NAIROBI, Kenya — A solar-powered ambulance developed by Dutch university students has completed an 800-kilometre field test across Kenya, demonstrating how renewable energy could help bring healthcare to remote communities without reliable electricity or fuel. Named Stella Juva, the vehicle was developed by Solar Team Eindhoven, a team of 23 students from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU Eindhoven) and two other Dutch educational institutions. The students worked on the

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) and Nigeria’s National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) have agreed to strengthen their cooperation as they seek to advance joint initiatives and support the development of Africa’s space sector. The two agencies recently held a high-level meeting co-chaired by SANSA Chief Executive Officer Humbulani Mudau and NASRDA Director-General and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Matthew Adepoju. The agenda focused on moving t

HARARE — Senegalese-born scientist Sidy Ndao is pushing the boundaries of computing after developing a technology that could allow machines to process information using heat rather than electricity, opening new possibilities for computing in some of the harshest environments known to science. Ndao, a mechanical and materials engineering researcher at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), and his research team developed a nano-thermal-mechanical device known as a thermal d

African defence-technology company Terra Industries has raised $52 million in seed funding and is expanding its global footprint with the opening of its first office outside the continent in London. The Nigerian-founded company, established in 2024 by Nathan Nwachuku and Maxwell Maduka, added a further $18 million to close its seed round, which was raised across three tranches over eight months. Despite the international expansion, Terra Industries says its manufacturing oper

African startups are heading towards a potentially record year for fundraising after investment in the continent's technology companies surged during the first half of 2026, signalling renewed investor confidence in Africa's rapidly developing innovation ecosystem. According to research firm Briter, African-focused startups raised US$3.3 billion in the first six months of the year, representing a 73% increase from the same period last year and the strongest first-half perform