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Nigerian mental health technology startup Mytherapist is helping individuals and couples access professional therapy through online consultations, appointment bookings and digital wellbeing tools, as it seeks to make mental healthcare more accessible and affordable. Founded in 2021...
Nigerian healthcare technology startup Helium Health has secured a $2.5 million grant from Google.org to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) solutions aimed at improving maternal healthcare delivery and reducing preventable deaths in Nigeria.
The funding will support the...
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DRIVE100 —055: How Valor AI is Using AI-Powered Crop Disease Detection to Help African Farmers Reduce Loss
Across Africa, smallholder farmers and fruit distributors face crop loss caused by undetected fruit diseases, poor quality produce, and inefficient post-harvest practices. Valor AI,...
DRIVE100 —032: Using Mobile USSD Technology, Yemert Is Helping African Farmers Access Crop Insurance and Climate Finance
For millions of smallholder farmers across Africa, a single storm, pest outbreak, or market dip can destroy months of labour and investment. But Yemert,...
DRIVE100 —031: How Wafugaji Trading Hub is Using Technology to Improve Livestock Pricing and Transparency for Kenyan Farmers
Northern Kenya’s pastoralist communities have long struggled with limited market access, middlemen exploitation, and logistical hurdles in livestock trading. But a new digital solution,...
How Ghanaian Startup Farmio Is Helping Farmers Tackle Climate and Food Crises Through Tech
Ghanaian startup Farmio Limited is transforming how farmers grow and sell food, offering a lifeline to fight post-harvest losses. Founded in 2020 by Anaporka...
Solar Foods: How Alaa Salih Hamadto is Using Solar Technology to Power Food Security Amid War in Sudan
Amid the civil war in Sudan, Solar Foods, a Kassala-based social enterprise, is using solar-powered food dryers to prevent post-harvest losses and support farmers...
Silo Africa: How This Kenyan Agritech Startup Is Tackling Post-Harvest Loss for African Farmers
When Faith Koki Sammy founded Silo Africa, she set out to solve a crisis she knew all too well; the devastating post-harvest losses that...
Africa Rising: Egypt launches ‘Digitopia,’ its biggest national technology competition
Egypt has launched its largest-ever technology competition, Digitopia, attracting over 25,000 contestants and 6,500 teams from across the country to compete in artificial intelligence,...
Innovate47 launches global accelerator for food, agriculture, and climate resilience: What You Should Know
Innovate47, a global venture builder, has announced the launch of its Food & Agri Accelerator, an eight-week programme aimed at supporting high-potential entrepreneurs working...
GMO Seeds in Africa: Climate Crisis Solution or Genetic Gamble?
In the race to feed a growing population and combat climate change, genetically modified seeds are increasingly finding their way into African soil. But...
GMO Seeds: Innovation or Invasion? All We Know
In the sweeping landscapes of sub-Saharan Africa, a quiet revolution is growing, one seeded in laboratories and sown in legislative corridors. Genetically Modified Organisms,...
EU, ESA Partner With Nigeria to Launch Satellite-Powered Agriculture to Fight Food Insecurity
The European Union (EU) has announced a new partnership with the Nigerian government to launch a satellite-powered agriculture initiative before January 2026. The programme, dubbed,...
Bridging the Divide: Farm Innovation’s Digital Leap for Nigerian Farmers
From AI-powered disease surveillance to partnerships transforming rural economies, Farm Innovation Nigeria Ltd is rewriting how Africa farms—and reshaping the future of food security...
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