Innovation Africa

'Big hopes for Africa': Defense firms scramble for drone market at Egypt arms expo

Egypt aims to be a hub for defense hardware manufacturing; Much of the kit on display at EDEX was tested in, or at least inspired by, the war in Ukraine.

|ByREUTERS
A visitor holds an Egyptian weapon at the Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX), showcasing military systems and hardware, in Cairo, Egypt, December 7, 2023.
Innovation: Africa CEO Sivan Yaari.

50 Influential Jews: Sivan Yaari - No. 39

The visionary founder and CEO of Innovation: Africa, Sivan Yaari has used Israeli technology to transform the lives of millions of people living in Africa.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Sivan Yaari opens taps of clean water for the first time in Tanzania.

Innovation: Africa – using Israeli technology to transform Africa

Innovation: Africa has completed over 880 solar and water installations, impacting over 4.2 million people.

|BySIVAN YA'ARI
THE INTERNATIONAL Space Station, photographed by Expedition 66 crew member Roscosmos cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov, in an image released April 20, 2022.

'Next': Innovation bringing 20,000 years of change in just a century - review

Avi Jorisch predicts this century will see innovators conquering daunting obstacles

|ByAARON LEIBEL

Israeli solar power: A literal light unto the nations

Israeli nonprofit ‘Innovation: Africa’ is working on the ground in 147 African villages.

AUGUST 5, 2020ByKAYLA STEINBERG
People of Ínnovation: Africa' install solar panels on the roof of Nyanza Primary School.

COVID-19: The situation in Africa is worse than it seems

Millions across Africa spend six hours each day collecting contaminated water. The lack of access to water and hygiene puts these communities at the greatest risk, if COVID-19 reaches their villages.

AUGUST 5, 2020BySIVAN YA'ARI
Sivan Ya'air

innovation:africa, Israeli innovations saving lives in Africa

Now solar energy has been brought to 104 African villages, and one million people have access to water.

AUGUST 5, 2020ByANN GOLDBERG
Sivan Ya’ari (left) established innovation:africa in 2008

How Israel is bringing water and energy to Africa

Innovation:Africa, an American-Israeli organization, is one of the three winners of the 2019 InnoDip Award for innovative diplomacy.

AUGUST 5, 2020ByALAN ROSENBAUM
The Karamoja region of Uganda, where Innovation: Africa was installing a solar water pumping system.