Light will be the buzz word next year. The UN has proclaimed 2015 the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies, with the goal of raising global awareness of how ... Read more »
With support from ITC, Senegal launched a project to boost the productivity, processing capacity and export market diversification of its mango industry. The project is Senegal's ... Read more »
A Nigerian scientist has obtained a patent for his pioneer work in converting urine into flammable gases. Read more »
Mbugua is a Kenyan student who, together with a Nigerian colleague Christian Emiyah, presented a project on using visible light for the dual purposes of illumination and ... Read more »
Scidev.net talks to Faith Osier, an award-winning scientist, about her team's work on child and adult immunity to malaria and how it can aid vaccine development. Read more »
The Frontier 100 Forum, invitation-only gathering in New York hosted by the Initiative for Global Development on October 21-22, Read more »
Dr. Ola Orekunrin critiques the "Sugar Daddy" relationship between African countries and the West, calling for a relationship made up of equals instead. She is part of the ... Read more »
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has taken an innovative approach to solving problems in Africa. By setting up challenges and partnering with other companies, the Gates ... Read more »
Ashoka is investigating the youth employment challenge that plauges much of Sub-Saharan Africa. The rapid increase in educational attainment in the region has come at the ... Read more »
In its centennial year, the Rockefeller Foundation launched an initiative to encourage and support cities around the world to prepare for the shocks and stresses of today's ... Read more »
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