africanDRONE is a community of drone operators, enthusiasts, journalists, activists, and entrepreneurs in Africa who use #DronesForGood.
Cape Town, South Africa
Joined February 2017
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🚁 Can also be a drone photo!
Co-Founder @UnequalScenes will be co-judging the @RoyalCWSociety photo contest.
Free to enter. Open to anyone 18-30 from commonwealth countries.
Enter here: royalcwsociety.org/environme…
@Code4Africa
Enter the Commonwealth youth photo competition - grand prize £1000, free entry!
royalcwsociety.org/environme…
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I sat down for a podcast with @G20GLI_ and @UNCCD sharing how my work with @africanDRONEORG & @Code4Africa uses drones as an accessible, democratic tool to monitor land degradation, support climate resilience, and build local capacity across Africa.
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🚨We’ve launched the africanDRONE World Drone Map, a new platform designed to make the global drone ecosystem easier to navigate.
Regulations, verified contacts, companies, resources, and news, all in one place.
✈️worlddronemap.com/
The platform brings together:
• drone laws and regulations
• aviation authority contacts
• verified operators and fixers
• training resources and MOOCs
• drone news from Africa and beyond
💻 🚁 Drone and Sensor journalism in full display in Greece at @iMEdD_org!
We're showing how innovative tools and collaborations can power the future of public-interest journalism. Always in collab with Africa's largest civic tech nonprofit @Code4Africa
As we continue to grow and offer opportunities to our member pilots, we'd like to present our partnership with Open Planet - a royalty-free video library specializing in video for climate-related storytelling.
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We strongly believe in fair and reasonable drone regulations to help empower Africans to use drones repsonsibly.
“Drones are a tool of democracy.”
But unclear, costly regulations are locking out African storytellers. @UnequalScenes, co-founder of @africanDRONE, makes the case for fairer drone laws, and why it matters for journalism, small business and civic tech.
🔗bit.ly/4fIDtTZ
🎬 Action! Filming for our online Earth Observation MOOC took place in Nairobi 🇰🇪 with #africandrone partner pilots Nashipai and Natasha from @CustomizedASL
Thanks to the @NairobiGarage for hosting us! And for the @Code4Africa team for their support as well.
@Code4Africa and africanDRONE are partnering to create a world class online educational course designed for a wide spectrum of students interested in drones, EO, and future tech.
Follow our progress and stay tuned for a link to the final course here: africanDRONE.org/academy
Our Nairobi drone workshop and training for journalists is underway!
Thanks to @IPAEastAfrica and @Code4Africa, we have over 20 journalists joining. And of course thank to our trainers from @CustomizedASL and for @BarazaLab for hosting us. – at Nairobi, Kenya
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✈️ Mapping Nairobi's Ondiri Wetlands with @africanDRONEORG , @Code4Africa , @UNCCD, and
@CustomizedASL.
Experience firsthand how innovative technology is being harnessed to safeguard vital ecosystems.
Learn more here: bit.ly/4jqB2H7
Drone Film Festival - African Entries Free!
The Southern California Drone Film Festival is on again and African entries receive FREE entry with africanDRONE!
Prizes include a DJI Mini 4 Pro, gift certificates to Adorama, SD cards, and more.
filmfreeway.com/SouthernCali…
🚁 Our drone view of Makoko, 🇳🇬 - in Germany’s top magazine for international affairs.
This issue is on informal settlements like Makoko, where we mapped w/drones to provide basic information to the community.
Check out Map Makoko here: hotosm.org/updates/mapping-m…
#DronesForGood
📝 New blog post on our collaboration with @UNCCD filming a drone mapping project in Ondiri, Nairobi, 🇰🇪
Thanks Alicia from @Code4Africa and project partners @CustomizedASL and @OfOndiri the film looks great!
(film link in blog post)
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New blog post of our participation at the Innovation Stage at COP16 in Riyadh, 🇸🇦 🎆🎆
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@Code4Africa @UnequalScenes @sensorsAFRICA @UNCCD
🚨New documentary of our work!
This @UNCCD film showcases the work of africanDRONE and our partners @CustomizedASL in Nairobi 🇰🇪
Super happy to debut this at #COP16 in Riyadh, 🇸🇦 last month. We're flying into 2025!
@Code4Africa
youtu.be/gL1_ds6E8jM
Join us as a member (free to join!) at the link below 👇
africandrone.org/contact-us