Women to have new app that helps identify abusive men

A smartphone app to help women identify if they are in an abusive relationship and safely leave will be launched in some African countries next year, its developer said.

Myplan - an app developed by researchers at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing - has about 10,000 users in the United States. There are also versions in Canada, Australia and New Zealand, but it is not available in Africa.