The case for medical drones in Africa
Morning folks. Today our attention has been drawn to a report from Zimbabwe, in Southern Africa where NewZWire reports that the governmen…
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Swoops Aero scoops humanitarian gong in Australia
The guys at drone logistics company Swoop Aero have been good in 2020. As a result, the drone Santa in Australia where the company’s he…
USA team awarded for safely delivering an organ by drone
A research team at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) in the USA has been rewarded for trusting a drone to deliver an organ fo…
Valqari partners with QuickLoadz to perfect last inch drone delivery
Athens, Ohio, USA – They may not yet be as in vogue as most drone delivery companies have become, but Chicago, USA based smart drone deliv…
Analysing the data team behind life-saving drone flights
Keller Rinaudo, the CEO of fast-growing drone logistics company, Zipline could not have said it better: “All our customers really care …
World trade body urges Africa to stay abreast with new technology
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has warned against the potential of emerging technologies creating a greater…
COVAX vaccine lands in Ghana; with Zipline ready for last mile delivery
The first global shipment of free COVID-19 vaccines, to be distributed to low- and middle-income countries under the World Health Organisati…
Wanted: delivery drones that can fly 300km
The World Health Organisation and VillageReach's DMs are open. The world health body and VillageReach, an international non-profit organ…
Wingcopter hops on board as Flying Labs' wingman
Weiterstadt, GERMANY – The future of delivery drones in Africa just got a little brighter. Maybe not the whole of Africa yet, but at le…
High time the African Union gave drone technology the real chance it deserves
We have a bone to chew with the African Union. Five years after the then AU Commission chairperson, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma appointed a…
Kaduna State, Nigeria, gets the Zip codes
Kaduna City, NIGERIA – The Zips are flying into Nigeria. Well; at least only in country’s north western state of Kaduna for now; yest…
Medical drones to cover more ground in DRC
Kinshasa, DRC – following a successful two-year trial period, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – in partnership …