UN forum examines how to make science and technology work better for all
AR New York, US (PANA) - Harnessing the full potential of science and technology for the benefit of all people, everywhere, is the focus of a [...] Full text...
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Africa needs to invest in innovative technology, says UN chief’s special adviser
AR Washington, US (PANA) - In rebuilding their economies after COVID-19, policymakers in Africa must invest in innovative technology to leapfrog obstacles to inclusive development, a [...] Full text...
WHO Chief establishes science council to advise on high priority scientific issues
WA Geneva, Switzerland PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has established a Science Council to provide advice on high-priority scientific [...] Full text...
First ever human space flight signalled 'new era for humanity': UN
MA New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is marking the International Day of Human Space Flight on Monday, celebrating the achievements of astronauts who [...] Full text...
Tunisia launches first satellite 'Challenge One'
KND Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The first Tunisian satellite named Challenge One was launched Monday into space from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard the Russian [...] Full text...
South African rocket sets height record
CU Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A rocket developed by the University of KwaZulu-Natal has set a new altitude record by reaching almost 18 kilometres [...] Full text...
South African astronomers discover new galaxies
CU Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African astronomers have discovered two massive galaxies which are more than 60 times the size of the Milky [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: How COVID-19 has changed the shape of African cybersecurity
AR Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed how people live, work and approach security in Africa.
According to the 2020 KnowBe4 African [...] Full text...
UN report says 1.3 billion school-aged children can’t log on to internet at home
MA New York, US (PANA) - A staggering two-thirds of the world’s school-aged children – 1.3 billion children aged 3-17 – do not have internet connection [...] Full text...
AfDB signs grant agreement to support the Rwanda Coding Academy
MA Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a grant agreement for $150,000 with the Ministry of ICT and Innovation in Rwanda [...] Full text...
Mission Billion Challenge awards innovations in West Africa informal sector
AR Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The World Bank Group announced on Monday the winners of the Mission Billion Challenge “WURI West Africa Prize", supported by the [...] Full text...
Trusted data helps us all ‘understand the changing world’ – UN chief
AR New York, US (PANA) - Current, reliable and trusted data help us to “understand the changing world” in which we live, the UN chief said [...] Full text...
Tunisia to launch its first satellite on 20 March 2021
KND Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's first satellite, 'Challege One', will be launched into space on 20 March 2021, the country's Independence anniversary, Mohamed Frikha, Managing [...] Full text...
Mauritius celebrates World Standards Day
NA Moka, Mauritius (PANA) - International standards play a significant role in climate change, which is an issue that requires solutions that are coordinated at the [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Rwanda to host Mobile World Congress 2021
AR Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Global System for Mobile Communications, commonly referred to as the 'GSMA', has revealed that it will host Mobile World Congress [...] Full text...
Mauritius chosen as ITU Centre of Excellence in Cybersecurity in Africa
NA Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has been chosen as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Centre of Excellence, for at least four years, in the priority [...] Full text...
Guterres advocates for digital world that ‘strengthens human rights, advances peace’
AR New York, US (PANA) - Amidst a technological era that “beckons with vast opportunity”, new risks exist to global peace, stability and development, the UN [...] Full text...
Burkina Faso to virtually host the digital week from September 8 to 10
KND Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ministry of the Development of the Digital Economy and Posts in Burkina Faso is organizing, from September 8 to [...] Full text...
AfDB grants CFAF 155.3 billion for Congo-Cameroon interconnection works
KND Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, Léon Juste Ibombo, on Saturday launched the second phase of the [...] Full text...
Rwanda budgets US$ 5 million for high-speed broadband in public schools
TWA Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda plans to increase the Internet coverage rate of public secondary schools to 62% this year with a target to achieve [...] Full text...
2017 internet shutdown: ECOWAS Court holds Togo govt. liable for violation of Citizens’ Freedom of Expression
VAO Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has ordered the Togolese government to pay 16 million CFA Francs as compensation to Amnesty [...] Full text...
Congo plans 15 billion CFA francs data centre
BBA Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government plans to mobilise 15 billion CFA francs to fund the construction of a data centre and interconnection lines with [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Pandemic makes universal digital access and cooperation essential, says UN tech agency
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the COVID-19 (coconavirus) pandemic reshapes the way in which we work, keep in touch, go to school and shop for [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: UN agency shines light on data and privacy online during lockdowns
MA New York, US (PANA) - A third of all nations lack laws to protect their citizen’s online data and privacy, despite an 11 per cent [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Ghana scientists develop rapid diagnostic test kit
MA Kumasi, Ghana (PANA) - Scientists in Ghana have developed a rapid diagnostic test kit for the new coronavirus (COVID-19), the local media reported on Tuesday.
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COVID-19 pandemic bolsters case for technology-based economic resilience
VAO Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a devastating impact globally, the African continent, while less affected, is preparing to [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Lomé University develops resuscitation equipment
MTA Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Lecturers and researchers of the University of Lomé (UL) have developed resuscitation equipment, including respirator, to support the care equipment for [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: Ghana scientists obtain 'critical information' about virus
MA Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Scientists at the University of Ghana in Accra say they have obtained "critical information" about the virus responsible for the global [...] Full text...
Mauritania: Subscribers sigh relief as the Internet is restored
MTA Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Internet subscribers in Mauritania are back online after nearly three weeks of deprivation.
"Dear customer, we inform you that the failure of [...] Full text...
France to ensure the continuity of uranium production in North Niger
KND Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The director general of the French nuclear giant (Orano former Areva), Nicolas Maes, said Thursday in Niamey that France intends to [...] Full text...
University of Lomé launches fund of 100 million CFAF to boost research
KND Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The University of Lomé has launched a competitive fund of 100 million CFA francs to finance scientific research and technological innovations, [...] Full text...
Solar firm, Azuri, scores high in fastest growing European company ranking
DJ Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Azuri Technologies, a pioneer in pay-as-you-go solar home solutions for off-grid Africa, has been ranked the 370th fastest growing company in [...] Full text...
Global science forum in Nairobi postponed indefinitely due to coronavirus fears
TWA Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The coronavirus outbreak has prompted postponement of this year's edition of Next Einstein Forum (NEF), one of the largest science and [...] Full text...
African States urged to strengthen capacities in fundamental sciences, engineering
MSA Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (PANA) – At the second forum on science, technology and innovation in Africa 2020, held in the Zimbabwean city of Victoria Falls, [...] Full text...
Zimbabwe ICT watchdog criticises proposed anti-corruption strategy document
T Z Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local ICT watchdog, the Zimbabwe Information and Communication Technologies (ZICT), has criticised the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) for failing to incorporate [...] Full text...
Guterres calls for more empowerment for women and girls in sciences
MA New York, US (PANA) - Fewer than 30 per cent of the world’s scientific researchers are women: that’s just one of the statistics showing how [...] Full text...
Nkwame Nkrumah Continental Prize awarded to Tunisian
KND Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has awarded the continental prize for scientific excellence, the "Kwame Nkrumah" prize, the most prestigious of the [...] Full text...
Congo and France sign framework research agreement
BBA Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of Scientific Research and Technological Innovation, Martin Parfait Aimé Coussoud Mavoungou, and the CEO of the centre for International [...] Full text...
Benin to set up fibre optic school
MTA Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin is planning to set up a school of fibre in order to compensate for the lack of human resources in [...] Full text...
'Introduce mobile money interoperability', Zimbabwe ICT entity tells Govt
T Z Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local ICT activists, the Zimbabwe Information and Communication Technologies (ZICT), has urged the government to introduce mobile money wallet interoperability to [...] Full text...
Mauritania awards winners of 2019 Chinguetti Prize
KND Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Winners of the 2019 Chinguetti Prize were awarded during a ceremony organized on Tuesday at the Palais des Congrès in Nouakchott, [...] Full text...
Zimbabwe ride sharing firm launches fuel finding mobile application
T Z Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A Zimbabwean ride sharing firm, TODA Zimbabwe, has launched ‘Fuel Finder’, a mobile application, to provide local motorists with fuel stations [...] Full text...
Zimbabwe's mobile money transactions nearly double in Q3 of 2019
T Z Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Mobile money transactions grew 91 percent to ZWL$11,888,760,224 (US$695.65 million) in the third quarter of 2019 as more people preferred the [...] Full text...
FDA sets up 15 million euros fund for innovative digital companies in Africa
KND Paris, France (PANA) - The French Development Agency (FDA) has launched a 15 million euros fund to support young and innovative digital companies in Africa, [...] Full text...
Thales Alenia Space and Nilesat agree to build a geostationary satellite
MTA Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Thales Alenia Space has signed an agreement with the Egyptian operator, Nilesat, for the building of a geostationary communications satellite [...] Full text...
Tunisia: 8th Maghreb Conference on New Technologies opens in Hamammet
KND Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 8th edition of the Maghreb Conference on New Technologies started on Friday in the Tunisian city of Hamammet around the [...] Full text...
Botswana ICT company forges 4IR prospects
M S Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A Botswana ICT company is working at advancing and growing the ICT landscape in a bid to pave way for Fourth [...] Full text...
African Science Week opens in Brazzaville
KND Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The third edition of the African Science Week of the Next Einstein Forum (NEF) got underway on Tuesday in Brazzaville, the [...] Full text...
Research reveals four cyber threats for 2020
AR Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Global cloud-enabled next-generation cybersecurity company, Sophos, has launched its 2020 Threat Report providing insights into the rapidly evolving cyber [...] Full text...
UNICEF to use crypto currencies
T Z New York, USA (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has launched a cryptocurrency fund which will be able to receive, hold and disburse [...] Full text...