Out of the woods Estimates suggest that Ethiopia loses 92 000 ha of forest annually, while just 20 000 ha are being replaced. However, this is set to change thanks to the government’s new… Read more
Major stash South Africans have more than ZAR30 billion tucked away in the Swiss banking system, slightly up from the 2.21 billion francs recorded in 2015. As reported by Business Tech, Switzerland National… Read more
In the system A Nigerian tech start-up has launched the LegitCar mobile app – a nationwide database of cars that have been reported stolen, in a bid to help buyers of second-hand vehicles… Read more
Learning abroad The number of African students studying in China has grown 26-fold, from 2 000 in 2003 to nearly 50 000 in 2015 – surpassing the US and UK, which together… Read more
Starting out Even though half of Africa’s tech hubs are concentrated across five countries, nearly each of the other 49 countries on the continent have at least one or two that are active. A… Read more
