FABA: For Africa By Africans

(A column highlighting scientific, technological, engineering and design innovation in Africa) The Sickle Cell Disease Research Program in Tanzania is intended to show that genomic...

(A column highlighting scientific, technological, engineering and design innovation in Africa) The Tutu Tester is a mobile clinic that offers screenings and testing for tuberculosis,...

(A column highlighting scientific, technological, engineering and design innovation in Africa) The Inye is a mobile device that allows access to the Internet, with media features...

(A  column highlighting scientific, technological, engineering and design innovation in Africa) iCow is a mobile phone agricultural information service developed by Kenyan native Su Kahumbu,...

(A column highlighting scientific, technological, engineering and design innovation in Africa) The Speaking Book was created in South Africa to help bridge the gap of...

(A column highlighting scientific, technological, engineering and design innovation in Africa) M-Pepea is an alternative emergency loan facility accessed through mobile phones for Kenyans who...

(A column highlighting scientific, technological, engineering and design innovation in Africa) The Kiira EV is Uganda’s first electric, environment friendly car created by students at...

(A column highlighting scientific, technological, engineering and design innovation in Africa) Arthur Zang, a 24-year-old Cameroonian computer engineer, invented the CardioPad, the world’s first portable,...

(A column highlighting scientific, technological, engineering and design innovation in Africa) Nigerian-born Justus A. Nwaoga discovered a way to manufacture solar energy using the organic...

(A column highlighting scientific, technological, engineering and design innovation in Africa) BRCK is a wireless, battery-powered modem that allows access to the Internet even in...