Technology
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“Adequate Math, Science Proficiency Prerequisite For A Nation To Attain High-Income Status,” Says President Kagame
Mar 27, 2018Kigali, Rwanda – Human progress is grounded in the mastery of science and mathematics, Rwanda President, Paul Kagame has said. In his welcome address at the ongoing Next Einstein Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, President Kagame said researchers... -
Two Zimbabweans among top 16 finalists in Next Einstein Forum innovation competition
Mar 27, 2018By Andrew Mambondiyani Kigali, Rwanda – The Next Einstein Forum (NEF), an initiative of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in partnership with the Robert Bosch Stiftung, has announced the top 16 finalists for its... -
Kaduna: Rural Dwellers Now Read News On The Internet
Oct 4, 2017KURMIN KADUNA, NIGERIA – Al’amin Yakubu, a young father of three and a farmer, lives in Kurmin Kaduna, a rural community located in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state, northwest Nigeria. He is the only... -
Building a New Future for Mobile Money
Sep 12, 2017NAIROBI, KENYA – Kenya is the world’s poster-child for mobile money success. With a penetration rate of 985 registered mobile money accounts per 1,000 people; no fewer than 93 percent of Kenyans have made transactions via... -
How can data and digital services secure rural and food futures in Africa?
Nov 19, 2016Key Messages Data and digital services are transforming the lives of people in Africa, chiefly through mobile telephones and related-services. Data and digital services economy is insufficient to create the economic transformation needed in securing rural... -
How a Community Currency is Driving Kenya’s Rural Economy
Nov 18, 2016A growing number of local community residents in rural Kenya can now pay for goods and services, including their children’s school fees and church offerings, with the use of a widely accepted community currency, Sarafu-Credit. The... -
Zimbabwean Veterinarian Develops Feed-mix App to Benefit Livestock Farmers
Sep 19, 2016By Wallace Mawire A young local veterinarian surgeon, Maxwell Munyangani, has developed a mobile application to calculate feed mix ratios set to benefit local farmers and from other parts of the world. Munyangani, who is Vice... -
How Can Digital Education Contribute to Intellectual Development in Africa?
Aug 22, 2015By Raymond Erick Zvavanyange In continuation to an earlier article on technology to which I was a contributor, we recognised the fact that both the millennials and baby boomers across time and space are fully engrossed... -
Nigeria Needs More E-Commerce Websites
Aug 11, 2015Following concerns from various quarters about the perceived saturated nature of the e-commerce sector of the Nigeria economy and in view of the ongoing profit boom in the sector, the Managing Director of Supermart.ng, Raphael Afaedor... -
Zimbabwe To Host UNESCO Africa Engineering Week
Aug 11, 2015By Wallace Mawire The Engineering Council of Zimbabwe (ECZ) has won the bid to host the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Engineering week and World Council of Civil Engineers (WCCE) General Assembly to...