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The Alliance Quietly Protecting the World’s Last Mountain Gorillas

Conservationists are behind mountain gorillas' numbers rising to a still precarious 1,063. However, a new digital alliance could boost them even further.

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How the Innovate Africa Drone Challenge aims to tackle Agriculture and Climate Challenges

The Innovate Africa Challenge on Civil Drones is supporting data-driven drone solutions developed by African innovators.

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Beneath the Surface: Unmasking Big Tech’s Quiet Empire in Africa – An Interview with Esther Mwema

Esther Mwema rethinks the hidden architecture of the internet, exposing how global tech systems often replicate colonial power structures.

How AI’s Failure on Linguistic Diversity is Deepening Global Inequality

AI's lack of linguistic diversity marginalises millions worldwide, compounding economic, social and technological inequalities. However, efforts to create a more inclusive AI future are underway.

EWIK: Enabling Kenya’s Informal Settlements’ Participation In Sustainable E-Waste Management

E-waste start-up EWIK contains the country’s growing waste while offering vulnerable communities a chance to earn an income.

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How RENUMESH is “Greening” Uganda’s Internet Using Solar-Powered Routers

Using S618, an innovative solar-powered device, Ugandan firm RENUMESH is providing sustainable internet to the country’s “powerless” regions. 

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The Gaia Initiative Uses AI, Animal Transmitters and Vultures to Protect Against Epidemics and Poaching

What can a vulture tell us about animal ecosystems? It turns out, quite a bit. The GAIA initiative has developed an early warning system with the help of these scavengers.

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Kijani App Enables Smallholders to Regreen in Sub-Saharan Africa

By providing localised knowledge, the Kijani app enables farmers to choose the right crops for a greener Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Jazamiti: Kenya’s Digital Leap Towards 15 Billion New Trees

With the help of the Jazamiti app, Kenyans can select and plant trees based on their ecological zones, as the country races to restore its tree cover.