Winners Announced: 2019 Space in Africa Essay Competition
Space in Africa asked young women and girls across Africa to propose solutions for Enhancing Women Participation in the African Space Industry. They received 106 essay...
Ghana moves to integrate biotech, biosafety and biodiversity
by Joseph Opoku Gakpo
Ghana has rolled out a new initiative focusing on the role biotechnology and biosafety can play in conserving biodiversity and protecting...
Roy Allela, Kenyan engineer and innovator creates gloves that could revolutionize...
A new type of wearable technology could revolutionize the way that those who are deaf and those who can hear, but who do not...
Ethiopia to launch its first-ever satellite
Ethiopia has announced its intention to launch its first satellite during 2019. According to the Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute (ESSTI) at the Addis Ababa...
Mara announces ‘Maraphone’, first African-made smartphone
African high-tech player Mara, on Friday announced the production of their newest product the Maraphone – the first made-in-Africa, full-scale smartphone, soon to be...
Breakthrough Lymphatic Filariasis treatment piloted in Kenya – a first for...
IDA treatment, a new triple drug therapy with the potential to reduce the time to treat and break transmission of lymphatic filariasis (LF) from...
WHO launches Africa Innovation Challenge for health innovations – Calls for...
The World Health Organization (WHO) in the African Region has launched the first WHO Africa Innovation Challenge calling for health innovations with the potential...
Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, first African to win World Agriculture Prize
Ghanaian plant geneticist Eric Yirenkyi Danquah yesterday was awarded the 2018 World Agriculture Prize in a ceremony at Nanjing Agricultural University in China.
Dr. Danquah...