• Clean and healthy

    Clean and healthy

    Africans can now wash away the risk of contracting malaria using a bar of soap that’s cheaper than a loaf of bread. Two students in Burkina Faso have created Faso… Read more

    One man's garbage...

    One man’s garbage…

    US$4 000. That’s the amount a group of ICT specialists in Togo have raised in a crowdfunding campaign to support the ongoing construction of mini 3D printers built entirely from e-waste…. Read more

    Baby steps

    Baby steps

    In Nigeria, around 2 300 young children and 145 women die either during childbirth or shortly thereafter – every single day. According to Unicef, this ranks the West African country… Read more

    Growth potential

    Growth potential

    What plant is known to grow up to one metre a day, able to tolerate extreme conditions (including radiation from an atomic bomb) and can be incorporated in a range of… Read more

    Go with the grain

    Go with the grain

    There are no two ways about it – the bottom line from agricultural experts is that Africa needs more wheat farmers. Continent-wide, maize is favoured over wheat, with sub-Saharan Africa… Read more