May 7

• National Biosafety Authority to Ensure GMO Foods Safety

  The Star

  Dr Willy Kiprotich Tonui is the chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Biosafety Authority (NBA). He is one of the leading scientists in Africa and the only Registered... Read more »

May 6

• Harvard Professor Vouches for Modified Seeds

  EA Business

  Ugandan farmers have been told that national food security could be substantially improved by using Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) to get better yields. Read more »

• Tanzanian Scientist Wins Health Award [interview]

  EA Business

  During the 27th annual joint scientific conference and 2nd One Health Conference in Africa jointly organized by the Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance... Read more »

May 4

• Preserving the Soil and Reaping Greater Harvests

  IPS

  Smallholder farmer Peter Mcharo, from Morogoro Region in eastern Tanzania, has a reason to smile. His fields are full of green, healthy maize plants, he has richer soil and he... Read more »

May 3

• Dinkenish/Lucy Home After Five-Year Tour of the U.S.

  Ethiopia Government

  The 3.2 million year old hominid Lucy or "Dinkenish", otherwise known by her scientific name Australopithecus Afarensis, returned to Ethiopia yesterday (May 1) following a... Read more »

• Treasury Yet to Release Science Funding

  The Herald

  The Ministry of Finance is yet to release US$1,5 million and US$250 000 that it allocated the Ministry of Science and Technology Development for the Innovation Fund in the 2012 and... Read more »

May 2

• 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

  Researchers from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Perelman School of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania, along with colleagues at the Botswana-Baylor... Read more »

• Action Plan Emphasises On New Technologies to Boost Agric

  Daily Trust

  The new Niger Delta Action Plan emphasizes much on how new technologies would be applied to boost agriculture throughout the nine-member states as a way of diverting attention of... Read more »

May 1

• Science Research in Balance As World Bank Project Ends

  New Vision

  Scientists and researchers have expressed concern about the future of their projects as the Millenium Science Initiative Project funded by the World Bank comes to a close in June... Read more »

April 30

• First DNA Lab Launched in Zambia

  Times of Zambia

  ZAMBIA has launched its first - ever DNA forensic laboratory which will help law enforcement agencies track down killers as the country experiences an unprecedented rise in... Read more »

April 28

• 2013 Space Dialogue Harps On Satellite Use in Nigeria [analysis]

  Daily Trust

  As Nigeria increasingly becomes vulnerable to emergencies and disasters such as floods, erosion, draught in recent times, all have not been well to millions of people who depend on... Read more »

April 26

• Smart Science in the Fight Against Malaria

  IRIN

  Malaria continues to be one of the world's deadliest diseases, infecting more than 200 million people and killing more than 660,000 - mostly African - children annually, according... Read more »

• Diverse Partnerships Key to Solving Sustainable Development Challenges, UN Forum Told

  UN News

  The United Nations is looking to harness the benefits of science, technology and innovation to create jobs, end poverty, reduce inequality and address other challenges in... Read more »

• Eleven Kenyan Students Begin Nuclear Engineering Training in South Korea

  Sabahi

  Eleven Kenyans students have begun training in nuclear engineering at a graduate school in South Korea, Kenya's Daily Nation reported Thursday (April 25th). Read more »

• HIV Vaccine Trial Ends in Failure

  New Vision

  US authorities announced Thursday they have halted clinical trials of an experimental vaccine designed to halt the virus that leads to AIDS after discovering it did not stop... Read more »

• 'Outdated Curriculum Produces Bad Engineers'

  Daily Trust

  Outdated curriculum and facilities used in schools to teach students are responsible for producing bad engineers in Nigeria, the chairman of the Society of Petroleum Engineers in... Read more »

• Jonathan Chair's NASENI Governing Board

  Daily Trust

  President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the reconstitution of the governing board of National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) with himself as chairman. Read more »

• President to Head Reconstituted NASENI Governing Board

  This Day

  President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the reconstitution of the governing board of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) with himself as the... Read more »

• Jonathan Constitutes, Heads Governing Board of NASENI

  This Day

  President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the reconstitution of the Governing Board of National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) with himself as the... Read more »

• President Jonathan Approves Reconstituted Board of NASENI

  Leadership

  President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday approved the reconstituted Board of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI). Read more »

April 25

• Leading Malaria Vaccine Trial Deemed Disappointing

  SciDev.Net

  A follow-up of a phase II study for a malaria vaccine candidate has found that its efficacy declines over time. Read more »

• World Malaria Day - Gold Speeds Up Malaria Diagnosis

  Health-e

  It's hard to imagine that gold is more than a rich person's trinket and actually plays a role in healthcare. But tiny nano-particles of gold are being used in rapid diagnostic... Read more »

• Cultivate Sorghum - Experts

  The Star

  Sorghum can improve food security if appropriate laws empower more farmers to cultivate the crop, experts have said. Read more »

• Kari Develops Disease Resistant Napier Grass

  The Star

  RESEARCHERS have developed two varieties of Napier grass that are resistant to the Smut and Stunt diseases that threatens to wipe out the fodder. Napier grass, a main fodder is... Read more »

April 24

• Nation Represented By Two Young Researchers in Inventech Fair to Be Held Late April in France

  Tunis Afrique Presse

  Tunisia will be represented, by two young researchers in the INVENTECH Fair to be held on April 27- May 2 in France. Read more »