Tech task force Rwanda has expanded its arsenal of robots to combat the spread of COVID-19. The country took delivery of three solar-powered ultraviolet-light (UV-C) cleaning machines, which are worth US$210 000, earlier… Read more
Building back In Nigeria, the government has taken the first step in creating a public-private infrastructure-investment enterprise aimed at stimulating the country’s economic recovery. Bloomberg reports that the NGN1 trillion seed capital… Read more
Swift passage Deep-level mining has become safer with the successful testing of a locally developed mobile mine rescue winder (MMRW) at a shaft in South Africa. The operation – led by Mines… Read more
Lesson plan Edutech start-ups in West Africa struggling to recover from the impact of COVID-19 have been thrown a lifeline in the form of US$10.5 million finance programme. The initiative, targeting 30… Read more
Mercy flight Battery-powered drones will be used to help deliver COVID-19 vaccines to healthcare facilities in Nigeria’s Kaduna state. Reuters reports that its deal with a medical-delivery services company means the state… Read more
