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What you need to know about Sierra Leonean messaging app Supfrica

Recent developments on  WhatsApp messenger have brought to light other alternative messaging applications. The concerns around privacy of users personal data have seen users across the globe migrate to applications like Signal and Telegram. Here in the continent, Supfrica is among the top applications that could potentially replace WhatsApp messenger.

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Dickson Ojakol - MoJo Futures Podcast

Using storytelling to initiate dialogue and drive change

Welcome to another episode of the MoJo Futures podcast. Our guest this week is Dickson Ojakol from Banda community. Disckson tells us about his experience as a mobile journalist and how he has used it to advocate for change in Banda community. Dickson, despite facing challenges, the worst among them being

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Dear Journalists: Trends, Opportunities and the Future

COVID-19 has affected many sectors and industries across the world and in different ways. From aviation to tourism and business, to education and health, many countries continue to struggle to get back to normalcy even as the pandemic rages on. While some sectors have been affected directly, for others, it’s

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The MoJo Futures Podcast Episode 2 with Privilege Musvanhiri

This week's episode features Privilege Musvanhiri, a freelance journalist based in Zimbabwe. Musvanhiri is also a correspondent with German broadcaster DW. In this episode we discuss his work as a mobile journalists, some of the outstanding work that he has done, the challenges journalists face in Zimbabwe and the future of

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The MoJo Futures Podcast: Episode 1 with Silas Muwonge

The Mobile Journalism Africa team is introducing a weekly podcast dubbed "MoJo Futures." The podcast will be dedicated to discussions on: Best practices of mobile journalism Emerging trends in mobile journalism Experiences of mobile journalists across the world On the premiere episode, Ochieng Obunga features Silas Muwonge, a mobile journalist from Uganda. Silas shares

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