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Stephanie Wangari

Stephanie Wangari was a Labor x Tech reporter based in Nairobi, Kenya. Her work has appeared in African Uncensored, Voice of America, and The Standard. She was a Baraza Media Lab data journalism fellow.

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Labor 23 October 2025

Malawi’s new farmhand: AI that speaks the local language

Ulangizi AI combines ChatGPT’s power with traditional know-how and government data to help crops — and families — flourish.

Labor 17 September 2025

When Africa’s internet breaks, this ship answers the call

Undersea internet cables are critical in today’s hyperconnected world. The crew of the Léon Thévenin maintains one stretch of this global network.

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Labor 18 July 2025

AI and immigration uncertainty threaten Nigeria’s dreams of becoming an outsourcing hot spot

The West African nation wants to become the next global outsourcing hub, but as AI takes over basic tech tasks and U.S. visa hurdles rise, replicating India’s success could be challenging.

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Labor 3 June 2025

VC money is fueling a global boom in worker surveillance tech

A funding surge has given rise to technologies to track, analyze and manage workers — often in countries with little regulation.

By Gayathri Vaidyanathan

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Labor 23 April 2025

Kenya’s solution to teacher shortage: Embrace AI

Kenyan teachers and edtech companies say AI tools help save time, but without widespread internet connectivity, the impact is uneven.

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Labor 21 April 2025

How Big Tech hides its outsourced African workforce

New data reveals the hidden network of African workers powering AI, as they push for transparency from the global companies that employ them indirectly.

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EV Revolution 30 December 2024

Kenya’s bus fleets want to go electric, but manufacturers can’t meet demand

Companies have ordered hundreds of EV buses — but they won’t arrive for years.

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Year In Review 4 December 2024

What we learned from reporting on global tech this year

Rest of World contributors from Dhaka to Buenos Aires share their highlights, low points, and key takeaways from covering technology in 2024.

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Tech Giants 30 August 2024

Uber drivers in Kenya are ignoring the app and charging their own rates

The local gig workers’ union defends the practice, which Uber forbids, as a form of peaceful pushback against low earnings.

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Tech Giants 16 July 2024

Kenya’s biggest protest in recent history played out on a walkie-talkie app

More than 40,000 Kenyans have downloaded Zello since protests began against the government’s plan to raise taxes.

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Regional Champions 10 May 2024

Where’s the money? Jumia says it paid its delivery workers. Workers say they’re still waiting

Months after Jumia Food’s shutdown, delivery workers in Nigeria and Kenya say they’re still missing their final paychecks.

A portrait of Nathan Nkunzimana seated behind his laptop, taken during day time.

Tech Giants 12 December 2023

The man leading Kenyan content moderators’ battle against Meta

Nathan Nkunzimana claims Meta and Sama fired content moderators for protesting working conditions and demanding the right to unionize.