Tag: WhatsApp
Letter from Africa: Why Nigerians are muting their mothers on WhatsApp
In our series of letters from African writers, Nigerian novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani says children are now having to police…
Burundi election: Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp blocked
Burundi has blocked social media platforms on election day as voters choose a leader to replace long-serving president Pierre Nkurunziza.…
I downloaded WhatsApp because of you – Keri Hilson tells Stonebwoy
American R&B singer, Keri Hilson, says she had to download messaging platform, WhatsApp, in order to communicate with Ghanaian artiste Stonebwoy.…
WhatsApp puts tight curbs on ‘frequent forwards’
WhatsApp has put heavy restrictions on forwarded messages to try to stop the spread of coronavirus misinformation. From today, messages…
Fake WhatsApp app more popular than Facebook, Instagram in Africa
WhatsApp is, by far, the top social media platform of choice across several African countries. With a platform that mirrors…
WhatsApp dark mode now available for iOS and Android
WhatsApp is finally getting a new dark mode on iOS and Android today. After months of beta testing on both mobile operating systems, the…