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Africa Wired

15 Jan 2013

Texting your way to health:UN launches ‘mHealth’ initiative to fight diseases By Jocelyne Sambira

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For girls, ‘it is possible to dream big’

Juliana Rotich, co-founder and executive director of Ushahidi
2 Oct 2012

Growing up in her native Kenya, Juliana Rotich was the lonely, young “geek” with oversized glasses...

Africa Wired

15 Aug 2012

Africa’s love affair with BlackBerry: Smartphone’s secret to success is affordability

Africa Wired

15 Apr 2012

Mobile phones are getting smarter in rural AfricaEvery phone can become a “mobile computing...

Dialing for cash: mobile transfers expand banking

15 Dec 2011

In Africa, cross-border remittances by phone overcome bank limits

Social media for a social cause

15 Dec 2011

Leading by example, Kenyans mobilize support for drought victims

Snatching up shares in Burkina Faso

15 Jul 2009

When the management of Burkina Faso’s premier telecommunications company decided in December to...