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Mali Gets $1 Million to Restore Parts of its Heritage
BBC NEWS AT BBC.CO.UK/NEWS
Activists aiming to maintain traditional culture have pledged $1 million to help the people of central Mali’s Mopti region restore parts of their heritage, which has been threatened by armed conflict.
The…
Famous Theater in South Africa Raises Curtain Online
VOICE OF AMERICA
South Africa’s Market Theatre is one of several African cultural institutions that has gone entirely online because of COVID-19 restrictions that prevent large gatherings.
This small institution has seen other…
Tanzanian Gets Billion YouTube Views
BBC NEWS AT BBC.CO.UK/NEWS
Tanzanian pop star Diamond Platnumz has become the first Sub-Saharan African singer to get 1 billion views on his YouTube channel.
Over the past 10 years, the 30-year-old award-winning musician has…
Smartphone Malware Leads to Calls for African Tech Independence
ADF STAFF
Cyber security experts say Africa’s top smartphone brand has sold tens of thousands of phones loaded with malicious software. The phones drain users’ data, sign them up for subscription services without their knowledge, and…
Clinic Offers Hope to Victims of Extremist Violence in Burkina Faso
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Asseta Rouamba was one of thousands fleeing extremist violence in Burkina Faso’s troubled north when her daughter contracted malaria, putting the pair in an even more desperate situation.
“We are exposed. In…
Tunisian Company Prints ‘Bionic Hands’
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
A Tunisian startup is developing a 3D-printed bionic hand, hoping the affordable and solar-powered prosthetic will help amputees and other disabled people across Africa.
Unlike traditional devices, the artificial…