Top innovators from Ghana, India and USA win World Bank, Draper U Agriculture Risk Innovation Challenge
The Agriculture Risk Innovation Challenge for Southern Africa announces its winners with top innovators coming from Ghana, India, and the...
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World Bank will live stream Agriculture Innovation Challenge on YouTube
The World Bank Group will be live streaming the Agriculture Innovation Challenge for Southern Africa on YouTube beginning April 21,...
World Bank launches Agriculture Risk Innovation Challenge to address food security in Southern Africa
The World Bank and Draper University team-up to launch three Agriculture Risk Innovation Challenges to address agriculture and food security risks...
Entrepreneurs lead the charge for a more connected Africa
In the satirical novel In the United States of Africa, the French-speaking, Djiboutian author Abdourahman A. Waberi depicts an alternative...
Mapping Africa’s ‘high-speed urbanization’ to manage growing infrastructure: Africapolis
While African countries are expected to urbanize at a remarkable rate, it isn’t just its big cities like Johannesberg and...
‘At this rate the African elephant will be extinct in 11 years’: conservation tech lab
Faced with the ever-present threat of poaching, conservancies, game reserves, and national parks in Africa are gearing themselves up with...
Ebooks for building healthy reading habits among Africa’s youth
In 2016, a high school teacher in South Africa realized that her students were not connecting with their books. To encourage...
Social media blackout, ‘wanton violence’ during Zimbabwe’s 150% fuel hike protests
When Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced a 150% hike in gas prices on Saturday, citizens revolted in the streets. In response,...
From the mines to your mobile: the questionable lithium battery supply chain
If you are reading this article, you are probably doing so on a device which uses a lithium-ion battery. Laptops,...
‘The excitement for blockchain technology is palpable everywhere you go on the continent’: Africa’s promising future with Blockchain – Interview
Almost every mention of blockchain revolves around how it has the power to turn industries upside down. But what about...
Building a Better Company: 3 Ways ‘Giving Back’ Helped Our Startup Scale
The Reputation Institute recently released the 2017 Global CSR RepTrak® 100 report, ranking the corporate social responsibility (CSR) of the...
Multilingual bots allow African SMEs to simplify funding across language barriers
Venture Capital funding in Africa more than doubled between 2015 and 2016, and to simplify the funding process, multilingual bots...
A new hope for women empowerment in Africa
August 2017 marks a new journey towards women empowerment in Africa. From The Women Advancing Africa Forum in Tanzania, to...
Rwanda, Microsoft Partnership to Digitally Transform Education, Produce Global Citizens
In an effort to produce global citizens, Rwanda's partnership with Microsoft will see a digital transformation in the education system...
Netflix arrives in Africa, but who will have access?
Netflix arrives in South Africa, but what does this mean for expansion to the rest of the African continent where...
What are the best apps to download on your new smartphone & tablet (& what to do with your old device)
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If you've just gotten a new smartphone or tablet here are some of the best apps you can download, & what you can do with your old phones and tablets
Camara’s campaign to deliver modern technology & digital literacy skills to African schools
International charity Camara has launched a campaign which hopes to see hundreds of computers delivered to disadvantaged schools in Africa to help teach modern IT skills.
BBC releases 60 years of Reith Lectures from radio archive online
The BBC has released over 60 years' of audio archive from its acclaimed Reith Lectures online as part of its plan to make its archives more accessible.
How to follow the Dakar Rally online
The Dakar Rally, one of the largest off road endurance rallies in the world, has launched from Buenos Aires. The Dakar is now a fully digital event supported by YouTube, Twitter and Facebook pages. You can get live updates on each stage of the challenge on their site and on the official Dakar iPhone/iPod/iPad app. The organisers have also released an online video game to accompany the event.
Irish journalist to live blog life in Zambian village
http://www.youtube.com/v/oUVXn0F0N5k In what will stand to be a major test of the social good of new media technologies Irish journalist...
