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

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

The latest version of the Rio+20 draft outcome document will be published next week, amidst continued disagreements on many issues.

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

Tsunami researchers say current models rely on equations that cannot respond to complex wave behaviours along shorelines.

The first draft of the Rio+20 outcome document overlooked the broader assessment of technology, the UN General Assembly has heard.

West African farmers have teamed up with Australian scientists to design a training programme for cotton producers in 14 African countries.

Warning systems in Indonesia, India and Australia 'worked well' after last week's powerful quake near Indonesia, but challenges remain.

A game designed to help epidemiologists understand and process data generated by disease outbreaks has been trialled in South Africa.

A table designed to stay upright under a tonne of debris could provide shelter in an earthquake, say its Israeli designers.

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

Rwandan agriculture researchers are using an X-ray technique developed by the mining sector to improve the nutrition value of beans.

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

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

South African researchers have developed an open-source mobile phone application to assist with water quality monitoring.

The latest version of the 'zero draft' for the Rio+20 Summit has included an acknowledgement that the Earth's resources are limited.

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

A new European–African wind energy association has been launched in principle at a conference in Morocco.

Custom designed computer models are helping developing countries allocate health spending, improve distribution and prepare for disasters.

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