US shuts drone base in Ethiopia

Wildlife protection in Kenya is set for a technological revolution this year after a pilotless drone was released for a two week trial run at Ol Pejeta Wildlife Conservancy ahead of its rollout later in the year.

At least two senior commanders from the Islamist militant group al-Shabab have been killed in a drone strike in south-west Somalia, residents say.

The Pentagon confirms that a US drone strike in Somalia last Friday killed al-Shabab leader, Adan Garar, a suspect in the 2013 Kenya mall attack.

A team of university students building a drone from scratch say they plan to revolutionise farm surveillance technology in Tanzania.

Alphabet’s nascent drone delivery service is booming  The Verge

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Indianapolis drone creator works with conservationist group in Africa
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Nov. 10, 2014)– An Indianapolis drone creator is using his technology to help protect elephants in Africa. AirDroids creator TJ Johnson flew to Kenya in August to help the Mara Elephant Project use drone technology to move elephants ...
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Kids Make an Elephant-Sized Impact on ConservationHuffington...

Go read this Businessweek story about the downsides of DJI’s drone dominance  The VergeDrone rescue operation: two DJI Phantom 4s get stuck in 140-foot-high trees  DroneDJView Full coverage on Google News

It sounds like science fiction: unmanned drones carrying emergency medicine zooming above the rolling hills of Rwanda.