in Africa Link 5 votes
Teachers in Africa are using radio to keep remote learning affordable and accessible, since many households have no access to internet or a computer Article 1836 words 7 votes
Silicon Valley has deep pockets for African startups – if you’re not African Article 1779 words, published Jul 17 2020 10 votes
An investigation into the theft and sale of over $50 million worth of African IP address blocks by an insider internet Article 3994 words 8 votes
How the pursuit of leisure drives internet use: The second half of humanity is joining the internet internet Article 3855 words 4 votes
Taxed, throttled or thrown in jail: Africa's new internet paradigm internet Article 1013 words 7 votes
Using technology to fight counterfeit medicines in Africa and South Asia Article 1733 words, published Oct 12 2018 5 votes
Why are African governments criminalising online speech? Because they fear it. internet Article 1012 words 8 votes
Internet taxes are sweeping sub-Saharan Africa — and silencing citizens internet Article 1024 words 9 votes