Cattle in Burkina Faso affected by animal trypanosomosis contracts the disease not only via the tsetse fly, but also via other bloodsucking insects. This is the findings of a new study at the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp and the Ghent University which indicated that campaigns focused on the eradication of tsetse flies only [...]
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By Richard Munang and Zhen Han A UN climate change conference in Doha, Qatar, concluded in December 2012 with a new agreement called the “Doha Climate Gateway.” Its major achievements include the further extension until 2020 of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as well as a work plan for negotiating a [...]
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By Peter Wamboga-Mugirya A group of experts are advocating for selection and prioritization of cassava, as a raw material to support a multi-billion dollar industrialisation programme for Uganda, under a national strategy for transformation of the poor East African country’s economy. The experts: scientists and economists, say Uganda which is among Africa’s top 10 largest [...]
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By Diran Onifade An English idiom says, ‘ fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.’ The Nigerian media has been caught flatfooted yet again by an AIDS cure claimant just over a decade after the phenomenal Abalaka episode which still makes the rounds at seminal circles around the globe. Recall [...]
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By Calestous Juma African countries have long aspired to transition from being raw material exporters to technology-based economies. But this vision has remained elusive. For decades the continent believed that industrial development would be achieved through increased investment in research and development (R&D) along the paths pursued by industrialized countries. International consultants and United Nations [...]
Continue reading …Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam – A mega-dam with potentially mega-consequences
December 19, 2012 No Comment
Without greater oversight, Ethiopia’s secretive new dam could have disastrous environmental, social and political impacts.
Continue reading …Africa: Climate Conversations – Step Up Climate Action to Reduce Poverty
November 14, 2012 No Comment
By Helen Clark, The devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy reminds us once again of the destructive potential of extreme weather – even in a developed country such as the United States, and even with ample warning and swift emergency response. From Kingston, Jamaica to Jamaica, Queens, this “perfect storm” exacted a deadly toll that New [...]
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By Kerry A. Dolan Barry and Andrea Coleman were shocked, during a trip to Somalia in the late 1980s, to see new-looking motorcycles and trucks abandoned by the side of the road. The problem? No one knew how to fix them. Andrea, a former motorcycle racer, and her husband Barry, a motorcycle enthusiast and journalist, [...]
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By Mark Kinver The findings widen the current thinking on how droughts affect forests and carbon storage Continue reading the main story The carbon storage capacity of protected forests in West Africa has increased despite the region suffering a 40-year drought, a study suggests. A team of UK and Ghanaian researchers found that the tree [...]
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Africa must add value to its natural resources
By Christine Ramon Although a number of African countries have experienced rapid economic growth over the past decade, substantial developmental challenges remain. According to the World Bank’s latest World Development Indicators, Africa has recorded almost 20 years of continuous decline in extreme poverty, from 60% in 1993 to 48% in 2010, yet the region is [...]
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