Nigerian startup 54gene has raised U.S.$4.5 million to collect DNA data to improve treatments for Africans and those of African descent. Only 2% of genetic material used for ... Read more »
In the scientific language of the University of Cape Town's announcement, the project will "focus on addressing the issue of variability in drug response across African ... Read more »
A group of teenagers assembled a four-seater airplane and is flying it across the continent. Aviation experts say this a significant feat, one that will inspire teens who want to ... Read more »
Oluwafayokunmi Olurinola's plastic road prototype, designed to prevent potholes caused by water and increase the lifespan of the roads in Ijebu-Ode, earned the ten-year-old the top ... Read more »
Sociologist Michael Kwet has warned that the development of digital infrastructure in Africa spearheaded by US tech giants like Amazon, Google and Facebook is a means for Silicon ... Read more »
Emile Coetzee, who said the consumption of wild food, including nutritious weeds in our gardens, can "reduce the gap of sustainability and poverty" in the near future, was crowned ... Read more »
The first facility opened in Nairobi and dubbed the Africa Development Centre will hire local engineers tasked with working on cutting-edge technology tailored for local and global ... Read more »
An electronic waste management system which earned Nobuhle Ndebele, Lindokuhle Nene, Reitumetse Nkhahle and Gauta Matlou the top spot at the 2019 Hult Prize Challenge may be enough ... Read more »
With access to high-quality broadband and cloud computing continuing to spread, organisations are recognising artificial intelligence's (AI) ability to help with some of the ... Read more »
Baleka, Africa's first two-legged robot, is the brainchild of Dr Amir Patel and his team at the University of Cape Town and sets the stage for the future of robotics research. The ... Read more »
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