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03/06/2017

At least 110 people, most of them women and children, have died from starvation and drought-related illness in Somalia in the past 48 hours.

This is the worst draught that ever hit Somalia. The situationhas been worsened by Cholera out break.

You can help a save a Somali family by donating as little as you can.
Money raised from this campaig will be Sent to reputable NGOs that ate on the ground.

This appeal is to complement the already going on by U.N and other NGOs in the ground.

PLEASE Help us to avert this human catastrophe

https://www.gofundme.com/somalia-draught-and-famine-relief

12/15/2016

"It's a difficult choice for us to work in an environment where people are kept in conditions without human dignity."

Our staff are providing healthcare to people kept in inhumane conditions

12/07/2016

A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Aceh Province Wednesday, killing at least 97 people.

12/06/2016

A moving moment of forgiveness

Jon Eagle Sr., Tribal Historic Preservation Officer at Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has reported something wholly unexpected happened at the Standing Rock Reservation today. The veterans gathered to...

09/26/2016

08/22/2016

Feyisa Lilesa crossed the Olympics marathon finish line, and put his hands above his head in an "X." He was protesting the Ethiopian government's killing of hundreds of the country's Oromo people, an ethnic majority that has long complained about being marginalized by the country's government.

08/07/2016

History has been made!

The first team of refugee athletes in the games' history marched behind the Olympic flag.

08/02/2016

MEET THE TEEN BROTHERS BEHIND A WEB BROWSER TO RIVAL GOOGLE CHROME

Nigerian brothers Anesi, 13, and Osine Ikhianosime, 15, have developed a mobile web browser that one user has described as equally as fast as the world's fastest sprinter, Usain Bolt

On the surface, the Ikhianosime brothers are just like any other teenager boys. They love playing soccer and have a keen interest in learning new things. But can the average boy claim to have coded and designed a web browser specifically designed to work fast and seamlessly on all cellphones – particularly low-end phones?

Probably not, but it’s a claim the Ikhianosime brothers can back up. Together, the self-taught coders and interface designers developed the Android web browser they named the Crocodile Browser Lite 3.0, which has become a popular download in the Google Play store.

The idea to develop the mobile browser arose out of boredom, the brothers – who are currently in Year 9 and Year 11 at Greensprings School, Anthony Campus in Lagos, Nigeria – told Tech Cabal in an interview earlier this year.

“We were fed up with Google Chrome,” they told the publication, largely because browsers like Chrome work optimally on higher-end smart phones, but its functionality tends to slow down on lower-end phones.

According to their mother, Ngozi, the pair had shown a deep fascination with technology, building things and solving problems from a young age. In fact, the brothers learned how to use a computer before they could even read.

By the time they were 7 and 9 year, they had started their own technology company, initially called Doors – a name inspired by Microsoft Windows. After discovering that a company with that name already existed, they settled on the name Blu Doors.

Using educational sites and tutorials from the likes of Code Academy and Code Avengers, as well as books like Android for Game Development and Games for Dummies, the brothers taught themselves how to code just two years ago.

“I didn’t let my uncle’s belief that it would be a tough feat to achieve stop me. I started with Java,” Osine was quoted telling Tech Cabal.

The app is available for free and has been downloaded more than 10 000 times.

Crocodile Browser Lite has received a 4,7 out of 5 stars rating and glowing reviews.

“I have never written a review here, but I am compelled by the data processing speed and display of this app to do this. This is simply awesome. Overall I score you 110% for this stunning work and a very BIG thank you for making Nigeria proud,” one review read.

Another read: “Works incredibly well and very quick too! Absolutely amazing that two young teens created this. With some design upgrades, I’m sure it will become more and more popular.”

Another review equates the brower’s speed with the speed of the world’s fastest sprinter, Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt.

Although still in high school, the brothers plan to pursue tertiary qualifications at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston, USA and are surely destined to achieve great accomplishments.

Source: techcabal.com

08/02/2016

The boy behind the phone that doesn’t need airtime...

Meet Simon Petrus, a Namibian Grade 12 learner who has invented a mobile phone that is not only SIM-less, but also doesn’t require airtime to make calls

It may not be the sleek, light or slim structure that we’ve come to expect from our mobile phones, but it does the job and more importantly… it does it for free.

Using spare parts from a telephone and a television set, Petrus has built a handset that uses radio frequencies to place calls anywhere as long as there is signal. The invention also functions off power supplied through a radiator.

According to Namibian publication New Era, it took Petrus two years to develop his invention, which was funded by his unemployed parents, and cost around N$2 000 (R2 000) to produce.

The unit also features sockets that enable cellphones to be charged, a light bulb and a fan as well as the capability to watch TV through his box.

Petrus’s invention has already earned him first place in the regional leg of the NamPower schools competition and he will now go on to compete in the national finals round.

This is the second time he’s reached this stage of the competition, after clinching a gold medal last year for a two-in-one seed drier and cooler machine he invented.

Taimi Vatileni, Petrus’s physical science teacher at Abraham Iyambo Senior Secondary School in the rural Ohangwena region, says Petrus is his top performing student.

“When he won last year, some judges were of the opinion that there was an engineer at home who was helping him. But the only help he has is from us the teachers here at school. He came up with his own project,” Vatileni was quoted saying.

A young star on the rise and an African inventor to watch, Petrus has aspirations to pursue a career in electronics engineering.

Source: New Era

08/02/2016

06/04/2016

R.I.P Muhammad Ali

06/01/2016

A photograph of a drowned migrant baby in the arms of a German rescuer was distributed on Monday by a humanitarian organization aiming to persuade European authorities to ensure safe passage to migrants, after hundreds are feared to have drowned in the Mediterranean last week.