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On this edition of Africa 54, British officials say Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains in stable condition; Germany becomes the 5th country to surpass 100,000 cases of COVID-19; America has the most confirmed cases of the virus with 400,000; Egyptian officials to ban public religious gathering during Ramadan, in an effort to slow the spread of Covid-19; South Africa’s main health workers union fights government over a lack of personal protective gear; African governments call for $100 billion dollars in assistance.

A54 Technology: Education is a fundamental tool to alleviate poverty in many African communities and having access to a computer or library can be a challenge. But in Ghana, it's now easier, thanks to Techaide. This Ghanaian technology social enterprise has developed a different way to deliver instructional content to rural schools by using a homegrown technology dubbed Asanka. Africa 54 tech reporter Paul Ndiho spoke with Kafui Prebbie, CEO and founder of Techaide in Accra, Ghana.

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