Category Archives: Science & Tech

Doctors of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore have performed the first-ever full penis and scrotum transplant on a military veteran who was injured in a bomb blast in Afghanistan. The hospital announced on Monday that it took 14 hours to complete the surgery on March 26 and it was performed byContinue reading “U.S. doctors perform first full penis and scrotum transplant on military vet”

The mobile telephony industry has evolved over the years with a transition from feature phones to smartphones. Smartphones have gained huge popularity worldwide and have become a viable business venture. The biggest producers of smartphones are Apple, Samsung, Nokia, Huawei and many others with little or none from the African continent which is considered toContinue reading “These smartphones were ‘produced’ in Africa by Africans”

South Africa has kickstarted its tele-pharmacy project with the installation of a machine that looks like an ATM and can read prescriptions and dispense medication to patients with chronic illnesses anytime of the day. The Right ePharmacy project was launched to ease the burden on healthcare facilities. Its flagship product is the Pharmacy Dispensing UnitContinue reading “ATM dispensing medicines in South Africa to ease hospital burden”

Africa is rapidly catching up with the Western world in the field of robotics. Robots are being created in the continent and programmed to help undertake difficult tasks and carry out complex actions automatically. Last year, 40 African countries participated in the maiden FIRST Global international robotics competition for students in the United States where BeninContinue reading “African countries taking giant steps in robotics”

Ethiopia recently signed an agreement with Russia to set up nuclear technology to help power the Horn of Africa country. The agreement was signed last week during the visit of the Russian foreign affairs minister, Sergey Lavrov who met Ethiopia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr Workneh Gebeyehu in Addis Ababa. “We agreed to strengthen economic,Continue reading “Ethiopia, Sudan to develop nuclear power with the help of Russia”