Zimbabwe: Modernizing the Horticulture of Tea
Pickers attend to a tea plantation (file photo): With some variation by year, Zimbabwe is the third-, fourth- or fifth-largest tea producer in Africa, producing about 18,000 tons of tea annually. more»
Mogae Sees Science Education as Key
Science education is crucial for our "science-oriented world," former Botswana President Festus Mogae said in an interview on good governance. more»
Tanzania's Seaweed Farms Under Threat
A seaweed farm off the coast of Zanzibar: Until a few years ago Zanzibar's commercially valuable seaweed sector employed 15,000 to 20,000 people. more»
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- Africa: African Soil Diversity Mapped for the First Time (SciDev.Net)
- Nigeria: Advocacy for Test-Tube Babies (This Day)
- Nigeria: Institute Harps On Establishment of Science Training Centers (Daily Trust)
- Kenya: Let's Promote Involvement in Science (The Star)
- Nigeria: Government Restates Readiness to Promote Learning of Science, Mathematics (Premium Times)
- Nigeria: Students Produce Transistor Tester (Vanguard)
- Kenya: We Need a National Forensics Protocol (The Star)
- Tanzania: Dar es Salaam Faces Shortage of Lab Technicians (Daily News)
- Kenya: The Genetically Modified Organism Question: What Is the Truth? (The Star)
- Africa: Carbon Emissions Raise Arctic Acidity Levels (State Department)
- Namibia: NSI to Receive Metrology Accreditation (New Era)
- East Africa: Cassava 'Under Siege' in EA (Daily News)
- South Africa: Comet Sightings in the Mae Jemison Science Reading Room (U.S. Embassy Pretoria)
- Kenya: Marine Agency to Head Hyacinth Removal in Lake Victoria (The Star)
- Africa: Agricultural Intensification Could Run Up High Bills in the Long-Run (SciDev.Net)
- Africa: China - Joint Medical Research to Deepen (SciDev.Net)
- Kenya: National Biosafety Authority to Ensure GMO Foods Safety (The Star)
- Uganda: Harvard Professor Vouches for Modified Seeds (EA Business)
- Tanzania: Tanzanian Scientist Wins Health Award (EA Business)
- Tanzania: Preserving the Soil and Reaping Greater Harvests (IPS)
- Ethiopia: Dinkenish/Lucy Home After Five-Year Tour of the U.S. (Ethiopia Government)
- Africa: First Large-Scale Study to Compare Treatments for HIV-Infected Children Finds Less-Used Regimen Is More Effective for Children in Low-Resource Settings (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia)
- Zimbabwe: Treasury Yet to Release Science Funding (The Herald)
- Nigeria: Action Plan Emphasises On New Technologies to Boost Agric (Daily Trust)
- Zambia: First DNA Lab Launched in Zambia (Times of Zambia)
- Uganda: Science Research in Balance As World Bank Project Ends (New Vision)
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