Write stuff
An African screenwriters residency incubator has partnered with Netflix to create a content development lab for writers. Screenwriters from... Read more
1 Dec, 2020
Crowd control
African countries are betting on a cloud-based health-management system to track COVID-19 immunisation programmes once a vaccine is ready.... Read more
1 Dec, 2020
Lighting up
A system using satellite imagery to predict electricity consumption has been launched to aid African countries in developing energy... Read more
1 Dec, 2020
Smooth operator
A container freight station has been established in Nairobi to benefit SMEs. The transit shed is the result of... Read more
24 Nov, 2020
Learning curve
A programme that examines Africa’s COVID-19 responses in primary and secondary education across the continent has been launched. The... Read more
24 Nov, 2020
United front
The Egyptian government, together with the German Agency for International Co-operation (GIZ), have announced the financing of 11 projects... Read more
24 Nov, 2020
Digging deep
Tanzania is in the final stages of approving a permit for the country’s first rare earths mine. As reported... Read more
17 Nov, 2020
Rapid response
Researchers at a South African university are producing nanobodies that could be used for rapid COVID-19 testing, and as... Read more
17 Nov, 2020
Future outlook
In Rwanda, a US$150 000 grant is set to boost the country’s goal of building an innovation-driven digital economy. The... Read more
17 Nov, 2020
Digital fast track
In a first for Africa – and the higher-education sector – a 5G lab has been launched. Wits University,... Read more
10 Nov, 2020
