Solar-powered backpacks to help African children study
Backpacks have long been associated with education – carrying books to-and-fro, hanging on the shoulders of children walking through school
Mothers and babies at risk amid critical midwives’ shortage in South Sudan
When he worked as a nurse in his native South Sudan, Joseph Deng saw many women suffering in pregnancy and
New iPhone to look like Google Glass, with AR
Apple is heavily focusing on augmented reality (AR) as the new technology to take the brand forward. At the company’s
Air Senegal orders two ATR aircraft in $56 million deal: ministry
Air Senegal SA has ordered two ATR 72-600 aircraft in a $56 million deal as the new flagship carrier
Air Senegal orders two ATR aircraft in 50 million euro deal: ministry
Air Senegal SA has ordered two ATR 72-600 aircraft in a $56 million deal as the new flagship carrier seeks
Egypt’s Sisi pardons 502 prisoners including well-known tycoon
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned 502 prisoners before the Eid al-Fitr holiday including prominent businessman Hesham Talaat Moustafa,
Egyptian poachers target crocodile penis
An acquired taste, the demand for crocodile penis is driving people in Egypt to illegally poach and traffic Nile crocodiles
Quake magnitude 5.8 strikes in Mozambique: USGS
An earthquake measuring 5.8 magnitude struck 60 kilometres northwest the Mozambique city of BEIRA, the United States Geological Survey said
Donors pledge $352 million to help Uganda deal with refugee influx
Donors have pledged about $352 million to help Uganda cope with the influx of refugees fleeing conflict in South Sudan.
Frightened villagers discover half-human looking lamb in South Africa
Elders at a remote South African village are convinced that a deformed, still-born lamb, which vaguely resembled a human, was