Africa needs farm research – FARA

| As the gap widens between the yields of African farms and those in the rest of the world, leading experts…

Ivory trade ‘experts’ are still avoiding the key issue

| The new BBC documentary Ivory Wars: Out of Africa tonight detailed the ongoing tragedy of rampant elephant poaching and the…

International Radio Astronomy Project to Benefit Africa

| By Andre van Wyk, Africa’s bid to host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio astronomy project could be a powerful…

African sun to power Europe

| A new study has confirmed the viability of the European Union plan to install solar units in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region to deliver electricity to Europe under the Desertec Industrial Initiative (DII).…

Rheumatic heart disease under-treated in Africa

Rheumatic heart disease under-treated in Africa

| Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is significantly under-treated in Africa and India according to the preliminary findings of a new global study.…

Ghana nurses satellite ambition

Ghana nurses satellite ambition

| Ghana has the potential of becoming the first to develop and launch its own satellite in the Africa.…

Ethiopia National Pesticide Lab gets FAO support

Ethiopia National Pesticide Lab gets FAO support

| FAO has donated pesticide laboratory equipment and consumable items valued at about 2.9 million Birr to the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture.…

Ghana University introduces Space, Satellite programme

Ghana University introduces Space, Satellite programme

| The All Nations University College in Koforidua is to introduce a programme in Space Science and Satellite Technology. …