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Eunice Ruto arriving from her home in Morop village/Wesley Langat. Photo by The Colonist Report Africa, used with permission. This story was written by Wesley Langat and originally published by The Colonist Report Africa. An edited version is republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement. It is a hot and windy afternoon in Mogotio, Kenya’s Rift Valley, near the equator. Walking down a marram-stoned road in Morop village, the wind howls, lifting dust from the bare and dry ground and creating a white smoke cloud in the sky. The road leads to the home of Justine Kiogor, a 40...
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A screenshot from Comment Robot's public Weibo profile page. Fair Use. “Comment Robot” (评论罗伯特), an AI Chatbot, has sparked quite some amusement and rage on Weibo since December 2023, as it has kept poking many Weibo users with humorous, heart-warming, but sometimes inappropriate or even offensive comments. When it first emerged in early December 2023, some users with very few followers were puzzled as to why their Weibo updates had caught the attention of a “Big V” – Weibo's official verified user and opinion leader with many followers – who had zero connection with them online. After local me...
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Screenshot from YouTube video, ‘Innoss'B Ft Diamond Platnumz – Yope Remix (Official Music Video)‘ by Diamond Platnumz. Fair use. In 2021, Tanzania's Diamond Platnumz became the first Sub-Saharan African singer to receive 1 billion views on his YouTube channel. That same year, Zuchu became the first woman artist in East Africa to reach 1 million subscribers. One of the hallmarks of Tanzanian music is its ability to blend traditional elements with modern influences, creating a unique sonic tapestry that resonates with listeners around the world. For over a decade, popular Tanzanian artists, incl...
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