Africa: Ghana to Host 2026 Edition of E-Learning Africa Conference

Africa: Why African Borderlands Keep Burning

Dr Olivier Walther and Dr Steven Radil share findings from their ongoing research on African borderlands including a forthcoming article in Applied Geography. Africa’s margins have become its main theatre of violence. From the Great Lakes region to the Sahel, armed groups exploit borderlands as safe havens and logistics hubs. The conventional explanation is simple:…

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SA firm raises R85m to scale AI stethoscope for TB screening

SA firm raises R85m to scale AI stethoscope for TB screening

South Africa carries one of the highest TB burdens in the world. (Image source: 123RF) South African medtech company AI Diagnostics has raised R85 million in a pre-Series A funding round to accelerate deployment of its AI-powered Ostium digital stethoscope. The device enables early tuberculosis (TB) screening without specialist equipment or infrastructure. In a statement,…

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