Commune With The Ancestors This Summer
Africa has long fused the worlds of spirituality, ancestry, and creativity to aid communication with the non-material, divine realm. These practices continue to this day despite colonial incursions and the influence of modern western modes. This rich seam of history and culture is mined by today’s African artists. Their work both affirms and interrogates the […]
The Ever-Growing Popularity Of Music Streaming
Earlier this year, Rolling Stone Magazine reported that paid music streaming subscriptions in the US experienced their biggest year-on-year jump in 2020. Some 15 million people signed up for various platforms for the first time, bringing the total number of paying North American subscribers to more than 75 million people. This astronomical rise of interest in music streaming […]
Kenyan Auto-disable Syringe Manufacturer Revital Healthcare Receives Grant Funding To Ramp Up Syringe Manufacturing
To Address Looming Shortfall In Low- And Middle-income Countries Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation commits nearly $4 million to enable manufacturer to more than triple production of auto-disable syringes Revital Healthcare (EPZ) Limited, a Kenyan medical supply manufacturer, announced today it received nearly $4 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to expand production of auto-disable vaccine syringes. […]
Bringing 3D Virtual Reality Technology To Physicians Across Africa
Holoeyes’ virtual reality platform fuses technology and medicine enabling medical staff to share complex information intuitively and with greater understanding and transparency than conventional 2D imaging techniques Remote and secure conferencing technology enables physician to consult, collaborate and share data Founded in 2020, Abdul Latif Jameel Health was created as a response to the ongoing […]
First Hand Experience of Life Beyond Prison
For the first time in Tunisia, three prisoners were allowed the opportunity to leave prison for a few moments to help make a documentary about the Carthage Film Festival. The initiative is the latest stage of a project that began with festival film screenings inside prisons seven years ago. For the prison authorities, this is […]
Using 4IR Technologies to Assist Cameroon’s Crops
Cameroonian startup Agrix Tech has developed a mobile app that helps farmers to prevent and treat crop diseases utilising machine learning technologies. Founded in August 2018, Agrix Tech is using mobile and machine learning technologies to overcome vital agricultural challenges on the continent. “Most of the small-scale farmers in developing countries are self-taught farmers who […]
A New Tool to Study Lightning Fatality in Real-world Forensic Cases
As anyone who has spent time in Johannesburg during the South African summer will attest, there is nothing as spectacular as a Highveld thunderstorm at the end of a long, hot day. These storms are awe inspiring – but also dangerous to people, animals and the built environment. African countries, among them Zambia and Uganda, […]
Insecurity has Raised the Cost of Nigeria’s Famous Dish
This year, Nigeria has experienced an unbearable hike in commodity prices, and it shows no sign of slowing. The economic situation of the country is forcing citizens to empty their pockets to meet basic needs. In its quarterly SBM Jollof index report for Q3 2021 titled Jollof Index: Prices be Swingin, SBM Intel, a geopolitical research […]
Remittances are the Backbone of Many Battered African Economies
More than $40 billion is sent to sub-Saharan Africa annually via money transfers, according to the World Bank. Mali ranks ninth among African nations for remittances sent back to the country by those living abroad. In 2018, remittances accounted for more than $1 billion in Mali, or 6% of GDP, though the pandemic has led […]
Lake Victoria’s Fishing Communities Look to the Gulf to Cover Daily Expenses
Lake Victoria is the world’s largest tropical freshwater lake and the largest lake in Africa. It lies in Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya and supports the livelihood of 40 million people in the three East African countries. But dramatic ecosystem changes caused by unsustainable fishing practices – including overfishing and the use of undersized nets that […]
