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Malawi’s new farmhand: AI that speaks the local language

Alifosina Mtseteka’s family has been farming for generations in central Malawi, but she recently ran into a pest infestation that had her stumped. The okra she grows along with beans...

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Misha Katema an Opportunity International Malawi Field Support Agent shares information from Ulangizi AI on a farm in Lilongwe Central Malawi on Monday, 4 August 2025
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When Africa’s internet breaks, this ship answers the call

As the Léon Thévenin eased into Cape Town port last month, Shuru Arendse was ready to rush home to his family. He had a month off and a laundry list...

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Tyrone November (L) and Didier Towanou, both able seamen, wrangle a debris-covered segment of cable hauled in from the seabed.
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AI and immigration uncertainty threaten Nigeria’s dreams of becoming an outsourcing hot spot

As Nigeria bets billions of dollars on becoming the next outsourcing superpower, it is grappling with how artificial intelligence and immigration policies are radically reshaping the industry.   The African nation...

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Seni Sulyman, right, Andela's country director in Nigeria, and colleagues on a video call at the start-up's offices in Lagos, Nigeria, Sept. 29, 2017. "This is a platform for giving people who want to learn and succeed access and opportunity," says Seni Sulyman, a 32-year-old graduate of Harvard Business School, of the company. (Tom Saater/The New York Times)
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