Africa Tech Radio

Of the 30+ articles in the African Royalty category on English Wikipedia, only three pages have the picture of their subjects. To help address this underrepresentation, the Wikimedia Foundation, the global nonprofit that operates Wikipedia, launched a project called Wiki Unseen to address the visual and written underrepresentation of several Black historical figures on Wikipedia. The Brand Collabo...

When it comes to coding language, many might imagine it as a series of 1s and Os, as incomprehensible as a different accent it magic. People might not be able to understand what goes on in the world of Programming but developers use their language to create software that you have now come to love and use. The world of programmers involves more that just the interface a user sees. Behind the curtai...

There are new outpatient treatment procedures for women suffering from debilitating symptoms caused by uterine fibroids. The treatment, called radiofrequency ablation of fibroids, is an outpatient procedure that destroys fibroid tissue using a thin needle. It uses controlled radiofrequency energy and heat to ablate the fibroid. This new procedure is an alternative for this condition that addresses...

Have you heard of the Digital Economy or the New Economy? It promises to bring to the fore the impact of digital technology on patterns of production and consumption. According to the experts, benefits of the digital economy include improved living standards, lower levels of poverty and social inequality. The idea of decentralized finance seems to be the promise upon which improved living standard...

CheckPoint Research reported that Africa experienced the highest volume of cyberattacks in 2021 across the five regions that were surveyed. Some groups have described 2021 as the year of the cyberattack pandemic. What cybersecurity trends should we expect in 2022? Cybersecurity Professional & Awareness Advocate, Founder and Executive Director of CyberSafe Foundation, Confidence Staveley, shares he...

Your Alexa or Siri, Bolt or Uber ride, stories on Facebook, Instagram or TikTok and Google search are all AI at work. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not just about robots and complicated codes but the smart assistant or secretary that takes all your past behavior, web searches, interactions, and everything else that you do when you are on these apps and tailors the experience just for you. An AI...

From when Churches started owning websites, to when forums, community blog spots and chat rooms started springing up to now, when you can live-stream religious activities, follow and chat with all your spiritual leaders on Social Media in real time and even have applications developed to help meet religious demands of congregation, religions continue to open their doors to tech.   We discussed the...

In Africa’s 1.3 billion population, close to a billion people depend on charcoal, firewood and kerosene to cook everyday and the smoke from these kills about 600,000 Africans every year. The impacts are particularly severe for women and girls, who are typically responsible for cooking in most households.   Founder of the Award winning CleanTech Startup, PowerStove, which is the first clean cooksto...

Year 2021 was a year indeed for everyone across the globe, health-wise. From new emerging technologies to vaccines and telemedicine, the world of health care was shaped by breaking trends and happenings. The Covid-19 wasn't only the major issue humans battled with. Cholera, malaria, HIV and AIDS, mental health issues were some of the many challenges that faced the healthcare system. How well did w...

What do people look out for when choosing a bank? What do you think that your bank should do for you? Why do some banks charge fees while others do not? Do you remember how the Central Bank of Nigeria kept everyone on their feet just before they released those bombshell documents like banning banks from facilitating crypto transactions? How about telcos getting “approval in principle” to launch mo...

Are teaching methodologies so important even in online classes? What methodology do you need to think of when using tech platforms? Should teachers use different methodologies? Should teachers consider the teaching methodology in relation to the technology they are using? In the 4th episode of The Classroom Series, Independent Educational Consultant Karen Walstra, shares insight into What Methodol...

What are Interactive Talk Tools? Why are they important to teachers and the teaching experience? What types of talking tools assist learners with reading, writing, those who are blind or have low vision or who have speech difficulties? Why should teachers know about these types of tools and which are useful for your online classes? Join our Independent EduTech Consultant, Karen Walstra, in this 3r...

A study published by a health-tech company, WellNewMe, reveals that a third of all employees in Nigeria are at an increased risk of workplace stress. A 2019 study by the World Health Organisation (WHO) showed that over 7 million Nigerians suffer from depression. The Covid-19 amongst other issues have increased the stressors at work and more Nigerians have fallen into the valley of depression. The...

Maps used to be a tool reserved for the elite. These days, many people are using maps on their phones, tabs, laptops and other devices like never before. More people around Africa, through their mobile phones, have been interacting with the geographic information system (GIS) technology without knowing.   The Regional Manager of the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) in Africa, Matthe...

International Nurses Day (IND) is celebrated around the world every May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth. The International Council of Nurses commemorates this important day each year with the production and distribution of the IND resources and evidence. The theme for the 2021 International Nurses Day is Nurses: A Voice to Lead - A vision for future healthcare. In 2021, we seek...

Scleroderma, also known as Systemic Sclerosis, is a rare autoimmune disease that turns simple daily activities into real challenges. June 29 is World Scleroderma Day, an initiative to raise awareness about how severe the disease could be. Scleroderma is a chronic disease of the connective tissue, immune and vascular systems, and presents a major diagnostic and management problem for patients and t...

Why should teachers use online quizzes to create assessment in lessons? What types of assessment or quiz tools are available for teachers to use? What online quiz features do you think truly benefit both the learner and the teacher? How do online quiz tools assist teachers with their assessment and reporting administration?   In this 2nd episode of The Classroom Series, learn How Teachers Can Orga...

During the 2021 Teacher’s Day celebration, we asked if teachers are still at the heart and centre of education, even with the many tech advancements in education that have modified the interactions between teacher and learner. In a bid to contribute our bit to the efforts, we started a series called The Classroom Series with independent educational consultant Karen Walstra, with the aim of equippi...

When you need to eat and you order a meal with the app on your phone, the driver finds where you are with a map. When you’re trying to find the best route home with less traffic, you use a map. When you call an emergency line to report an emergency, they’ll find the precise location of the emergency with a map. More people around Africa through their mobile phones have been interacting with the ge...

The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced, killing more than 8 million people yearly worldwide. More than 7 million of those deaths are the result of direct tobacco use, while around 1.2 million are the result of non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke. If cigarettes kill, why do tobacco giants still wield so much power? With many health hazar...

Smell is often called humans most powerful sense, and good (and bad) smells tell us a lot about the world: what we should eat, even whom we should kiss…Lol. When it comes to our homes, if a space smells fresh, that's a great deal. If the smell is bad? We feel uneasy. Forget the plug-ins or sickly sweet smelling candles, technology comes to the rescue. You can’t always rely on candles and sprays. T...

From 6.4 million in 2000 to 14 million in 2021, and if nothing is done, the number will continue to rise and there may come a time when there would be more Nigerian children out of school than there are in school. According to UNICEF, 40 percent of Nigerian children in the North aged between 6 and 11, especially girls, do not attend any primary school. In this episode, a Quality Education Advocate...

The Architect is the designer of a society's built environment and provides one of the most vital of human needs, Shelter. The designing and construction of infrastructure and the built environment for the people, while taking note of the errors of the past structure, is one of an architect's roles in nation building. Providing solutions for the problems of our present condition and foreseeing the...

I know you've heard things like save it in the cloud, cloud storage, cloud computing and the rest. Some say organizations should get ready to migrate to cloud based storage and services. Do you understand what all these people mean? If you do not understand what all these people mean, not to worry, we'll know all of that today because it’s Computer Storage 101: How The “Cloud” Works. A Media Consu...

Following the Part 1 of this episode, a consultant for TACTIS, Liana Rakotondramboa, and the CEO of Utiva, Eyitayo Ogunmola, join Tony in this concluding part of the conversation on why Africa must make giant moves towards digital literacy.