Emergency lane An estimated 250 000 people living in rural Kenya and Uganda now enjoy better access to healthcare, thanks to an initiative that converts bicycles into ambulances. The Green Hub bicycle workshop,… Read more
Catch of the day A mobile app is being piloted to aid data generation in small-scale fishing in parts of South Africa. Abalobi is essentially an integrated information-management system for small-scale fisheries that ‘aims… Read more
Open skies If just 12 African countries lifted their flight restrictions and opened their airspace to each other, not only would travelling time be greatly reduced but an extra 5 million Africans would… Read more
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… 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
