There is vast untapped potential for drone use in the developing world. In recent years an explosion of initiatives has popped up across the continent of Africa, from unmanned peacekeeping missions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Facebookâs high-hovering drones that bring the internet to remote places. But the technology has proliferated faster than regulations can keep up, and a few nervous governments have brought them back down to earth in a hurry. Only a couple of countries have banned them altogether, including Kenya. Recent terrorist attacks have much to do with the restrictions there, but a number of innovators think the country has a lot more to gain from drones than it has to lose. Reporter Emily H. Johnson has more.
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