It’s time for Africa to produce the technology it needs, rather than being largely a consumer. Angelina Lutambi was born into a peasant family in Tanzania’s Dodoma region, where HIV/AIDS has decimated much of the population. Her future could easily have been bleak – but Angelina had a keen aptitude for maths. She financed her own schooling by selling cold ...

“Vous, les jeunes d’aujourd’hui, vous avez la technologie entre vos mains, vous êtes la plus puissance génération que l’histoire humaine ait jamais pu avoir.” C’est ce que Dr Yunus, prix Nobel de paix, nous a dit avec beaucoup d’aspiration et conviction durant le sommet international de la jeunesse pour la jeunesse en Lituanie et je ne vous cache pas, ça ...

IBM Research and The Next Einstein Forum (NEF) have joined forces to promote the future of African scientific talent and advance the continent’s knowledge economy. The two organizations have signed a collaboration agreement through which 5 NEF Fellows will become visiting IBM scientists at IBM’s global network of research labs. The program is designed to give a boost to Africa’s ...