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Nigeria's Charles Onu is the founder of Ubenwa, a company that created an artificial intelligence system that analyses a baby’s crying to give warning signs of...
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Counterfeit medicines have killed thousands in Nigeria because manufacturers placed a higher premium on profitability than saving lives. But NAFDAC and technology have come to the...
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Our Man Crush Monday: Nasir Yammama is a multi-talented 27 year-old Nigerian creative technologist, entrepreneur, and nomad. He is intrigued by technology, design, enterprise, strategy, writing,...

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Microsoft to equip Ghanaian teacher Owura Kwadwo who teaches ICT without a computer

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