Meet Avion, an Ethiopian start-up on a mission to change the fortunes of medical delivery beyond just Ethiopia. Founded by three friends who say they just started scribbling their ideas…

In news that should surprise no one, agricultural drone manufacturer XAG has discovered that drones can be an answer to the virulent locust plague that has the Horn of Africa…

The year is 2013, and Ethiopia has just signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding with drone technology stakeholders in the country, which will enable government and the private sector to…

Having witnessed the amazing work drones have been doing during these pandemic times, maybe this is the time to test their effectiveness in preventing disease outbreaks. Spanish drone company Embention…

Reeling from the conflict between government forces and fighters from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), people from Ethiopia’s Tigray region face a greater danger of famine – induced by…

Two years after the world learned of the worst desert locust infestation that has wreaked havoc in Africa and Asia in many years, countries are still fighting hard to contain…

With drone regulations finally imminent in Ethiopia, hopeful start-ups from far and wide are strategically positioning themselves to hit the ground running in the country. One of the start-ups, a…

Ethiopia have become the latest African nation to enact drone legislation, now allowing for the legal production, importation and operation of unmanned aerial systems in the country. However, even without…

Two drone start-ups have made the semi-finals of the prestigious GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize, where they are hoping their precision agriculture solutions will beat competition from 22 other hopefuls and claim…