Author: Khusoko

Chao Tayiana Maina, a Kenyan and the founder of African Digital Heritage, has been announced as one of the winners of the Dan David Prize 2023 worth Ksh 38 million. She has been recognized for her use of digital technologies to capture and preserve historical narratives that were previously hidden or suppressed in Kenya. Her initiative has enabled communities to engage with their cultural heritage and to centre African histories within digital spaces. Chao’s work is particularly timely, as many African and Afro-diasporic audiences seek to reclaim their past and assert control over their identities. https://twitter.com/DanDavidPrize/status/1630618537545941003?s=20 The goal of the…

For the cryptocurrency industry, 2022 was a year of immense upheavals, causing governments, consumers, and other associated stakeholders to question the hotly debated topics of trust, credibility, and user protection in the cryptocurrency industry.  Overall, this has created a need for organizations and leaders within the space to consistently reiterate their commitments and demonstrate their initiatives geared towards building trust, ensuring user fund transparency, and fostering user safety.  However, it is important to note that while the events from last year have permeated a sense of short-term distrust, the overwhelmingly undeniable truth is that crypto is here to stay -…

Without a doubt, managing energy costs while driving sustainability and efficiency is one of the biggest power management challenges that facility professionals face today. While advances in technology are making building power management and electrical maintenance more efficient, there are new obstacles that come along with these improvements. For example, one of the biggest trends impacting power management in a facility is the growth of complex electrical networks that operate hybrid power generation models like solar. In the past, every building was designed the same way from an electrical perspective, with the primary power source coming directly from the electrical…

Boasting one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa, Kenya is on the rise to become a powerhouse of innovation on the continent. This is largely partly due to the country’s thriving culture of entrepreneurship and its significant startup ecosystem. Kenya has a long and storied history with entrepreneurship as the country’s early start to independence led to the growth of its informal sector and meant many Kenyans were self-employed in their small enterprises.  As such, the government sought to facilitate the development of the informal sector and, in 1973, officially recognized the role of entrepreneurship in creating employment, driving innovation,…

Dr Jean Kaseya of the Democratic Republic of Congo is the first director general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. “The DG will also be responsible for the formulation and implementation of substantive work programs for the Regional Collaborating Centers and ensure that programmed activities are carried out in a timely fashion,” said the African Union in a statement following his approval by African heads of state in Addis Ababa during the African Union summit. Dr Kaseya will also oversee the delivery of the organization’s core functions and critical objectives per its statute. Dr Kaseya’s prior roles…

Imagine a future where we don’t simply discard used electronics. Rather, we harvest individual components for a second, third or even fourth life. Once the device itself is truly at the end of life, we refurbish and recycle it to incorporate these same materials into next-generation laptops, monitors or phones. It’s a future where nothing goes to waste and the mountain of electronics discarded every year (more than 57 million tons, globally, to be exact) is dramatically reduced. Not only is technology dematerialized, but the materials we use fuel a robust circular economy. Thereby reducing the need for new, raw materials. A…