A five year plan to circumcise over 20 million men in 14 eastern and southern African countries by 2015 as part of HIV prevention efforts has been launched.
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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).
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By Henry Lazenby Nuclear power is the most reliable and sustainable source of electricity to power economic development into the future, Stratek Business Strategy Consultants CEO, nuclear physicist Kelvin Kemm has said. Increasing electricity provision in developing nations results in almost instantaneous social upliftment of developing populations, as a direct result of increased economic growth. [...]
Continue reading …Africa’s contribution to a world free of nuclear tests – Amelia Broodryk
September 5, 2011 No Comment
Amelia Broodryk On 29 August, the international community observed the second International Day against Nuclear Tests. The UN General Assembly created the event in December 2009 through the unanimous adoption of resolution 64/35. This year, the International Day against Nuclear Tests also marked the 20th anniversary of the closure of the nuclear weapons test [...]
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African governments must find lasting solution to brain drain
September 18, 2011 No CommentMike Mukula Much as our continent wallows in poverty, have you readers ever pondered the number of professionals that we (Africa) produce; professionals whose skills are on demand in various corners of the globe? They are aplenty. However, such positive trends never make it through the news agenda in the developed West and eastern [...]
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