Medicine dispensing innovation wins engineering prize
Thanks to a new locker system for dispensing medicines, patients can now get their medicines in only 36 seconds.
View Article‘Factory of factories’ helping start-ups in Kenya
Start-ups are creating affordable innovations in Kenya thanks to a hub that acts as a factory for factories.
View ArticleNigerian farmers embrace technology to combat food insecurity
With food insecurity on the rise in Nigeria, smallholder farmers are turning to new technologies to improve food production and marketability, writes Kemi Falodun.
View ArticleAI needs regulation and connectivity to tackle poverty
AI’s potential to alleviate poverty is practically endless, writes Ruth Douglas. But only with better connectivity, regulation and research.
View ArticleAI offers answers to Africa’s rapid urbanisation
Senegal is pioneering a solution to soaring urbanisation with its new ‘smart cities’, writes Fo-koffi Djamessi.
View ArticleAI for development: facts and figures
Ruth Douglas explores the application of AI in international development and the risks associated with this rapidly growing technology.
View ArticleEveryday UFOs: the dark side of drones in development
Drones and AI can be lifesavers, but can be exploitative and breed fear if used without consent, writes Inga Vesper.
View ArticleBrazilian researchers eye biosensors to monitor diabetes
Biosensor glasses offer a painless way to measure blood sugar levels, scientists say.
View ArticleAfrica’s 2020 ‘top engineering innovators’ shortlisted
The innovators are using engineering solutions to address crucial challenges in African communities.
View ArticlePaving the way to inclusion for Egypt’s disabled
An award-winning mobile phone app promotes access for people with disabilities in Egypt, but attitudes are harder to change, writes Hazem Badr.
View ArticleProsthetics designers harness AI to assist India’s amputees
Innovative prosthetics designed using artificial-intelligence (AI)-based software are a ‘life saver’ for Indian amputees, writes Ranjit Devraj.
View ArticleQ&A: Recovering from war with help from space
One satellite image is worth a 100-page report from a warzone, says the UNDP’s Bertrand Frot, as satellite power is harnessed for the Sustainable Development Goals.
View ArticleNext COVID-19 outbreak ‘predicted via satellite’
Satellite data and machine learning could predict future COVID-19 outbreaks, says a leading environmental microbiologist.
View ArticleUpcycling e-waste trash into innovative treasure
Innovators in Ghana are looking to new ways to recycle growing global electronic waste.
View ArticlePandemic tech innovation silver lining
Africa’s young creators have been inspired by the COVID-19 crisis to develop health and education innovations.
View ArticleMalaria: Africa’s nagging health burden
Malaria remains Africa’s nagging health burden, infecting millions of people and killing tens of thousands annually.
View ArticleAfrica’s edtech future
Africa’s billion-dollar digital learning market needs homegrown edtech.
View ArticleAccessing sexual reproductive health information
Young people find succour in accessing sexual reproductive health information through apps.
View ArticleWaste to wealth with new generation nanocatalyst
New multifunctional catalyst turns used cooking oil into biodiesel and food scrap into medicines.
View ArticleHealth costs and the ‘ugly’ gender gap
How out-of-pocket medical costs are damaging women’s health and holding back economic development.
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