February 11

• Siaya Technicians Threaten to Strike

  Nairobi Star

  LABORATORY technicians drawn from various government hospitals in Siaya county have threatened to join the strike called by doctors. The Association of Kenya Medical Laboratory... Read more »

February 10

• Govt Announces Joint Venture to Produce ARVs

  BuaNews

  The South African government has entered into a massive partnership with a leading global pharmaceutical company to manufacture the ingredients of Anti-Retroviral (ARV) drugs... Read more »

• Association, Ministry at War Over Science And Tech Cell Transplantation

  Daily Champion

  THE Chairman of the Stem Cell Transplantation Centre for Africa (STEMCETA), Dr. Perry Iloegbunam has cried out over what he described as efforts by some officials of the Federal... Read more »

February 9

• Paucity of Funds Bane of Biotechnology

  Daily Trust

  The Director General, National Biotechnology Development Agency, Prof. Bamidele Solomon has said that lack of adequate funding was stalling the growth of modern biotechnology in... Read more »

February 8

• Revamped Johannesburg Forensic Lab to Tackle Cases Soon

  BuaNews

  The newly renovated Johannesburg Forensic Services Laboratory is expected to be fully functional and hard at work soon. Read more »

February 7

• Small Holder Farmers in Developing Countries Continue to Benefit from Biotech Crops

  CropLife International

  Scale-neutral technology continues to improve farmer livelihoods while supporting sustainable agricultural practices Read more »

February 6

• Robotics Workshop Aims to Increase Interest

  Public Agenda

  The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Institute of Technical Supervision (ITS), a division under the Office of the Head of Civil Service of Ghana jointly... Read more »

• Makerere's Best Has Eyes for Sun & Wind Energy

  Independent

  "I do not compete with other people because it breeds jealousy. I instead compete with myself of yesterday in order to make a better person today," says Tonny Ongin, the 27-year... Read more »

February 3

• Study - Malaria Death Toll Nearly Twice the Official Count, Kills Many Adults

  KPLU

  A new global estimate of malaria deaths by researchers in Seattle has revealed the death toll is much greater than most experts had thought -- and is not, as had been universally... Read more »

• Malaria Kills Nearly Twice as Many People Than Previously Thought [press release]

  Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

  Despite assumptions that mainly young children die from the disease, 42% of 1.2 million deaths occur in older children and adults. Read more »

• Let's Nurture Innovation for Growth [analysis]

  Business Daily

  The iHub is a network and meeting place that enables Kenya's innovators to bring their ideas to fruition. Read more »

February 2

• Weather Data for All

  IRIN

  Disaster risk reduction officials planning emergency responses now have the option to consult a new online international weather, climate and water system operated by the World... Read more »

• New Species of Ancient Crocodile Discovered [press release]

  EurekAlert

  A University of Missouri researcher has identified a new species of prehistoric crocodile. The extinct creature, nicknamed "Shieldcroc" due to a thick-skinned shield on its head,... Read more »

• Tshwane College Gets Techno Savvy

  BuaNews

  Teachers and students at the Tshwane North College (TNC) for Further Education and Training are reaping the rewards of the college's decision to partner with the Department of... Read more »

January 31

• 720 Graduate At Mbarara University of Science and Technology

  New Vision

  A total of 717 students graduated from Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) during the 18th graduation ceremony on Saturday. Read more »

• Another First From Nok

  Daily Trust

  Nok is back in the news again with one of her sons receiving Nigeria's National Merit Award for path breaking research, which discovered the gene responsible for sleeping sickness. Read more »

• We Now Have Research Funds - Science Minister

  Leadership

  The Federal Executive Council last week approved a memo from the Ministry of Science and Technology to set up a National Science Research Technology and Innovation Fund for the... Read more »

• Evolution, Creationism and Our School System

  The Moment

  THE month of February is quite special in the history of science. Read more »

January 27

• Nitrogen Fertiliser 'Could Prevent Locust Swarms'

  SciDev.Net

  A surprising finding promises a cheap and environmentally friendly way of controlling locust swarms, a major plague that devastates crops around the world. Read more »

• Locally-Born Geologist Helped Put Men On the Moon [document]

  State Department

  Farouk El-Baz has made a career of looking into the distance and seeing what other people don't notice. Read more »

• Developing a Chemistry Industry As a Vehicle for Job Creation [opinion]

  Monitor

  Uganda is a member of the African Union, the Commonwealth of Nations, Organization of the Islamic Conference and East African Community. Read more »

• African Union Research Grants - 2012 Open Call for Proposals

  Africa & Europe in Partnership

  The African Union Commission is seeking proposals for research focusing on the following thematic priorities articulated in Africa's Science and Technology Consolidated Plan of... Read more »

January 26

• Hulda - Putting Country on Global Science Map

  Daily News

  THESE are watershed moments for Tanzania's science community and Tanzanian scientists as individual daughters and sons of the land. Read more »

January 25

• Aid Can Spur 'Historic Progress' - Bill Gates [interview]

  allAfrica.com

  Bill and Melinda Gates, who co-chair the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, say that they are responding to a challenge from Warren Buffet by taking on "the really tough... Read more »

January 24

• Nur Gets 3.6 Million Euro Research Lab

  Focus

  The Belgian Technical Cooperation (BTC) has handed over a new modern science laboratory to the National University of Rwanda. Read more »