AfricaAfrica's Digital Transformation Accelerates Across Major Markets
Investment in fibre networks, data centres and mobile payments is reshaping how hundreds of millions of people work, learn and trade.
3h ago|Amina Yusuf
Africa Correspondent
Amina Yusuf
Amina Yusuf reports on development, governance and continental integration for SWISS SOMALI TV. She has covered elections, summits and humanitarian operations across East and West Africa.
Nairobi
Stories by Amina Yusuf
Africa
BusinessNew Technologies Are Changing the Way People Access Information
From offline-first apps to low-bandwidth video, tools built for constrained networks are finding global audiences.
6h ago|Amina Yusuf
CultureA New Generation Revives Somali Poetry on Stage
Poetry nights in European cities are drawing audiences who grew up far from the verses they now recite.
6h ago|Amina Yusuf
BusinessRemittance Costs Fall as Digital Transfer Services Compete
Families sending money home are paying lower fees as new operators enter the market.
7h ago|Amina Yusuf
AfricaHumanitarian Agencies Scale Up Response to Prolonged Drought
Convoys are reaching remote districts as agencies warn that funding shortfalls could slow the operation.
8h ago|Amina Yusuf
AfricaContinental Free Trade Talks Enter a Decisive Phase
Member states are weighing tariff schedules that would take years to phase in across the continent.
12h ago|Amina Yusuf
EuropeDiaspora Media Networks Expand Across European Cities
Small newsrooms serving migrant communities are finding new audiences through digital platforms.
13h ago|Amina Yusuf
BusinessUndersea Cable Project Promises Faster Regional Connectivity
Operators say the new landing stations should lower wholesale bandwidth costs within two years.
14h ago|Amina Yusuf
Videos05:41Explainer: How Undersea Cables Carry the Internet
The physical infrastructure behind every message, call and stream.
15h ago|Amina Yusuf
AfricaUniversities Expand Research Partnerships Across Borders
Joint programmes in public health and climate science are drawing new international funding.
17h ago|Amina Yusuf
SwitzerlandGeneva Conference Puts Diaspora Investment on the Agenda
Delegates discussed remittances, small business finance and cross-border partnerships.
17h ago|Amina Yusuf
BusinessStartups Turn to Offline-First Design for Rural Users
Founders say building for intermittent connectivity has become a competitive advantage.
20h ago|Amina Yusuf
AfricaHealth Ministries Coordinate Cross-Border Vaccination Drive
Mobile teams will work along migration corridors during the three-week campaign.
22h ago|Amina Yusuf
OpinionAfrica Should Set the Terms of Its Own Digital Future
Data policy written elsewhere will not serve markets growing faster than any other.
22h ago|Amina Yusuf
SocietyNurses Describe the Long Shift Behind a Rural Clinic
Staff balance shortages of supplies with rising demand from surrounding villages.
1 day ago|Amina Yusuf