Africa Science News

Iwerliewen fir bedreete Volleker, an NGO based in Luxembourg has began projects in Kenya, Togo Cameroon, Guinea, Benin, DR Congo, Peru and Colombia, aimed at ensuring that Artemisia annua plant becomes available to all.

Four sub-Saharan Countries are reportedly leading in the billion tree campaigns initiated 18 months ago.

Ugandan Environmental activists have reacted angrily on moves to weaken the National Forestry Authority (NFA).

The researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the University of California, Berkeley, argue that two interventions currently getting less attention and resources--male circumcision and reducing multiple sexual partnerships--would have a greater impact on the AIDS pandemic and should become the cornerstone of HIV prevention efforts in the high-HIV-prevalence parts of Africa.

The Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity has said renewing agricultural diversity of crops and livestock backed by a functional natural support system is the best long-term solution to meet the global food challenge.

The quality of malaria case-management in the retail sector throughout Africa is not satisfactory, a study published recently in an open medical journal BioMed Central shows.

Uganda’s scientists have set up a biotechnology centre at the National Crops Resource Research Institute (NCRRI) for purposes of modifying cassava.

The Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention (ACCP) has presented 10 key recommendations and findings on cervical cancer screening for low-resource settings.

Strix Systems, a worldwide leader in high-performance wireless mesh networking today announced that Kenya Data Networks (KDN) has expanded its network services to six major countries in sub-Sahara Africa.

Kenya has enough stock of condoms to last 2012, the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (Kemsa) says.

Political will, more than genetically modified technology, is now needed to move available scientific and technological options to African farmers' field, Dr. Papa Abdoulaye Seck, Director General, Africa Rice Center (WARDA) has said.

Marking animals to know who their owners are is a very ancient practice. Traditional livestock marking systems have existed since time immemorial.

Ugandan scientists have started screening crocodiles, monitor-lizards, snakes and other reptiles to establish whether they are reservoirs for sleeping sickness and nagana disease parasites countrywide.