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Radio satellite array

Southern Africa and Australasia to share SKA

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

25 May 2012 | EN

A globe with internet cables

Egypt activates high speed data link for researchers

High speed Internet has been introduced in Egyptian universities, but many researchers are still unaware of how to best make use of it.

24 May 2012 | EN

Tunisian flag

Tunisia deal with India opens developing country links

Tunisia has launched a mission to work with developing countries by agreeing to cooperate with India in biotechnology and medicine.

21 May 2012 | EN

Well drilling in South Sudan

Africa may struggle to extract groundwater, experts say

Africa's newly revealed groundwater may not be easy to tap into because of political and technical challenges, experts warn.

15 May 2012 | EN

Wood shredder

Egypt to test multi-purpose power units

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

11 May 2012 | EN

A rice farmer

South Asia gets climate-smart learning platform

As South Asia gets a knowledge platform to promote climate-resilient agriculture, experts warn it must reach the region's poor farmers.

8 May 2012 | EN

Trees

Tropical countries struggle to engage with REDD+

A ranking of countries' abilities to monitor forest loss reveals that many are unable to fulfil the terms of REDD+ and need outside support.

3 May 2012 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

COMSATS held 2nd commission meeting in Islamabad in Apr 2012

Funding apathy hits South-South collaboration

South-South collaboration is falling back, due to both political and financial crises.

25 April 2012 | EN

‘Genebank can save South Asian fish stocks’

Genebanks are one answer to overfishing in South Asian waters, say fishery experts.

13 April 2012 | EN

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki

African ministers reaffirm ST&I commitments

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

4 April 2012 | EN | FR

Malawian scientist

Forum hears proposals for African science foundation

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

3 April 2012 | EN | FR

Indian river

Plan to divert Indian rivers angers neighbouring nations

India's Supreme Court has approved a multi-billion dollar plan to divert water from more than 30 Indian rivers to dry regions, angering the country's neighbours.

Source: BBC News

2 April 2012 | EN

Aida Opoku-Mensah

Universities 'must address youth unemployment in Africa'

Delegates at an all-Africa conference on science, technology and innovation say innovation and entrepreneurship should be taught in universities.

2 April 2012 | EN | FR

On March 12, 2009, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite caught a glimpse of a relatively rare event: large–scale forest fires in the Himalaya Mountains of

New satellite tool to detect Himalayan forest fires

A new application uses satellite data to monitor forest fires in Nepal and Bhutan.

2 April 2012 | EN

Woman farmer in Burkina Faso

Phytosanitary research clinic launched in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso has established a clinic to study improvements to pesticides and insecticides, and help researchers network with farmers.

30 March 2012 | EN | FR

Laurence Tubiana

Science-policy relations 'stuck in outdated era'

A leading sociologist has said that old science-policy structures should be abandoned to reflect the new era in international relations.

29 March 2012 | EN | ES

African scientists

Africa-wide monitoring tool aims to boost food security

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

28 March 2012 | EN | FR

African researchers in a laboratory

Northern node of Pan-African University launched in Algeria

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

27 March 2012 | EN | FR

Fishing on Mekong

Dams a potential 'catastrophe' for Mekong fisheries

A detailed analysis of hydropower dams planned for tributaries of the Mekong River warns they could block key fish migration routes.

27 March 2012 | EN | 中文

Fibra óptica

South America to build regional optical-fibre network

Countries in the region say the network will be set up within 3 years, and make internet access cheaper and more widely available.

26 March 2012 | ES