Nigeria set to promote learning of science, mathematics
Nigeria has expressed its commitment to promote the teaching and learning of science and mathematics at basic and secondary school levels.
The federal government of Nigeria is drawing up a five-year strategic plan for the research, control and eradication of sleeping sickness and river blindness in Nigeria.
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Ghana has launch its first satellite as part of its new space programme, as college students send a tiny model satellite the size of a coke can 200 yards into the air.
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More than half of common plants and one third of the animals could see a dramatic decline this century due to climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa and other regions of the world.
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African women have a key role in their families’ food security. Information campaigns targeting female farmers could lead to reduced poverty and increased food security.
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A large scale, five year study of mosquitoes from different ecological regions in Kenya, including savannah grassland, semi-arid Acacia thorn bushes, and mangrove swamps, found a reservoir of viruses carried by mosquitoes (arboviruses) that are responsible for human and animal diseases.
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Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan has said that Africa lacks enough scientists and engineers for the continent to migrate into the emerging global knowledge-based economy.
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A new fund called the Agriculture Fast Track has been launched by the United States, Sweden and the African Development Bank to encourage accelerated private investment in sub-Saharan Africa’s agricultural infrastructure to connect small farmers with international markets.
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The African-European Radio Astronomy Platform (AERAP) will be celebrating its first anniversary at the end of May. AERAP is a response to the calls of the European Parliament, which through the adoption of the Written Declaration 45/2011.
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Cassava experts are reporting new outbreaks and the increased spread of Cassava Brown Streak Disease or CBSD, warning that the rapidly proliferating plant virus could cause a 50 percent drop in production of a crop that provides a significant source of food and income for 300 million Africans.
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