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May 02, 2017
Angola: Plane Power: How Software and Jet Engine Tech is Helping Angola Leapfrog into the Digital Age
Available capital isn't the only obstacle to economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. Another major hurdle is the lack of reliable electricity. In fact, large parts of the region… Read more »
April 24, 2017
Mozambique: "My Father Told Me that this was not a Field for Women"
The GE Reports Africa blog has launched a series known as “Women in Technology” which profiles GE SSA’s unsung female heroes, highlighting their contribution at… Read more »
March 24, 2017
Ghana: A GE Ghana Trailblazer Encourages Young Women To Stick To Their Guns And Pursue STEM Careers
A young Ghanaian engineer, who constantly had to justify her passion for science to everyone she came across, believes that if young women are firm in their beliefs, they will… Read more »
March 16, 2017
Ghana: 'Science Benefits from a Female Perspective,' says an Up-And-Coming GE Ghana Employee
The GE Reports Africa blog has launched a new series known as “Women in Technology” which profiles GE SSA’s unsung female heroes, highlighting their contribution… Read more »
January 12, 2017
South Africa: Healthcare Takes a Step Into the Future with a Prototyping Lab at GE's Africa Innovation Center (AIC) In Johannesburg
GE has been committed to the development of sustainable solutions for some of Africa's greatest healthcare challenges for nearly a century. With a long track record in developing… Read more »
December 19, 2016
Algeria: Seeking to Be the Best, Algerian Cancer Hospital Selects GE Imaging
The Chahids Mahmoudi Hospital in Algeria wants to be the country’s leading private cancer treatment center. To achieve this, they have great doctors, nurses and technicians,… Read more »
December 16, 2016
East Africa: Sleep Tight: Why This Anesthesia Technology Is Perfect For Rural East Africa
Surgery involving anesthesia always poses a risk to patients – regardless of whether the procedure itself is considered minor or major. These risks are compounded in rural… Read more »
November 29, 2016
Africa: Setting Helium Free: Revolutionary MRI Tech from GE Healthcare
Freelium, a magnet technology, designed to use 20 liters of liquid helium instead of 2,000 liters Read more »
November 09, 2016
Africa: Innovation at Work: End October Marked 120 Days of the GE Africa Innovation Center (AIC)
October was a very special month for us at GE AIC. While our building was branded by GE Healthcare with glorious banners promoting Breast Cancer Awareness Month – and… Read more »
November 02, 2016
Algeria: Better Imaging Brings Better Cardio Treatments in Algeria
Adults in Algeria face a greater than one-in-five chance of dying from one of four main non-communicable diseases. Top among these is cardiovascular disease. Government… Read more »
September 18, 2016
Africa: Gulp! These Scientists Are Turning CO2 Into Fish Food
It’s not often that you hear about the virtues of carbon dioxide. CO2 is a gas whose surfeit has turned it into one of the main contributors to global warming. But this… Read more »
Africa: Solar Has Big Limitations, But This Wonder Material May Change That
Three years ago, Oxford University physicist Henry Snaith, one of the earliest researchers of perovskite, said that material would usher in a "new era for low-cost,… Read more »
September 08, 2016
Africa: GE's Graduate Engineering Training Programme Is Giving Women The Opportunity To Excel
GE’s offer of best-in-class training for young engineers, known as the Graduate Engineering Training Programme, is open to women and men alike. However, women in technical… Read more »
Algeria: Role Models and 3D Printers Inspire Algerian Teens to Tackle Tech
They may not be well-known sports or film superstars, but two US-based Algerian tech experts generated the same level of excitement among a group of 100 young Algerians. Read more »
September 06, 2016
Egypt: Calling Egyptian Youth: Let's Build Digital Solutions to Solve Industrial Challenges
The paradox of the Industrial Internet is that it's expected to have a much bigger impact on the economy than the consumer internet, all while doing things that aren't as… Read more »
Egypt: Ministry of Communications & IT and GE Form Strategic Partnership and Launch a Digital Innovation Challenge to Solve Egypt's Industrial Challenges
The challenge is held in cooperation with the Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center (TIEC) The challenge aims to find digital solutions for industrial challenges… Read more »
September 02, 2016
Africa: Africa's Got Engineering Talent
GE's engineering talent is a crucial ingredient in delivering infrastructure and solutions across the world. The Graduate Engineering Training Programme aims to create a top… Read more »
Africa: $20-Million Women's Health Initiative Kicks Off With Training In Nairobi
By the end of 2015, roughly 99% of the world's maternal deaths had occurred in developing regions with Sub-Saharan Africa accounting for two-thirds of that number. Added to this… Read more »
August 19, 2016
South Africa: GE's New Africa Innovation Centre will Help Develop African Solutions for African Challenges
Innovation is the business buzzword of the moment, but supporting innovation is sometimes easier said than done. However, GE is putting its money where its mouth is and… Read more »
August 11, 2016
South Africa: For Sustainability, South African Youth Get Innovative
Sustainability may have started out as a nice-to-have, but it’s increasingly recognised as an imperative for both business and consumers. And for the next generation of… Read more »
July 28, 2016
Africa: How Boeing Planes Helped GE's Aviation Business Take Off
When Bill Boeing opened his Seattle factory in 1916, his first product was a seaplane made from wood and canvas called Bluebill. That biplane could seat a pair of flyers and… Read more »
July 20, 2016
Algeria: Hamma: Honored for Its Impact on Life in Algiers
To wash your hands, to prepare food for dinner, to quench your thirst … they all take clean water. These and other crucial uses of drinking water are why the Hamma Seawater… Read more »
July 19, 2016
Africa: Inspired by the New Iron Man, Some Frank Talk from Female Techies at GE
If you're a fan of the Marvel superhero world, you'll already have noticed that the next Iron Man is a black woman. You may also have noticed that this particular fantasy world has… Read more »
Africa: Inspiring Youth through Innovative Workplace-learning
To help inspire and prepare young people for a rapidly changing and highly competitive job market, the GE Foundation is launching an innovative learning programme to provide 16 to… Read more »
July 08, 2016
Algeria: Hamma Seawater Desalination Plant in Algeria Honored with OPIC Impact Award for Critical Infrastructure
GE and Algerian Energy Company’s Plant Provides Clean, Fresh Water to 1.5 Million People Hamma Seawater Desalination Plant is the Product of a Joint Venture Between GE and… Read more »
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