By Iminza Keboge Published March 4, 2017 The winner of the world’s largest award for literature for children and youth in 2017 shall be announced on April 4, 2017. Known as the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) and founded on…
Category: Technology
Technology news from Kenya and other African countries.
An animated Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) software designed to teach children and youth how to think about and manage social interaction situations has come to Africa. RELATED:Here is How to Investigate How Children Understand Risk in New Media The…
By Iminza Keboge A US-based company specialising in mobile and portable lithium energy storage technology has launched a Solar Home System with Digital TV for the African market. The plug-n-play Solar Home Systems launched by Moab Power are known as…
Facebook has rolled out tools to assist people prevent self-harm and suicide around the world. Facebook says the resources, that were rolled out on June 15, 2016, will offer support to “people around the world who may be experiencing self-injury…
By Iminza Keboge Published June 3, 2016 African policymakers should collaborate in creating an accessible, trusted Internet that benefits all. The Internet Society calls for the adoption of policies and frameworks that expand access and create greater demand for the…
Customers of a leading telecommunications company in Tanzania have received US$2.3 million as profit share paid every quarter. Tigo Tanzania, said to be the first company in the world to pay its mobile money customers dividends, introduced the system in…
Viber, one of the world’s leading messaging apps, has announced complete end-to-end encryption to all users who have the latest version of the app: v6.0 or higher. The encryption that shall be available across devices–Android and iPhone, iPad, Android tablets,…
By Wayne Houghton Published April 20, 2016 Jobs which were commonplace in 2015 will no longer exist in 2025. The qualifications of Students graduating in 2016 will be obsolete for any profession in nine short years. How so? Digital innovators…
By Jane Wakefield The amount of time children spend glued to a screen has risen dramatically in the last 20 years, a new report suggests. Children aged five to 16 spend an average of six and a half hours a…
Hello. My name is Tara Rukohoza and I’m 12 years old. The first born child of my parents, I am in grade 8 at a public school in Bujumbura. I am passionate about art, technology, music and movies because of…