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Uber launches UberASSIST to help elderly and disabled riders in Nairobi

01/20/201901/20/2019 Africa Tech Digest0

Uber in Kenya has announced the launch of a new product; UberASSIST a platform that caters for senior riders and riders with access needs in the wake of World Disability Day last week.

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Zimbabwe’s internet blackout shows how powerless major telcos are against governments

01/19/201901/18/2019 Africa Tech Digest0

Amid the violent crackdown on protesters, Zimbabweans were also cut off from the internet and social media in a blackout meant to stop demonstrators from organizing.

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Internet Switched Back On Again In Zimbabwe After A Total Blackout For The Second Time In A Week

01/18/201901/18/2019 Africa Tech Digest0

The internet has become an important tool for business and there are real losses that occur when there is no connectivity even for a minute.

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DR Congo election: Internet shut down after presidential vote

01/02/201901/02/2019 Africa Tech Digest0

The internet has been shut down in key cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo a day after the much-delayed presidential election.

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Opinion

The Technology Space Is Rapidly Evolving in Africa, and It’s Not All Good News

by Africa Tech Digest 12/29/201812/29/20180

The lack of technology policy and its poor implementation can lead to economic and political instability, and the effects of this are magnified in African countries with weak rule of law.

AI

Drones driven by AI will track illegal fishing in African waters

by Africa Tech Digest 12/30/201812/30/20180

Across the African continent, drones are finding innovative uses — from monitoring displaced populations to delivering critical medical supplies. Moroccan technology startup ATLAN Space is developing artificial intelligence (AI) to guide autonomous drones so they can scan large areas for “environmental crimes” like illegal fishing, poaching or deforestation. In June, ATLAN Space won the National Geographic […]

Meet the 19-year-old tech genius coding at Ethiopia’s first AI lab

by Africa Tech Digest 12/30/201812/30/20180

At 19-years-old, Betelhem Dessie is perhaps the youngest pioneer in Ethiopia’s fast emerging tech scene, sometimes referred to as “Sheba Valley.”

Tech Policy

Zimbabwe’s internet blackout shows how powerless major telcos are against governments

by Africa Tech Digest 01/19/201901/18/20190

Amid the violent crackdown on protesters, Zimbabweans were also cut off from the internet and social media in a blackout meant to stop demonstrators from organizing.

Internet Switched Back On Again In Zimbabwe After A Total Blackout For The Second Time In A Week

01/18/201901/18/20190

The Technology Space Is Rapidly Evolving in Africa, and It’s Not All Good News

12/29/201812/29/20180
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