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Top 10 Most Technologically Advanced Countries In Africa by Jboyossai(m): 4:59pm On Jul 04, 2015
Below is the list of African countries with the
most advanced technology.


10. ZIMBABWE
A country in the southern Africa, Zimbabwe has
experienced a slurred GNP annual growth rate in
2013/ 2014. Technologically, the country is not
experiencing a revolution in tech but it is strong
enough to be regarded among the top ten
technologically advancing countries in Africa. With stability in the government of Zimbabwe, there is
much room for improvement. The country has a lot
of human skills that can easily be harnessed for
greater good in technology.
9. UGANDA
Uganda, a country that is mostly remembered with
the mention of Idi Amin should perhaps also be
remembered among the top countries in Africa with
an advancing technology. According to a study
conducted by Martin Prosperity Institute of the US, Uganda is one of the three African countries that
has been ranked among the countries with
advanced technological and innovation capabilities
in Africa. In the report, Uganda is second to South
Africa and followed by Madagascar. Across the
globe, Uganda is among the 82 countries of the world that has advanced technological and
innovation capabilities.
8. ANGOLA
The science and technology industry in Angola
remains limited but there is increasing awareness
hence the country is getting on the right track
when it comes to information and technology
development. There may not have been a lot of
ground breaking and jaw chattering inventions coming from the Angola but it is expected that with
sustained growth and development, the country
would come up to be a tech giant in Africa.
7. BOTSWANA
Botswana is one of the most stable and successful
economies in the whole of Africa. Technology is fast
becoming a measure of international devlopment
and Botswana is not willing to be left behind. The Botswana’s Innovation Hub backed by the government is designed to throw start-ups, global
corporations, research and health organizations
under one massive green roof to facilitate the
growth of technology in the country.
6. RWANDA
Rwanda is a country ravaged by civil war and
genocide in the past and right now, it is aiming to
become a regional hub for African information
technology. In this regard, the country has
launched the proposed 4G LTE broadband network
which would provide new opportunities to deliver better services across the country. The country is
engaging rapidly with all kinds of technology at
once and perhaps we’d soon be able to see mind
blowing inventions.

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: charging shoe developed by
Antony Mutua, 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, a charcoal 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.

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 the best 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.

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Re: Top 10 Most Technologically Advanced Countries In Africa by Demmzy15(m): 5:00pm On Jul 04, 2015
grin
Re: Top 10 Most Technologically Advanced Countries In Africa by sirthisthickkal: 5:00pm On Jul 04, 2015
Do we worth the 3rd place? undecided
Re: Top 10 Most Technologically Advanced Countries In Africa by wise7(m): 5:05pm On Jul 04, 2015
Technologically advanced yet we couldn't switch to digital broadcasting
Re: Top 10 Most Technologically Advanced Countries In Africa by Jboyossai(m): 5:39pm On Jul 04, 2015
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Re: Top 10 Most Technologically Advanced Countries In Africa by ClintonNzedimma(m): 5:50pm On Jul 04, 2015
Nigeria should be number one, the yorubas are good in software and management, the igbos are good in hardware and marketting, but them go gree?
They are the ones on Nairaland everyday engaged in e-wars that dont end.
One will be saying they are sophisticated, my brothers will be shouting biafra- a dream that wont come, instead of them joining brains and unlocking the unlimited potentials in them.

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