Africa is the continent with the highest prevalence of malaria which is a life-threatening disease caused by plasmodium parasites transmitted by the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. In 2017, Africa was home to 92% of malaria cases and 93% of malaria deaths, says the World Health Organisation (WHO) whose estimates amount to 219 millionContinue reading “African country where malaria parasite was first discovered in 1880 declared malaria-free”
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After Africa’s Silicon Valley, Rwanda to start building $5 billion Green City in 2020
Rwanda is committed to becoming the gateway to a technologically developed Africa and it is realizing this with a consistent development strategy that is a sight to behold. Last year, the landlocked East African country started the construction of the Kigali Innovation City (KIC) which is a $2 billion project aimed at creating the continent’s Silicon ValleyContinue reading “After Africa’s Silicon Valley, Rwanda to start building $5 billion Green City in 2020”
Meet the Senegalese cybergeek who won $375,000 for hacking Tesla 3 and other products
It was a successful hackathon for Senegalese cyber security consultant and researcher, Amat Cama, who won a total of $375,000 in cash for exposing bugs in the Tesla Model 3 car and other products in Vancouver, Canada. Together with his teammate, Richard Zhu, Team Fluoroacetate – as they called themselves – was the only one toContinue reading “Meet the Senegalese cybergeek who won $375,000 for hacking Tesla 3 and other products”
African children subjects of trial for new malaria vaccines
Trial of the world’s first malaria vaccines has been launched in Malawi as part of a large-scale pilot project run by the World Health Organization (WHO) to give partial protection against the disease. 360,000 children are expected to take the injectable vaccines within a year after the pilot is also rolled out in Ghana andContinue reading “African children subjects of trial for new malaria vaccines”
This African country uses sugarcane to produce a quarter of its electricity
For decades, many countries in Africa depend on fossil fuels and non-renewable energy resources for electricity. The limited supply of these sources of energy has spurred a few countries to look for alternatives that will ensure an uninterrupted supply of electricity. The island nation of Mauritius has resorted to using sugar cane, its main cash-crop,Continue reading “This African country uses sugarcane to produce a quarter of its electricity”
Ismail Akwei 