politics Here's the winner of Integrity Idol, the reality show for Nigerian government workers Andrea James

africa Toto's 'Africa,' as performed by a computer hardware orchestra Rusty Blazenhoff

music The story behind Toto's 'Africa' Rusty Blazenhoff

corruption Donald Trump will re-legalize importing endangered elephants' ivory and severed heads Cory Doctorow

art African grain silos repurposed into art museum Andrea James

africa Rare white giraffes spotted in Kenya Rusty Blazenhoff

happy mutants How African speculative fiction gave birth to itself Cory Doctorow

music Incredible Afrobeat music from Mali David Pescovitz

music William Onyeabor, Nigerian funk music pioneer, RIP David Pescovitz

happy mutants Listen: Hugo-winner Nnedi Okorafor's story, Spider the Artist Cory Doctorow

science fiction Ten of 2016's most notable African science fiction and fantasy stories Cory Doctorow

uk In Africa, British spies target allied leaders, executives, and telcoms engineers Cory Doctorow

web theory Trumpism in Gambia: "marbles" election sparks internet shutdown Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Amazing photos from Kinshasa's scrap car-parts megamarket Cory Doctorow

security Internet of Things botnet threatens to knock the entire country of Liberia offline Cory Doctorow

africa Calling bullshit on "leapfrogging" David Pescovitz

books Shot in the '70s, North African Villages shows medieval villages unchanged by modernity Kevin Kelly

happy mutants 100 African science fiction writers you should be reading Cory Doctorow

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