Technology

Ethiopia: Govt Hopes for an Energy Bonanza From Burning Waste

Submitted by Japheth J Omojuwa on 27 March, 2013 - 07:43

Addis Ababa — Ethiopia's capital will mine its largest landfill to produce energy, as part of a bid to eliminate trash and supplement the country's hydropower supply, which could be vulnerable to droughts and increasingly extreme weather.

Kenya: How Technology Transformed Kenyans Into a Nation of Election Monitors

Submitted by Japheth J Omojuwa on 20 March, 2013 - 09:38

Two weeks ago, on 4 March, millions of Kenyans lined up to vote in the country's first national elections since the disputed poll of December 2007.

Back then, allegations of rigging triggered months of post-election violence in which 1,400 people were killed and half a million were displaced.

Tanzania Eyes Geothermal Energy to Curb Power Shortages

Submitted by Japheth J Omojuwa on 14 March, 2013 - 11:19

The government intends to diversify the power generation mix in the national grid system by increasing the proportion of natural renewable energy sources.

Uganda to Host Energy Summit

Submitted by Japheth J Omojuwa on 18 February, 2013 - 10:02

Uganda will host a key energy and infrastructure summit next week, to explore private sector involvement.

Kenya: Will Geothermal Energy Bring Power to the People?

Submitted by Japheth J Omojuwa on 31 January, 2013 - 15:41

Stephen Samoei Magut looks calmly at the columns of steam escaping the cracked earth in Kenya's vast Kerio Valley. The picturesque landscape has been his home for the past seven decades.

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