Technology and Science

By Emmanuel Nduka  Microsoft announced the introduction of its first African Startups AI Fest at GITEX Africa in Marrakech, Morocco today. Spearheaded by the organisation’s Africa Transformation Office (ATO), the event scheduled for June 6, 2024,...

By John Ikani Africa is battling a surge of deadly cholera outbreaks, fueled by the continent's relentless onslaught of extreme weather events. Since late 2021, over 6,000 people have tragically lost their lives, and nearly 350,000...

By John Ikani Djibouti has launched a pilot program using a novel weapon in the fight against malaria: genetically modified mosquitoes. The "friendly" male mosquitoes, developed by Oxitec, a UK biotech company, are the male Anopheles...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Policy of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) mandating customers to submit their social media handles to financial institutions as part of their Know-Your-Customer (KYC) procedure is not a breach of the right to...

By John Ikani East African internet users are facing disruptions due to malfunctioning undersea cables that connect the region to the global network. Service providers across Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Uganda have acknowledged the issue and...

By John Ikani Ghana's Deputy Leader, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has announced plans to establish the continent's first blockchain-based government. The initiative aims to tackle corruption through increased transparency. Bawumia spoke at an anti-corruption conference in Accra,...