As part of the partnership, Albo will map, measure, and monitor the carbon stocks of forests in Cameroon and later, Uganda.

The launch comes almost three years after a spectacular launchpad explosion destroyed Spacecom's Amos-6 satellite and the SpaceX rocket it was on in September 2016.

The JDC is launching Tikkun Olam Ventures (TOV) to transfer of Israeli agricultural technology and knowledge, and provide access to loans and business development training to small farmers in Africa.

There are 6.8 billion active cell phones on earth, but just a quarter of them are smartphones. Now, millions of 'dumb' phones are about to get a facelift with Israel's nFrnds and Microsoft.

When Sivan Yaari-Borowich went to Africa, she was rattled by the poverty stricken continent. Instead of going back to her life after her visit, she started an organization that will eventually use Israeli innovations in 68 projects that help Africans in their daily lives.

The UN has declared that circumcision is an efficient way to battle the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa. It now called on Israel to use PrePex, a revolutionary Israeli medical device, to circumcise 700,000 Rwandan men.

Israel doesn't get much rain, for that reason, teacher Amir Yechieli's method of conserving rain water for dry periods is highly effective. Now Yechieli plans on taking his methods to Africa's driest lands.

For 1.5 people in Asia and Africa, electricity is anything but a given. As a result, independent "entrepreneurs" charge outrageous sums from common people just so they can charge their cellphone. But now theses "power pimps" should be worried, thanks to Israeli company Nova Lomus.

Sometimes a little help can go a long way. That is what brothers Gilad and Yonatan Shilo thought when they decided to found a non-profit organization to promote better sustainable agriculture in Kenya.

What started as a modest Israeli project intended to bring better treatment to African HIV/Aids orphans, is now a major project in Ethiopia and Uganda, substantially reducing mortality rates and providing hope of a brighter future for these children.

Algae is more than just nasty green guck, it's a source for biofuel and a "superfood" which contains plenty of protein. Now, kids from an Israeli highschool are perfecting an algae growing system so that algae farms can be made in communities in Africa to wipe out malnutrition

Roughly a quarter of the world's population still suffers from tropical diseases, largely neglected in richer countries. Students from Ben Gurion University traveled to Africa to help battle the deadly diseases.

Yosef Abramowitz has spent years promoting solar power plants in Israel, whilst also promoting a social agenda. Now, Abramowitz is working towards bringing solar electricity to remote African villages.

Researchers from Ben Gurion University have found a way to utilize solar energy at a fraction of the cost which can be custom-engineered for desalination process. The new innovation uses solar energy panels to power the pumps of a desalination unit that generates clean water for crops.

An Israeli company is helping African countries become self-sufficient by teaching them agricultural techniques they say can significantly increase food production. Africa is a very rich continent with extremely poor people and we want to help change it by developing the rural areas," Green 2000 told NoCamels.