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ICTs could fill agricultural extension gap, says meeting

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[NAIROBI] A severe lack of extension workers in Sub-Saharan Africa could be partially filled by new information and communication technology (ICT) tools, a conference on extension innovations was told. ICTs could fill some, but not all, extension worker gaps CTA Africa has one extension worker per 4,000 farmers, compared with one per 200 hundred farmers in developed [...]

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Senegal brainstorms how to make innovation a priority

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[ABIDJAN] Senegal is planning to put innovation at the heart of its science and technology policy in a bid to translate research into practical results. The policy aims to translate research into practical results Richard Nyberg /USAID/Senegal Forty researchers, directors of research institutes, teachers and consultants participated in the first of a series of workshops earlier this year (19–21 [

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DRC: Measles immunization campaign targets 1.7 million children

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NAIROBI, 21 December 2011 (IRIN) – Amid rising measles and polio cases, tens of thousands of children are being targeted for immunization in health campaigns in affected regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). At least 128,965 measles cases, with 1,573 deaths, have been recorded in the [...]

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African Banks Turn to IBM to Support New Wave of Innovation

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IBM IBM -0.04% has announced details of five strategic agreements in the Kenyan financial services sector as banks across Africa turn to advanced technologies to support rapid growth, increase profitability and launch innovative new services such as mobile and internet banking. Over the last six months IBM has signed contracts with five of Kenya’s leading banks: Credit Bank, [...]

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ADF Grants U.S.$ 15.6 Million to African Virtual University (AfDB)

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The African Development Bank Group’s board of directors has approved a USD15.6 million grant from its concessionary lending arm, the African Development Fund (ADF) to help strengthen the capacity of African Virtual University (AVU). Agnes Soucat, the bank’s director for human development, said: “One of our human development goals is to increase access to higher [...]

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MADAGASCAR: Legal aid clinics help rural women

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Legal aid clinics are playing an important role during Madagascar’s current political and economic crisis, especially for poverty-hit rural women who are under-served by the country’s ailing judicial system. Photo: Annelie Rozeboom/IRIN Armandine Razanapako is now receiving child support payments from her ex-husband In the southeast of Madagascar, women’s rights used to be defen

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Frankincense trees under threat in Ethiopia

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The production of frankincense may be halved in the next 15 years because of a massive reduction in the number of trees that produce it, according to Dutch and Ethiopian researchers. Boswellia trees could see a dramatic drop in numbers Flickr/Alexbip The aromatic resin — which is used in incense and perfume, and is one [...]

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New malaria vaccine candidate to enter safety trials

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A malaria vaccine candidate is to enter human safety trials following animal studies that showed it protects against all strains of the malaria parasite. UK scientists recently identified a single mechanism that the malaria parasite relies on to enter human red blood cells, according to BBC News. “It revealed what we think is the parasite’s Achilles heel in the way [...]