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Android phones are bound to have plenty of silly fads, but the telephoto extender trend in particular has me excited for the ...

In his new book “Silicon Elsewhere: Nairobi, Global China, and the Promise of Techno-Capital,” writer Andrea Pollio charts the growth of Chinese investment and companies in the Kenyan capital.