South Africa and Australia will both host components of the world's most powerful radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array.

Five more African countries have met the Maputo Declaration goal of investing ten per cent of their national budgets in agriculture.

Egypt has partnered with European nations to build a facility to test technology that can produce electricity and desalinate water.

Countries can't rely on development to reduce population growth and must increase family planning and education access, a report says.

Engaging health authorities more effectively will significantly improve flu surveillance in Sub-Saharan Africa, a study suggests.

Participants at Forum 2012 have heard impassioned calls for African researchers to solve African health problems.

There is speculation that Australasia and South Africa, which are vying to host the Square Kilometre Array, may share the role.

Improved mobile malaria huts, used to study transmission of the diseases, have helped researchers better understand mosquito behaviour.

Ministers attending an all-Africa science and technology forum have pledged to strengthen and increase ST&I research and funding.

Researchers at the Africa Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation discuss proposals for a "National Science Foundation" for Africa

African policymakers and farmers stand to benefit from an innovative tool to provide integrated data on agriculture, ecosystems and human well-being.

A call for prospective lecturers and students has been issued by Algeria, host to the northern node of the Pan African University.

The UN says if cross-border cooperation on hydropower is stepped up in Africa, the continent could meet its entire electricity needs.

British and South African researchers say the ability of global climate models to predict regional events like monsoons is often limited.

UNESCO's executive board has voted in favour of a controversial life sciences prize — but questions still hang over its future.

Science ministers from India and Africa have agreed to strengthen ties on science, technology and innovation.

Burkina Faso is setting up a research and innovation fund to support projects aimed at boosting development.

Researchers in Burkina Faso say they have developed a low-cost, durable construction material based on the kenaf plant.

Africa has the funds to unlock its clean energy potential, but it needs the right policies and regulations, says a top energy official.

Nigeria has announced plans for an independent science fund, hoping that its basis in the country's new S&T policy will give it staying power.