Tech task force
Rwanda has expanded its arsenal of robots to combat the spread of COVID-19. The country took delivery of three... Read more
16 Feb, 2021
Building back
In Nigeria, the government has taken the first step in creating a public-private infrastructure-investment enterprise aimed at stimulating the... Read more
16 Feb, 2021
Swift passage
Deep-level mining has become safer with the successful testing of a locally developed mobile mine rescue winder (MMRW) at... Read more
9 Feb, 2021
Lesson plan
Edutech start-ups in West Africa struggling to recover from the impact of COVID-19 have been thrown a lifeline in... Read more
7 Feb, 2021
Mercy flight
Battery-powered drones will be used to help deliver COVID-19 vaccines to healthcare facilities in Nigeria’s Kaduna state. Reuters reports... Read more
7 Feb, 2021
Road works
An Egyptian public-private consortium has launched a project to stop the proliferation of unlicenced tuk-tuks on the country’s urban... Read more
2 Feb, 2021
Winning with waste
A new energy-from-waste project being established in Togo’s western Klono region is expected reduce the West African country’s carbon... Read more
2 Feb, 2021
Firmer ground
In South Africa, geophysicists from Wits University have developed cost-effective and sustainable technology that will take the guesswork out... Read more
2 Feb, 2021
Virtual trade
Blockchain technology is proving to be a lifeline for residents of a Kenyan informal settlement during the COVID-19 economic... Read more
26 Jan, 2021
Energy flow
Ghana is poised to become the West African regional hub for cheaper, cleaner power. This comes after it took... Read more
26 Jan, 2021
