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Meet the phone that ‘speaks’ 50 African languages

January 16, 2023January 15, 2023 The African Mirror 50 African languages, David Kouamé, mother tongue, tutoring services, literacy, Abidjan, mobile phone

BY using a vocal assistant that responds to commands in local languages, the locally-developed phone – the OpenG – is improving accessibility for African users who don’t read or write.

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Ivory Coast trial opens for 18 accused in Grand Bassam beach attack

December 2, 2022December 3, 2022 The African Mirror Ivory Coast trial, Grand Bassam, beach attack, deadly attack, Abidjan

ANGE ABOA THE trial of 18 people accused of responsibility for the deadly 2016 attack on a beach resort in

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FIFA brings football training to Ivory Coast classrooms

November 16, 2022November 17, 2022 The African Mirror football training, Ivory Coast classrooms, Football for Schools, primary schools, Abidjan, FIFA

CHILDREN at primary schools in Abidjan traded classrooms for football fields last week to take part in a FIFA initiative

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Food blogger’s African dream

May 19, 2022May 18, 2022 The African Mirror African dream, Yasmine Fofana, Afro Foodie, Food blogger, Abidjan

AFRICA had the second-fastest-growing tourism market globally before COVID-19. Now that borders are open and travellers are again exploring, Yasmine Fofana is determined to make sure that visitors bucket list Africa as a foodie destination.

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Ivory Coast’s ‘Real Boys’ address drug use, violence through dance

March 22, 2022March 26, 2022 The African Mirror Real Boys, hip-hop routine, gang violence, drug use, Abidjan, Ivory Coast

LOUCOUMANE COULIBALY and MEDIA COULIBALY ON a dimly lit stage in Abidjan one member of the dance group lies motionless

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4 die in Ivory Coast building collapse

March 8, 2022March 11, 2022 The African Mirror Patrick Achi, Abidjan, building collapse, Ivory Coast

AT least six people, including two children, died when an apartment block collapsed in Ivory Coast’s commercial capital of Abidjan

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These stoves save lives, trees

November 14, 2021November 19, 2021 The African Mirror Ermann Zannou, ecologically-friendly stoves, fuel-efficient, Abidjan

A clutch of university degrees could have led to a cosy job in Paris. Instead, Ermann Zannou decided he could do more by living closer to the country of his birth, Benin. So he set up Green Ker in Abidjan. Now, his stainless steel stoves are saving lives.