The Rwandan government has taken delivery of 5 humanoid robots which can screen and deliver foods and drugs to those suffering from Coronavirus. (Rwanda Takes Delivery Of Robots That Can Screen ‘150 People Per Minute’ For Coronavirus) BBC reported that the country’s health minister, Daniel Ngamije made the announcement on Tuesday May 19. He […]
Technology
Max Chinnah, a 26-year old inventor and entrepreneur from Nigeria, is hoping to change the lives of many people around the world with his newest invention – a smokeless stove that not only cooks food, but also converts heat energy into electricity to charge your phone! Chinnah has recently patented […]
Cape Town – Two South African entrepreneurs have speeded up the coronavirus testing procedure significantly. It usually takes up to three hours to obtain test results, but their groundbreaking kit has reduced it to 65 minutes. (Two SA entrepreneurs’ coronavirus testing kit delivers result in 65 minutes) The qPCR kits […]
Richard Kwarteng is now the new kid on the block after he invented a hand washing machine that uses solar and minimizes the risk of contaminating your self when washing your hands. (United Nations contacts Ghanaian boy who invented a solar-powered hand washing machine) According to Richard, the machine automatically […]
Roy Allela, a 25-year old engineer and inventor from Kenya, has found the ultimate solution to bridging the communication barrier between deaf and hearing people. He has invented the Sign-IO gloves that can translate signed hand movements to audible speech so deaf people can “talk” even to those who don’t […]
Bukola Somide, a Nigerian has created the first-ever Computer Science Interactive Doll called “Somi“. Somi is a 14-inch doll aimed at making playtime both educational and entertaining. The doll is equipped with 12 voice-overs that help teach Computer Science concepts in a fun way and also deter cyberbullying. The Somi […]
Jack Dorsey, the owner of Twitter, has said he will consider relocating to Africa for three months The tech giant said this as he rounded off his recent visit to the African continent where he met with entrepreneurs During his recent visit, he was in countries like Nigeria, Ghana, South […]
The much anticipated Accra Sky Train project, which is a fully automated, high efficiency and extremely cost effective public mass transit system that will use air propulsion technology to drive lightweight, high passenger volume vehicles, today, the 11th of November, 2019, received a big boost with the signing of a […]
Doctors at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi have for the first time performed a successful heart surgical treatment without opening the heart. They successfully planted a pacemaker to help accelerate the heart-beat of the patient, a teenage girl who was suffering from a hole-in-heart. It was the […]
Born on April 24, 1827, Ghana’s Kwasi Boakye is the world’s first black engineer. The African-Dutch mining engineer was a prince of the Ashanti Empire and the eldest son of Kwaku Dua II, a king of the Ashanti kingdom. In 1837, along with his cousin Kwame Poku, the prince left […]
