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On the 18th of January 2018, Mobile Journalism Africa was launched. At the time, we were final year students in Moi University. Unknown to us, we’d start a journey of storytelling that’d inspire many in the journalism space beyond the precincts of the campus in Kesses. Five years ago, Mobile
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By using a vocal assistant that responds to commands in local languages, the locally-developed phone - the OpenG - is improving accessibility for African users who don't read or write. By Ange Kumasi, Bird Story Agency Abidjan: When David Kouamé decided to improve his literacy in his mother tongue, he went to
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By Nest, Bird's Virtual Newsrooom Africa: Updated for the first time since 2008, the new '200 Greatest Singers of All Time' list includes Miriam Makeba, Tabu Ley, and Burna Boy, among others. Rolling Stone, one of the world's leading music publications platforms, kicked off the new year with an update to its
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By Walter Marwizi, Bird Story Agency Zimbabwe: When Tavuya Manungo, 29, returned to his home town in Shamva in north-eastern Zimbabwe, he did so with a master's degree in finance and investment, and no desire for corporate employment. He also brought with him his brother Mako, 27, who holds a degree
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By Njdozeka Danhatu, bird story agency Cameroon: As Julius Shegna Tcheshie tells it, the typical experience of a power user in the town of Nwa, where he spent five years as a physics teacher, is one of frustration. "It is 7.30 pm and I'm about to watch the evening news, but I'm
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“The Media Council of Kenya wishes to notify the public and all security officers that mobile/smart phones, while in use by duly accredited journalists and media practitioners, are recognised as professional media equipment.” Read the statement, in part, released by the Media Council of Kenya three days ago. This followed
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By Elizabeth Ngigi Juja, Kenya - Bernice Wambui, 11 years old is a chess champion who has represented Kenya in various prestigious chess competitions both locally and internationally. Bernice says her interest in chess started growing when she joined her current School. Her progress shot even higher during the covid-19 Pandemic when
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By Laura Otieno Kisumu, Kenya - When the covid19 pandemic struck, a lot of physical business spaces including markets were shut down as part of efforts to contain the spread of the virus. In Kisumu, Kibuye, arguably the largest open-air market in the Western region serving businesses as far as Uganda
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By Betty Luke Isiolo, Kenya - Ms. Faith Kinanu, the only female taxi driver in Isiolo thrives in a male-dominated sector two years after her fruit vending business collapsed following the hard economic times occasioned by the pandemic. Working in a pastoral county where a majority of the communities are patriarchal, she
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By Laura Otieno Kisumu, Kenya - A rusty workshop standing on a lowly piece of land welcomes you when you visit the Wathorego site in Kisumu, Kenya. Heaps of used synthetic hair paint an aura of destitution and gives the impression of unmanaged waste. However, the heap is a pile of
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