Technology

China's Qinghai Province hosts the world's largest solar power plant, Gonghe Talatan Solar Park. Experts claim that at full capacity, it can power a country such as Norway. Sprawling across China’s deserts is not just sand but also vast solar and wind projects. Both the world’s largest solar plants and wind farms are all located in China. China invests an average of $940 billion in clean energy technology per year. In comparison, China invests almost as much in renewable energy… Subscribers only

President Xi Jinping has articulated the strategy of China in the 21st Century as including adherence to science and technology as the number-one productive force, talent as the number-one resource, and innovation as the number-one driving force. China’s national-strategy is to be-the world leader in AI by 2030. Today, the United States and other Western nations […]

China has revolutionised the use of drones like no other country. Drones are no longer just play toys but key players in the technology of the future. Recently, the 9th Drone World Congress 2025 took place at the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center, in Shenzhen, China. Showcased were drones that can fly, swim and think for […]

On October 4th, 2024, the European Union, in line with US tariffs on Chinese EVs, voted to place tariffs on the same. This is a growing trend courtesy of the perceived threat of Chinese EVs disrupting Western markets and creating stiff competition with Western manufacturers who lack the production capacity of domestic Chinese car manufacturers. […]

There is no more denying the fact that Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the world in more ways than we could have possibly imagined. For example, AI could detect cancer much earlier and with increased accuracy. Moreover, it is projected that by deploying AI, businesses will save up to $8Billion annually by 2026. Nonetheless, in the […]

Eras come to end. Sometimes not completely, but somehow on a scale of extents, they end. History is littered with a plethora of the same. Contextualize historical Babylon, Rome, Ottoman, Zulu, even close to the great lakes region, Bunyoro Kitara empire. USSR! They surely have timelines. And there are tales to what led to the […]

In recent months a battle over the electric vehicle market has been raging between the EU and China. The former asserts that Chinese auto companies in the Electric Vehicles sector are heavily subsidized by the government which has given them an edge over their European counterparts. Moreover, the EU is weary of the cheap EVs […]

Current economic estimations project the value of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) industry globally to reach $16 trillion by 2030. It is also approximated that AI, if well harnessed, could grow Africa’s economy by an additional $1.5 trillion. Given that as of June 2024, the estimated nominal GDP of Africa is $3.1 trillion, a 1.5 addition […]

It is said that when you owe the bank one million shillings, you have got a problem, and when you owe the bank 1 billion shillings, the bank has a problem. The narrative of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as a “debt trap” for developing nations has gained significant traction. However looking specifically at Uganda’s […]

On, 21st November, 2023, Huawei Technologies held its Huawei Sustainability Forum in which they showcased their global developments over the past two years as well their future developments and partnerships. This event marked an inflection point as it showcased the growing influence of Huawei in sustainable growth and development in the fields of healthcare, tourism, […]