The rankings are based on The Global Innovation Index 2014
Africa is fast embracing technology and it’s doing all it can do to come up with the latest innovation that can improve our lives. Below are the top 5 technological advanced countries in Africa.
5. GHANA
With a much more stable and growing economy, Ghana is poised to have one of the best environments that support advancement in technology.
Quite a lot of technological innovation has emanated from the West African country of 25 million people. Using compressed gas to generate electricity invented by Mr Freddie Green is one of the out of the box thoughts that became real in the country.
An affordable video conferencing system was also developed by a Ghanaian. The country is being looked upon as the next “great” African country.
4. KENYA
Kenya is definitely among the top 4 African countries to be envied when it comes to technology. The country is seeing a lot of startup companies with revolutionary ideas especially in the IT sector and all things being equal, this is bound to continue with a lot of start-ups that may eventually form International platforms for further technology growth.
Some of the inventions from Kenya include:
- A charging shoe developed by Antony Mutua
- An alarm-fitted television created by a 44-year-old man who resides in Nairobi. The alarm can be set off with a simple jostle of movement and can sound for up to eight hours
- Acharcoal stove, a solar powered refrigerator which allows medications including vaccinations and valuable perishables to reach remote areas of rural cities where there is no hope of finding electricity
- Moses Gichanga’ drone which flies for up to two hours at a time
Other similar inventions powered by Kenya’s raw talent include:
Tamperproof voting Machine, Solar-Powered Refrigerator, Underwater pets housing, SMS car immobiliser.
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3. NIGERIA
The most populous country has not been left out in technology and innovative developments across africa. Coming at the third slot, Nigeria is a technology giant with lots of potentials in the industry.
It is home to the likes of Iroko Partners, a successful internet company with over 6 million unique users from 178 different countries, made in Nigeria INYE-1 and INYE-2 tablet computers, Seyi Oyesola’s “hospital in a box” invention etc.
In recent times, the country saw the famous demonstration of a urine powered generator developed by school teenagers; a Moringa plant technology that would enable Nigerians to use Moringa plant for water treatment, a move toward increasing the accessibility to portable water in the country.
There are also a lot of achievements in mobile and web apps development in the country. Though the internet penetration is still low and stands at roughly 38%, Nigeria is a country with a lot of potentials producing the most talented people when given the opportunity.
2. EGYPT
It was said that civilization started in Egypt. Egypt has for long been associated with inventions and innovations. From the Egyptian Pyramid to the use of calender and written language. The North African Country has not relented in spearheading science and technology in Africa. Egypt has some of the best universities in Africa that support development in technology.
Egypt has gone this far because the government embraces technology with an attitude spread across all Industries. Despite the recent civil unrest in the country, Egypt is still a technological force to rekon with and is one of the most technologically advanced countries in Africa.
1. SOUTH AFRICA
If you are waiting to see the country that occupies the number 1 spot on our list of most technologically advanced countries in Africa, your guess is right. South Africa, a country that cannot easily be compared with most other countries across Africa also tops African countries in the current Global Innovation Index (GII), ranking number 53 out of 143 countries compared globally.
The country supports her human potentials and that is the reason you see a lot of development in the IT field springing up from South Africa. With South African Universities constituting most of thebest universities in Africa the country is bound to keep producing some of the most amazing inventions that are globally recognized.
The list of discoveries that are worth mentioning are quite enormous. Linux Ubuntu developed by Mark Shuttleworth, Multichoice (DSTV) is a south african company with a global influence, PayPal which was co-founded by a South African, CAT scan, SASOL technology that converts coal into oil just to mention a few.