Technology Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/technology/ Opinion, Lifestyle, Arts, Music #TIA Tue, 26 May 2026 18:19:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://i0.wp.com/thisisafrica.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-512x512-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Technology Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/technology/ 32 32 67616479 What Ongoing US UAP disclosure reveals about the brittleness of power, and why Africa should read it through Utu https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/what-ongoing-us-uap-disclosure-reveals/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/what-ongoing-us-uap-disclosure-reveals/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 26 May 2026 18:19:16 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=574072 As the Pentagon opens its massive UAP archive to billions of views, a deeper crisis looms. The real "ontological shock" is not alien technology, but the shattering of public trust. Financial insiders warn that exposing decades of state secrecy could trigger institutional collapse, forcing a shift toward self-custody and human-centered sovereignty. For Africa, navigating managed truth is nothing new; it’s an invitation to rebuild sovereignty on community, dignity, and trust.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/what-ongoing-us-uap-disclosure-reveals/feed/ 0 574072 Namibia poised to export green energy to the European Union https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/namibia-poised-to-export-green-energy-to-the-european-union/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/namibia-poised-to-export-green-energy-to-the-european-union/?noamp=mobile#respond Thu, 06 Oct 2022 20:54:45 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=72031 The European Union (EU) is preparing an agreement with Namibia to harness its solar and wind energy to supplement its gas consumption and continue the substitution of fossil fuels. 

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/namibia-poised-to-export-green-energy-to-the-european-union/feed/ 0 72031 Africa in space: continent has a lot to gain, but proper plans must be put in place https://thisisafrica.me/africans-rising/africa-in-space-continent-has-a-lot-to-gain-but-proper-plans-must-be-put-in-place/ https://thisisafrica.me/africans-rising/africa-in-space-continent-has-a-lot-to-gain-but-proper-plans-must-be-put-in-place/?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 05 Oct 2022 04:56:30 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=72012 How far Africa has come in the space age and what benefits does the continent stand to gain from its investment in space technology? African countries need to be more deliberate in developing space capabilities.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/africans-rising/africa-in-space-continent-has-a-lot-to-gain-but-proper-plans-must-be-put-in-place/feed/ 0 72012 Google Translate learns 10 new African languages https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/google-translate-learns-10-new-african-languages/ https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/google-translate-learns-10-new-african-languages/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 17 May 2022 03:23:45 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=70488 Ten of the new language additions on Google translate are African languages including Lingala, Twi, and Tigrinya. There are now 133 languages supported by a technology that is breaking language barriers and connecting communities around the world.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/google-translate-learns-10-new-african-languages/feed/ 0 70488 Elon Musk has bought Twitter: Here is what to expect https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-here-is-what-to-expect/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-here-is-what-to-expect/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 26 Apr 2022 11:23:29 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=70285 The ownership of Twitter throws Elon Musk deep into conversations about the inordinate power of tech billionaires in the modern world, in manufacturing public consent.

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