Technology donated to help people with physical challenges should be adapted to local conditions and receive technical support otherwise it may result in further health problems to ... Read more »
Access to contraception after the birth of a child is key to ensuring an adequate space between children and boosts child survival, a family planning advocate says. Read more »
Africa needs a central body to deal with the lack of scientific capacity and expertise in regulating genetically modified organisms, writes Scidev.net. Read more »
Nearly one in three Africans say they have paid a bribe in the past year, and almost one in five have paid it to a government official, according to the continent's most ... Read more »
A pink diamond mined by De Beers somewhere in Africa in 1999 has been sold for a record price for a gemstone. Reuters reports that it was cut from a 132.5 carat rough diamond but ... Read more »
Slow Progress on Criminalizing Spousal Rape Across Africa...Africans Increasingly Heading to India for Medical Treatment...Still No Deal Between Congo and M23 Rebels: Analysis... Read more »
Nigeria Turning Waste into Green Energy...African Developers Show Latest Tech Trends in Nairobi...Egypt's 'Jon Stewart' Pulled Off the Air... Read more »
Business leaders the United States and Africa, as well as Europe, Japan and Dubai convened in Chicago October 8-11 for the Corporate Council on Africa's 9th Biennial U.S.-Africa ... Read more »
Business leaders and government officials from across the U.S. and Africa, as well as Europe, Japan, Dubai and the Canary Islands, convened in Chicago, Illinois during The ... Read more »
The annual report of the UN Population Fund says 7.3 million girls under 18 give birth in developing countries each year, with most of these births occurring in sub-Saharan Africa ... Read more »
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