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Africa’s Tech Innovators Spy Opportunity Amid Pandemic

The pandemic is destroying business and economies globally. In Africa's tech ecosystem, it's sparking innovation.

In March, Kenyan telecom operator Safaricom announced a move that on the surface appeared counterintuitive: temporarily making small-dollar transactions free on its M-Pesa mobile money service. It's a gamble the telecom firm and other fintech leaders across the continent appear willing to make to pull in more low-income users amid the pandemic — in the hopes of holding onto them permanently.

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India Targets Voices of Truth in Kashmir

Against the toughest odds, Kashmiri journalists have brought the pain and hope of the troubled region to the world. Now India might be throttling that bold voice.

Journalists in India-administered Jammu and Kashmir have fought through intense government restrictions since the region was placed under military quarantine in August, using creative means to get news out to the rest of us. Now, with the country’s — and the world’s — attention focused on the coronavirus pandemic, India’s government is taking steps that journalists worry could cut that final information link.

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How Giant Plant Pots Could Save Shorelines

This concept links the preservation of shorelines with the preservation of mangroves.

Why Colombians Are Finally Deleting Gangsters From Their Speed Dial

For decades, people felt compelled to seek help from gangs instead of a distrusted state to settle disputes. An unconventional new approach could change that.

Mozambique’s Islamic Insurgency Spooks Global Gas Industry

The world's biggest gas firms want a piece of the East African nation, which boasts the world's largest offshore gas field. But religious extremism is scaring them.

At 73, He’s Fighting to Revive the Martial Art You’ve Never Heard Of

San Kim Sean, a Cambodian master of bokator, is trying to spread this technique in the kingdom.

Has Poland’s Left-Wing Rebel Learned to Be a Team Player at Last?

Adrian Zandberg came up as a revolutionary. Now to get into power, he's trying pragmatism on for size.

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