Originally developed for military use, drones—also known as unmanned aerial vehicles—are now being used for various purposes, including agriculture, package delivery, environmental monitoring and surveillance, among other uses. With demand…

Global drone logistics company Zipline is expanding its reach in Kenya, following its recent partnership with Kericho County in the Rift Valley region, to enhance access to medical supplies for…

Two Africa-based commercial drone technology evangelists have been selected to join the advisory board of drone services company, DroneDeploy’s benefit programme for charities and non-profit organisations. We have covered DroneDeploy’s…

As drone logistics company spreads its reach in Kenya; we have covered how the American company has helped in the distribution of HIV medical implements in the county of Kisumu,…

We know it does not directly solve the problem of removing stigma among people affected and infected by HIV and AIDS in the Kenyan county of Kisumu; but while healthcare…

Many of us would be aware of the humanitarian situation developing in east Africa, where flooding due to heavy rains has resulted in the death of at least 420 people…

It might have been unremarkable in its simplicity but when Zip 856 made a landing to deliver two bags of IV fluid from Zipline’s distribution centre in Ghana’s Western North…

Botswana has just taken another step further down the road towards drone self-reliance, with the opening of a drone assembly and testing centre in Palapye, about 272km northeast of the…

There will be another player on the Kenyan delivery drone space after a Korean drone making company received approval for a pilot project from the government. Narma, a spin-off company…

When it comes to drone technology, East Africa is aiming for the stratosphere. They did it in Rwanda recently, when the courtship that was announced in 2020 took a huge…