06 Mar, 23

Kenya: Treatment Plant Increasing Access to Clean Water in Karachuonyo

Kenya: Treatment Plant Increasing Access to Clean Water in Karachuonyo By Mary Hearty With a population of about 50 million, 15 percent of Kenyans still rely directly on water sources such as ponds, shallow wells and rivers, while a further 41 percent of Kenyans lack access to basic sanitation solutions. This is according to the 2021 […]
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02 Mar, 23

Africa: Award Program Boosting Local Engineering Solutions

Africa: Award Program Boosting Local Engineering Solutions By Mary Hearty In an effort to highlight the crucial role African engineers play in improving quality of life and economic development, the Royal Academy of Engineering through the Africa Prize program is supporting ambitious innovative engineers developing local and scalable solutions to everyday challenges on the continent. […]
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28 Feb, 23

Research, Development Key to Africa’s Industrialization, Economic Diversification

Research, Development Key to Africa’s Industrialization, Economic Diversification Christabel Ligami Investing in research and development by African countries will deliver sustainable industrialization and economic diversification on the continent. This will enable the continent to harness technology for a green, inclusive, and resilient Africa. Antonio Pedro, Acting Executive Secretary Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) said during […]
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30 Nov, 22

Technology helping to Reach Last Mile Schools in Kenya

Technology helping to Reach Last Mile Schools in Kenya By Sharon Atieno Education is one of the pillars that the Kenyan government is relying on to achieve its Vision 2030 Agenda. Despite this, access is still a challenge for some. It is in this regard, that technology has emerged as one of the solutions to […]
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23 Nov, 22

Fifteen Innovators to Compete for the 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Fifteen Innovators to Compete for the 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation By Gift Briton A shortlist of 15 African entrepreneurs and their pioneering technologies aimed at environmental rehabilitation, education, and human health and safety have been selected for the 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, founded by the Royal Academy of Engineering. The 2023 […]
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04 Oct, 22

Kenya: Kisumu Youth Awarded in AGRA Competition

Kenya: Kisumu Youth Awarded in AGRA Competition By Gift Briton As part of plan to popularize agricultural mechanization services in Kenya, a Kisumu-based youth group, has been awarded a brand new John Deere 5050D tractor after emerging the winner in a competition organized by Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) in collaboration with […]
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30 Sep, 22

Nairobi Hosts AU High Level Meeting on Emerging Technologies

Nairobi Hosts AU High Level Meeting on Emerging Technologies By Sharon Atieno With at least 57 million people highly food insecure in East and Central Africa alone, food security remains a critical challenge in the African continent. It is for this reason, that the African Union Development Agency (AUDA)-NEPAD convened for a three-day high level […]
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22 Sep, 22

Kenya: Bamboo Planting Improving Resilience against Floods

Kenya: Bamboo Planting Improving Resilience against Floods By Saumu Juma Climate change has continued to raise havoc in many areas, and Kenya has been no exception with perennial floods causing untold damages. In 2020 alone, around 233,000 people were affected by the floods and more than 116,000 displaced, after two consecutive seasons of record rains […]
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19 Sep, 22

Adoption of Technologies for Sustainable Farming Systems Crucial

Adoption of Technologies for Sustainable Farming Systems Crucial By Joyce Ojanji To increase productivity and sustain resilience in food systems and nutrition security across Africa, technologies including digital solutions, data management systems, climate smart varieties, hybrid seeds and agricultural mechanization need to be adopted, agricultural experts say. They were speaking during a jointly organized global event […]
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