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NAIROBI, KENYA – AUGUST 8: Police detain demonstrators during the protest against the government’s tax regulation in Nairobi, Kenya on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Gerald Anderson/Anadolu via Getty Images)
AFRICA

Kenya government’s digital tyranny is working – for now

With remarkable creativity, Kenyans used technology to organise nationwide protests. The state’s digital response has been equally remarkable, but for all the wrong reasons

  • The Continent
  • Odanga Madung
4 min read
An aerial view of the modern Nairobi cityscape, capital city of Kenya in East Africa. The name Nairobi comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyorobi, which translates to “place of cool waters”. Besides its beautiful architectural cityscapes, the city is adjacent to the Nairobi National Park, a large game reserve known for breeding endangered wildlife. (Photo by Boniface Muthoni/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
SILICON SAVANNAH

Kenya upgrades it’s ‘Silicon Savannah’ drawcard

The country has lauded the upcoming launch of a new International Finance Centre in Nairobi as it looks to position itself as a tech startup hub

  • Conrad Onyango
4 min read
Manu Dibango, alto saxophone, performs on October 31st 1994 at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Frans Schellekens/ Redferns)
ELECTRIC AFRICA

Time travelling with Manu Dibango

Cameroonian songwriter, saxophonist and all-round musician, Manu Dibango has been here for centuries, and he ain’t goin’ away any time soon

  • Kangsen Feka Wakai
4 min read