Nigeria: Cell Phones for Farmers to Cut Corruption, Deliver Services
Nigeria's agriculture ministry has moved forward with a controversial plan to provide the country's farmers with cellphones. These phones will be used for vouchers to purchase seed and fertilizer, and it is hoped that the new system will help diminish corruption in the agriculture sector. Read more»
Web Tool Tracks Insecticide-Resistant Malaria Mosquitoes
A free online mapping system to track insecticide resistance in malaria-causing mosquitoes identifies places in more than 50 malaria-endemic countries where mosquitoes have become resistant to the insecticides used in bed nets and indoor sprays. Read more»
Partnering With Africa's Farmers
Grow Africa is a partnership of the African Union Commission, Nepad and World Economic Forum that seeks to accelerate private-sector investment for sustainable growth in African agriculture. Read more»
New Initiative to Create Digital Jobs in Africa
A nearly U.S.$100 million investment by the Rockefeller Foundation aims to impact one million Africans through jobs and skills for youth in the information communication technology sector (file photo).
Kangaroo Care Boosts Preterm Infants' Odds
In Kenya, as across Africa, the death rate of newborn babies is tragically high. But at Kenyatta General Hospital, in the capital city of Nairobi, medical staff are using a low-cost, natural intervention with encouraging success - Kangaroo Care. Read more»
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- Nigeria: Lagos Govt Partners Mobile Monday Nigeria On Innovation (This Day)
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