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Not adding up

Not adding up

Only 15% of Angola and Somalia’s populations are financially literate – one of the lowest statistics in the world.... Read more
24 Nov, 2015
Birth of a new era

Birth of a new era

There is now a mobile app that can assist Ethiopian mothers-to-be to safely deliver their babies. The Safe Delivery App, created... Read more
24 Nov, 2015

Bridging the gap

Rwanda is one of only two countries in the world that have more female representatives in parliament than male (the other... Read more
24 Nov, 2015

Power play

In a US$200 million project, Rwanda plans to use methane gas from Lake Kivu to generate electricity. The highly... Read more
17 Nov, 2015
As the wheel turns

As the wheel turns

Ethiopia has opened Bishoftu Automative Industry at a military base north of its capital, Addis Ababa. It is the... Read more
17 Nov, 2015
Toxic situation

Toxic situation

Come June 2016, stocks of one of sub-Saharan Africa’s most effective snakebite treatments are expected to run dry – leaving thousands... Read more
17 Nov, 2015
Death traps

Death traps

The lack of decent infrastructure and a lackadaisical attitude towards traffic law enforcement are among the reasons Africa has the... Read more
10 Nov, 2015

Slow motion

For one hour every Tuesday, Facebook will give its staff a taste of what logging on to the platform... Read more
10 Nov, 2015
Banking on it

Banking on it

Mobile money, initially developed for use by individuals, continues to innovate by now making its way into the business... Read more
10 Nov, 2015
Cream of the crop

Cream of the crop

A new project is set to result in the production of 12 000 metric tons of certified drought-tolerant maize... Read more
3 Nov, 2015