April 02, 2020
Africa: Three Studies Shed New Light on Scope of Human Evolution
Three new research papers have brought evidence that human evolution was a less linear process than previously theorised, according to Gizmodo's George Dvorsky. They also suggest… Read more »
March 17, 2020
Africa: Novel Coronavirus - How Close Are We to Treatment And Vaccine?
The new coronavirus, declared a pandemic on March 11 by the World Health Organisation (WHO) because of its global spread, and with more than 170,000 confirmed cases, according to… Read more »
March 09, 2020
Africa: Anzisha Prize - Developing Entrepreneurship Into a Career
"The most important thing we can all do when it comes to very young entrepreneurship is realising that we're all potential supporters of this work. If you're a parent you can… Read more »
February 20, 2020
Africa: We Can Make Our World Better - Mark Suzman of Gates Foundation
AllAfrica's Juanita Williams talked with Mark Suzman, the CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the world's largest philanthropy. He assumed the position this month. In… Read more »
February 10, 2020
South Africa: Punching Below Its Weight in the Information Economy
Africans from other parts of the continent who visit South Africa for the first time are often impressed with the country's apparently advanced technology and infrastructure. But… Read more »
February 07, 2020
Africa: Can Technology Help Reduce Cancer and Other Tobacco-Related Killer Diseases?
Speaking at the International Conference on Harm Reduction in Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Professor David Khayat, a French oncologist, clarified the harm-reduction… Read more »
January 07, 2020
Africa: Breakthrough Device Revolutionises Ebola Patient Treatment During Outbreaks
A Congolese clinician's frustration at being unable to give Ebola patients the quality of care they deserved has led to a ground-breaking innovation which revolutionises the… Read more »
December 12, 2019
Africa: Why Harnessing Digital Tech For Universal Health Coverage is Essential
Imagine a world where healthcare is less about the treatment of disease and more about health promotion, disease prediction and prevention. We would see innovation in medicine as… Read more »
October 08, 2019
Africa: Tapping into Mobile Phones to Advance Africa's Intelligence on Global Health and Food Security
It is official: With 9.3 billion mobile connections, the number of mobile devices on earth now surpasses the 7.6 billion people population. This creates huge opportunities to… Read more »
September 04, 2019
Africa: Ghana's Isaac Sesi and Botswana's Bonolo Monthe Win the GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize
The two entrepreneurs were awarded for their innovative ventures in the agri-food sector. Read more »
September 03, 2019
Africa: Uganda's Dr. Emma Naluyima and Senegal's Baba Dioum Share 2019 Africa Food Prize
Uganda's Dr. Emma Naluyima and Senegal's Baba Dioum have been honoured with the prestigious 2019 Africa Food Prize for their commendable effort in demonstrating and promoting… Read more »
August 15, 2019
South Africa: Environmental Engineer With Flair for Art Receives Italian Knighthood
Professor Cristina Trois, the University of KwaZulu-Natal's (UKZN) first woman professor, first dean of engineering and South African Research Chair in Waste and Climate Change… Read more »
April 17, 2019
Africa: Innovators Working to Meet Africa's Unmet Health Needs
An exhibition by the 30 WHO Innovation Challenge finalists was officiated by President of Cabo Verde Jorge Carlos Fonseca with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The innovators exhibited… Read more »
February 20, 2019
Africa: Finding Solutions for Sanitation Problems in Africa
Access to proper sanitation and hygiene continues to prove a challenge to African countries. Following the success of previous conferences, the African Ministers' Council on… Read more »
February 13, 2019
Africa: What Surprised Melinda and Bill Gates in 2018?
SURPRISE #1Africa is the youngest continent. Read more »
January 28, 2019
Africa: Are the Days of WhatsApp Chain Messages Numbered?
"Saturday morning whatsapp will become chargeable. If you have at least 10 contacts send them this message." Sound familiar? This and more chain messages - many of which promise… Read more »
April 24, 2018
Africa: Zambian Malaria Expert Honoured on World's Greatest Leaders List
An African scientist on the cutting edge of research into drugs which have the potential to both protect and cure people from malaria in a single dose has been named as one of… Read more »
February 26, 2018
Africa: Science Can Reverse 'New Normal' of Hunger and Climate Disaster
In 2017, climate and man-made disasters sent shockwaves across the world. Read more »
November 14, 2017
Africa: Economic Growth Rides on Wireless Rails
A telecommunications boom is lifting an industry and a continent. Read more »
March 20, 2017
Africa: World Bank Commits to 'Next Level of Economic Transformation'
The G20 finance ministers met last week in Germany to discuss critical challenges facing the global economy, from climate change to migration to humanitarian emergencies like the… Read more »
February 24, 2017
Africa: WhatsApp Celebrates 8th Birthday With New 'Status' Functionality
Instant messaging service WhatsApp has announced that it will reconfigure the status feature to coincide with the service's 8th birthday on 24 February. According to company… Read more »
Africa: How to Make Use of WhatsApp's New Status Feature
WhatsApp's move to incorporate a revamped status feature will allow users to share photos and video in the previously text-only field. Read more »
November 11, 2016
Africa: Cameroonian Gaming Company Goes Big With Hollywood Film Deal
Where do you take a creative intellectual property after conquering the video game medium? Why to film, of course. Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan released in early 2016 on the… Read more »
September 12, 2016
Africa: Big Data and Africa's Green Revolution
"Take it to the farmer". Those were the last words of Dr. Norman Borlaug, as remembered by his granddaughter Julie Borlaug in her opening speech at the Africa Green Revolution… Read more »
July 18, 2016
Africa: 'What Can South Africa Be, What Can Africa Be, What Can the World Be?'
Software pioneer Bill Gates has delivered the 14th Nelson Mandela Annual lecture at the University of Pretoria's Mamelodi Campus on the eve of Mandela Day, which marks the birthday… Read more »