african-decisions

Crawling for crime

A partnership aimed at eradicating illicit online trade in African wildlife will use web technology to identify and locate... Read more
18 Dec, 2018

Essential oil

More than 30 800 rural Ugandan households stand to benefit from a multimillion-dollar project aimed at improving sustainability in... Read more
18 Dec, 2018

Green lift-off

Rwanda’s multimillion-dollar Bugesera airport, construction of which is nearing completion, is on track to be awarded Green Mark certification... Read more
11 Dec, 2018

Seat of power

Builders have broken ground on Zimbabwe’s new parliament building, 18 km outside the country’s capital. According to Construction Review... Read more
11 Dec, 2018

Shared connection

The governments of Morocco and Portugal have confirmed plans for a 250 km-long undersea electricity cable that will connect the... Read more
11 Dec, 2018

Hot rods

A new Namibian steel recycling and manufacturing plant is expected to boost local content in the industry. It is... Read more
4 Dec, 2018

New horizons

A multinational joint venture that mines bauxite in Guinea is embarking on a multibillion-dollar infrastructure drive in the country.... Read more
4 Dec, 2018

Test patterns

Refugees living in Uganda could earn US$20 a day by helping a non-profit to train AI algorithms. California-based tech non-profit... Read more
4 Dec, 2018

Open for business

In Rwanda, East Africa’s first inland dry port has commenced operations. It is hoped that the US$80 million facility... Read more
27 Nov, 2018

Software bugs

Kenyan-based start-up Farm Ink has been awarded top spot and US$150 000 in the Feed the Future Fall Armyworm Tech... Read more
27 Nov, 2018