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African soil diversity mapped for the first time
By Bernard Appiah – SciDev.Net A team of international experts has drawn up the Soil Atlas of Africa — the first such book mapping this key natural resource — to...
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Islamic nations are ‘failing on R&D links and funding’
By Naimul Haq – SciDev.Net Islamic countries are failing to cooperate on key development issues and to invest enough in research to drive their development in the face of the...
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China plans research centres to aid developing world
By Li Jiao – Sci.Dev.Net The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is planning a major new drive to extend science cooperation with developing countries, including setting up research centres outside China,...
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Developing countries unprepared for research misconduct
By Eva Aguilar – Sci.Dev.Net Developing countries need to be better prepared to address scientific misconduct, say researchers. In a first attempt to evaluate the extent of dishonest behavior in...
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ECOWAS, partners take bold step to eliminate malaria
ECOWAS and its partners have achieved another milestone in their stride towards the elimination of malaria in the region with the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a biolarvicides...
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Invest in health systems for a balanced approach
By Irene Akua Agyepong – SciDev.Net Funding for programmes that target major diseases should be matched by investment in the health systems that underpin them, says Ghana’s Irene Akua Agyepong....
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Africa Analysis: Continent must back TB research drive
By Linda Nordling – SciDev.Net International bodies are offering true research opportunities, but African funding is needed to prepare the ground, writes Linda Nordling. Twenty years ago, there were no...