Across West Africa, smartphone use is growing rapidly. With affordable data and internet plans from several telecommunication, more people are staying online longer, sometimes late into the night. And while this digital access brings opportunity business, education, connection, it also raises concerns about mental health, sleep, productivity and even our relationships. From Dakar to Lagos and Accra, our phones have become our alarm clocks, our banks, our officesand even our companions. But here’s the big question: Are these devices improving our lives… or quietly affecting our health?