ARE SMART CITIES the best urban development models for cities in developing countries? Can Namibia afford to create a smart city, particularly when the national broadband policy has not been implemented, nor is there equitable internet access and quality in Windhoek? Smart cities have been key drivers of inequality and environmental degradation. More and more […]
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Nairobi, Kenya — This continent is rich in renewable energy potential. “Just as the injustices of climate change burn fiercely here in Africa, so do the opportunities. I’m convinced that Africa can be at the heart of a renewable future,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Guterres said that Africa has great potential to be a world leader in renewable […]
AS part of efforts to increase access to safe and clean water, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said the government has adopted an innovative approach involving the use of modern technology to get water from a variety of sources. He stated that the government is implementing several important projects in the country by tapping water from […]
Kigali emerged as Africa’s premier smart city among the 30 cities featured in the 2023 African Smart City Index, a pioneering initiative designed to gauge the integration of digital infrastructure, sustainability measures, and innovative urban solutions in Africa’s rapidly evolving urban centers. ALSO READ: Kigali tops Africa smart city rankings The index unveiled on Wednesday, […]
Africa is the continent with the most genetic diversity, but is gravely underrepresented in genomic research, with only 2% of global genomic data coming from people of African ancestry as of 2021. As a result, disease risk prediction and drug development has predominantly used data from European populations, with varying applicability to health outcomes in […]
Nakuru, Kenya — Using naturally occurring microbes, a Kenyan entrepreneur has developed a molasses-based supplement that pre-ferments animal feeds to unlock all the necessary nutrients that would otherwise find a way out of the animal through cow dung, and dairy farmers have fallen in love with the product. According to Henry Ambwere, the Nakuru-based entrepreneur […]
Melinda French Gates and Bill Gates call for urgent action to advance progress on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and shine a spotlight on reducing maternal and child mortalityThe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today released its seventh annual Goalkeepers Report, describing where the world has collectively fallen short at the halfway point for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and where innovation and investment […]
Lusaka, Zambia — The novel coronavirus pandemic laid bare the stark disparities in global access to essential medicines. The world’s most vulnerable populations were often left behind in the scramble for life-saving vaccines, diagnostics, and therapeutics. This underscored the urgent need for a paradigm shift in global health security and local production as a pivotal […]
The health sector has made significant progress as a result of digital innovations. How can such innovations be used to improve maternal health services in Nigeria? In the last twenty years, the African continent has witnessed a remarkable surge in the adoption of digital technologies. Numerous countries, including Nigeria, have embraced these innovations to solve […]
In today’s society where communities increasingly face complex challenges, some young students are taking the initiative to directly address issues. Students such as Emile Keza have proved their willingness to confront and tackle society problems. Keza, a senior five student at New Life Ministries Academy, developed a project called “Recycling Water” as a solution to […]
Introduction: Ghana is in a new era of using Information Communication Technology (ICT) for government service delivery. This comes in the wake of the overall agenda to digitize the economy to improve efficiency and coverage. The internet’s rapid growth in recent times has driven many governments to add electronic commerce to their operations to enhance […]
Nairobi, Kenya — Entrepreneurs are on a mission to make our cities cleaner and more liveable. As the co-founders of eWAKA, a platform dedicated to serving commuter and commercial electric micro-mobility fleets, Celeste Vogel and Jimmy Tune are committed to making our cities more sustainable and liveable. They believe that electric micromobility is the key […]
Critical work being done by local scientists is at risk Critical work done by South African scientists on mRNA vaccines for several diseases is at risk from patent claims from the pharmaceutical giant Moderna. Yet the government could easily protect this and other programmes by speeding up the passage of amendments to patent laws. Every […]
More than 200 girls pursuing science combinations in high school gathered on July 7 to participate in the STEM clubs launch event organised by Starlight Africa. The students represented four high schools across Muhanga and Ruhango districts, namely: Groupe Scolaire Notre Dame de Lourdes, Groupe Scolaire Saint Joseph Kabgayi, College Saint Jean Nyarusange, and Kigoma […]
Nairobi — Nairobi-based business incubator, iHub Kenya, has entered into a deal with Mastercard Foundation, a private Canada-based charity, to help startups grow and expand their offering in digital learning solutions. Managing partner Nissi Madu said iHub Kenya signed up 12 educational technology (EdTech)startups in six months which underwent an acceleration programme to enable them […]
Surveys with the 10 largest venture capital funds and two largest start-up accelerators investing in Generative AI companies revealed hardly any were taking steps to safeguard human rights. Leading venture capital (VC) firms are failing in their responsibility to respect human rights, especially in relation to new Generative AI technologies, warned Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) […]
Given the critical role of Science, Technology and Innovation in all facets of human endeavour as well as its importance to the transformation of the Nigerian economy from a resource -based to knowledge-based economy, Precious Ugwuzor reports on the recent drive by the Federal Institute of Industrial Research to adequately harness it and put the […]
A new solution, known as E-MOTIVE, could provide a major breakthrough in reducing deaths from childbirth-related bleeding, according to a landmark study published today by researchers from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the University of Birmingham. Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) – defined as the loss of more than 500 mL of blood within 24 hours […]