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The biggest challenge African educational system is to promote citizens’ initiative
By Sanjeev Kumar The purpose of ‘education for all‘ by 2015 may not be met if the current situation does not improve in Africa, millions of children have no access...
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Telkom Kenya signs tower management partnership with Eaton Towers
The fifteen-year tower management and leasing deal is focused on both the maintenance of existing sites by Eaton Towers and the building of new sites. Integrated telecommunications services provider, Telkom...
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3rd Africa Rice Congress (ARC2013) Early registration deadline extended to 15 July 2013
3rd Africa Rice Congress (ARC2013) Participant’s Registration Participants planning to attend the Congress, register NOW to receive EARLY registration discounted prices as they will only be valid until 15 July...
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Strategic agreement in energy sector and four important contracts signed between international companies and Gabon
Important contracts in education, audiovisual sector, infrastructure and agriculture were signed in the presence of Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba at the occasion of the NYFA 2013 (http://www.ny-forum-africa.com). A strategic...
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GPS and phones to help map neglected diseases in Africa
By Maina Waruru – SciDev.Net [NAIROBI] Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa will begin using the latest technologies to map and collect data on the distribution of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) later this...
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Chinese ‘container hospitals’ ready to deploy in Africa
By Li Jiao – SciDev.Net Africa’s first ‘container hospital’, developed by Chinese scientists, could be ready for use by the end of the month (June), following two years of development. It...
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AfDB supports a greener pathway in Egypt
CAIRO, Egypt, June 13, 2013/ – As part of its ongoing activities under the South-South Cooperation Trust Fund (funded by the Government of Brazil), the Energy, Environment and Climate Change...
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AfDB and ECOWAS Organize Workshop on Improved Regional Mobility and Deeper Integration
The workshop will serve to guide the development of a modern day migration policy TUNIS, Tunisia, June 13, 2013/ – The African Development Bank (http://www.afdb.org), in partnership with the Economic...