VIDEO: App helping locals improve slum life

A group of young Kenyans have filmed a movie about life in the slums using mobile phones.

Strengthen culture of helping the needy, locals told
Daily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
TANZANIANS have been urged to further develop a culture of helping the needy in society by providing them with basic needs. View Comments. A Patron of Diana Women Empowerment Organisation, Mr Emmanuel Ole Naiko, said in Dar es Salaam recently ...

LSF Pushes to Improve Legal Access By Needy Locals
AllAfrica.com
Legal Services Facility (LSF) will start funding paralegal units directly to ensure a broad cross-section of needy Tanzanians access legal aid. This was said by the Facility Fund Manager, Kees Groenendijk, in Dar es Salaam at a paralegal forum that ...

I'm helping widows in Tanzania have a better life - through knitting
Bournemouth Echo
“I thought it would be really depressing, but it was the best travelling I've ever done.” Celina Comninos has enjoyed several stints of globe-trotting, but it was a trip to Tanzania five years ago which changed her life. She stayed with the family of the man who set ...

IBM's artificial intelligence machine Watson is to be used in Africa to offer solutions to poor education, health and infrastructure.

‘Yes, I Survived Ebola’ Says Guinean Woman in First-Ever Message Sent Through the Interactive App

#ISurvivedEbola (http://www.isurvivedebola.org), the groundbreaking West African multimedia campaign, has launched a new, interactive mobile app that allows Ebola survivors to connect with each other, share public health advice, and update the world on the challenges they still face during their post-recovery lives.

The innovative digital tool debuted in Guinea on January 5. It is being piloted...

Ghana's oldest slum was the scene of running battles on Monday, between police and residents who were protesting the demolition of their homes.

Octopizzo, the Nairobi hi-hop artist, speaks to the BBC about his inspiration and giving young people living in the ghetto "something to be proud of."

People in Nigeria who are suspected of being gay could face the death penalty, as parts of the country crack down on practices not compliant with Islamic law.