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Yariv Cohen

Yariv Cohen

Digital divide indicates a binary division of people into the connected and the unconnected, referring simply to the inequalities of technological access and use. / Net photo.

The digital divide is real and sexist

Monday, January 03, 2022

Rwamagana solar power station, an 8.5MW solar power plant is the fourth-largest economy in the East African Community. / Photo: File.

Bright times ahead: With Africa’s innovation, finance, and renewables leading the way

Monday, December 27, 2021

Investment in the African tech space may have skyrocketed over the past decade, but the proportion going to all-female founding teams has changed very little, and in some countries, has only declined. / Net photo.

African women-founded startups lagging behind in funding opportunities

Monday, December 20, 2021

Nasho solar powered irrigation project in Kirehe District. / Photo: File.

$1.2 trillion needed to disrupt African agriculture through off-grid, renewable solutions

Monday, December 13, 2021

Electricity is crucial for proper education, new businesses, healthcare, and so much more. / Photo: File.

Investors must see 54 countries, not only 1 continent: Africa’s renewable energy sector draws global funding

Monday, November 29, 2021

Despite providing the fastest and most affordable way to electrify hundreds of millions of people, solar off-grid solutions decreased sales and Covid is the main reason. / Photo: File.

2 years into the Covid-19: where would off-grid electrification be if it never arrived?

Monday, November 15, 2021

Solar energy is one prominent solution that is already changing millions of lives in every possible aspect. / Photo: File.

Climate change adaptation or mitigation? Solar energy is doing both

Monday, November 08, 2021

Climate change is having a growing impact on the African continent, hitting the most vulnerable hardest, and contributing to food insecurity, population displacement, and stress on water resources. / Photo: Net photo.

1 week to COP26: Africa’s needs are at the forefront

Monday, October 25, 2021

Researchers claim that the replacing of carbon-intensive energy options in the power and heat sectors will be possible by 2030 and solar energy will lead the transition. / Photo: File.

Two weeks to COP26: Can 100% renewable energy power the world?

Monday, October 18, 2021

The deep sea is full of unknown minerals such as Larbium and Eurithuim, alongside Platinum, Silver, Gold, Nickel, Zinc, and more. / Net photo.

In the green energy race, deep-sea mining is gaining momentum, consequences could be devastating

Monday, October 11, 2021

An 8.5MW solar power plant in Rwamagana District. For the global community, transitioning to a more sustainable energy system is a must. / Photo: File.

Leave no one behind - equitable energy transition is the way to tackle climate change

Monday, September 20, 2021

An artistu2019s concept of a solar power satellite in space. / Net photo.

Solar power from space: solar innovation is establishing a brighter future

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Youth technology training in South Africa. / Net photo.

While global tech giants focus on African connectivity, the key ingredient is still missing

Monday, September 06, 2021

A view of a dried maize plantation in a southern Africa region. / Net photo.

The most vulnerable are the first ones to suffer: Global warming’s impact on Africa’s agriculture sector

Monday, August 30, 2021

While the 2008 crisis disrupted the entire business sphere, Covid is seemingly making even bigger waves especially in working places. / Net photo.

It is a new era: A management paradigm tailor-made for the post-Covid workplace

Monday, August 16, 2021

Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson (right) and five crew members successfully traveled to the edge of space in July. / Net photo.

Space tourism is gaining momentum – how is it going to affect the 99% who will remain on earth?

Monday, August 09, 2021

Solar panels in Rwamagana District. The outsurge of projects and budgets allocated to the field substantiate Africau2019s role as a global renewable energy powerhouse. / Photo: File.

Utilising the biggest natural resource of them all: Africa’s 2021 solar boom

Monday, August 02, 2021

A technician connects Gasabo residents to electricity infrastructure. Photo: Craish Bahizi.

Distributed infrastructure provides sustainable alternative to Africa’s rapid urbanisation

Monday, July 26, 2021