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BellTower received the prestigious award for its innovative clean-water collection and storage unit. It marks the first time a design team from Africa has won… Read More »Kenyan Design Studio Named Grand-Prix Winner of the 2020 Lexus Design Award
As African incomes rise and the number of hotter days from climate change increases, demand is exploding for air conditioners around the continent. In Nigeria,… Read More »The Hand-me-downs Causing Blackouts across Africa
Over the course of the year, news of multi-million dollar acquisitions have made headlines across African tech ecosystems, including the $288 million purchase of DPO… Read More »Africa’s Acquisitions Environment Booms Despite Pandemic
The informal workforce, which comprises 85% of the total workforce, is struggling to recover from lockdown measures after local authorities cleared informal traders from the… Read More »Zimbabwe’s Informal Workers Call for Formal Recognition
Released in early September “My Octopus Teacher’ by nature filmmaker Craig Foster, tells the tender story of befriending a small octopus in the icy Atlantic… Read More »The First South African Nature Documentary to Air as a Netflix Original
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said on Thursday that robust interventions rolled out by governments and donor agencies to fight desert… Read More »Curbing a Locust Invasion in East Africa
Fire management has played a role in maintaining biodiversity and in the livelihoods of rural communities. One example is when rural people in West African… Read More »Fire and Humans have a Long History in African Savannas
Liberian President George Weah has called for tougher laws to combat what he said was an “epidemic” of rape of mostly children and young girls.… Read More »Weah’s Call to Action to Protect Young Girls
Keeping food fresh without refrigeration is near impossible in the scorching climate of sub-Saharan Africa. But it’s hard to power fridges in a region where… Read More »The Solar Powered Fridge Giving African Small Businesses Relief
The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) process to select a new leader enters a new stage this week as ambassadors from 164 member countries meet with… Read More »Will the Next Leader of the WTO be African?