Centre of attention The South African Reserve Bank and Financial Services Conduct Authority have announced they intend setting up an innovation hub for the regulation and oversight of fintech and experimental financial products…. Read more
Turning over a new leaf Ethiopia is preparing to plant 4 billion trees on a cumulative 1 million ha countrywide. This follows the establishment of the country’s National Greening Campaign, as reported by the Ethiopian… Read more
On the system The Ghanaian government is digitalising its health facilities. A pilot initiated last year in the country’s Central Region has seen 28 hospitals to date converting to paperless data-capturing via an… Read more
Wave of success In Namibia, a water desalination system that can be powered solely using solar energy has been commissioned. A collaboration between the universities of Namibia (UNAM) and Turku (Finland), the plant… Read more
Breaking barriers A digital platform that aims to translate more than 2 000 African languages has been launched. As reported by SciDev.net, 63% of sub-Saharan Africa’s rural population is unable to access global… Read more
