ZIPLINE THE AMERICAN DRONE COMPANY TRANSFORMING DELIVERY AND LOGISTICS IN AFRICA

 

Zipline is an American drone company that operates the worlds largest autonomous on demand delivery system. The company has operation centers in Rwanda and Ghana among other nations where its revolutionary delivery system is bringing a much needed disruption that has even proven life saving in some instances.

In Rwanda, the government signed a contract with Zipline in 2016 which has had many application in medicine and health delivery as Zipline helps delivers lifesaving blood supplies and other medical supplies to rural areas in Rwanda.

In West African nation of Ghana, the multinational e-commerce brand Jumia is leveraging on the benefits of easier and more efficient drone delivery solutions offered by Zipline. Jumia Ghana recently launched a drone delivery with items such as vaccines and other medical items that have a considerable low weight and need o be quickly or rather urgently delivered with a drone.

The zipline drones fly autonomously and can carry close to 2kg of packaged cargo at a speed of about 110 kilometers per hour and are able to cover a round trip range of about 160 kilometers which in many aspects is cost effect and time saving.

In Kenya, the county government of Kisumu, though coming in rather late has also come to agreement with zipline for health and medical services improvement in the county in Western Kenya. Zipline's collaboration is expected to deliver many benefits to the county government health department and consequently the general community in the western Kenya region.