A17-year-old Kenyan boy whose hand was severed by a lawn mower has been given a second chance after doctors at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi reattached the hand. Joseph Theuri’s right hand was cut off from the wrist on January 26 when he accidentally turned on the machine while cleaning at home in Kiambaa,Continue reading “Kenyan boy gets severed hand reattached after ‘miracle’ surgery”
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West Africa’s only female flight instructor helping girls build planes around the world
In 2007, Patricia Mawuli Nyekodzi went to seek for a job at the Kpong Airfield in Eastern Region of Ghana and little did she know that she will be the country’s first female civilian pilot in 2009 and West Africa’s first woman certified to build and maintain Rotax aircraft engines. The 31-year-old aircraft mechanic andContinue reading “West Africa’s only female flight instructor helping girls build planes around the world”
20-year-old South African student builds robots from scrap to fend for family
20-year-old Mpho Makutu picks scrap metal, wires, and card boxes from Johannesburg’s dumpsites to build remote-controlled cars and battery-powered robots, and cranes. He displays his inventions in the streets of Soweto where tourists pay to see how they work. The second-year mechanical engineering student uses the about $24 he earns during the weekends to fend for hisContinue reading “20-year-old South African student builds robots from scrap to fend for family”
Angola establishes presence in space after a glitch satellite launch
Angola has launched its first national satellite into space after suffering a brief loss of contact two days after take-off on Tuesday from the Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan. Soon after the take-off of the AngoSat-1 communications satellite which cost $300 million, the Russian ground control staff said they had lost contact with it. On Friday, the RussianContinue reading “Angola establishes presence in space after a glitch satellite launch”
Somaliland is first in the world to use iris biometric voting system
There was a social media unfriendly election yesterday in Somaliland. The self-declared republic joined the tall list of African countries that blocked social media during elections. That was their way of dealing with fake news and rumours which they say may create instability in the country. The election was however technologically friendly as they becameContinue reading “Somaliland is first in the world to use iris biometric voting system”
Ismail Akwei 