Young Kenyan innovators create robotic arms to support persons with disabilities
Two young Kenyan innovators have started an initiative which will contribute immensely towards the campaign to make life easier for persons living with disabilities. The innovators, David Gathu and Moses Kinua who live about 30killiometers from Nairobi have built functioning robotic arms; many people are amazed by the technical knowledge of these two young boys […]
Kenya’s Safaricom suspends China’s Huawei 5G mobile network rollout
In what came as a surprise to many, Kenya’s largest telecom operator, Safaricom has suspended the planned roll-out of Huawei’s 5G mobile network service. Earlier on, the acting CEO of Safaricom, Michael Joseph made a public address in which he disclosed that trial tests on the much-criticized 5G network was completed awaiting roll-out. The tech […]
African Tech revolution: Sierra Leonean man launches a messaging app that could rival WhatsApp
Information sharing and global communication that characterize this modern age has seen many people, especially the youth making use of social media platforms; most of which are owned by foreign tech companies. As a continent, Africa has a lot of experts with the technical know-how to build some of these platforms but due to some […]
Meet Nigerian kids drawing the attention of HOLLYWOOD with high tech sci-fi films they create with mobile phones
A group of 10 Nigerian kids who call themselves “The Critics” are taking the world by storm by creating short films with unimaginable effects using just mobile phones. According to people who are into movie making, the quality of visual effects displayed in the movies produced by these kids demand sophisticated software and high-tech equipment. […]
Ethiopian Parliament ‘passes gun control law’
Following increasing violence in the country, especially between ethnic groups, Ethiopian lawmakers has passed a law aimed at controlling gun ownership in the country. With this law in place, each region is required to outlines the legal age that one can acquire a gun and also limits the number of guns a person is allowed […]