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Sudanese university students by Flickr/ Utenriksdept

Mass education

South Sudan's prosperity depends on more public universities teaching S&T, argues John A. Akec
Protest on Tahrir square - Flickr/Floris Van Cauwelaert

Seize the day

Optimism and enthusiasm yes, but Egypt needs concrete steps to set science on the right track
Kenyan farmer selling vegetables by Flickr/ Biodiversity International

Tech community power

'Open innovation' can stimulate the development of new technologies in any community, says iHub's Linda Kamau
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Neighbourly research

African scientists need to rely less on their ties with researchers in developed countries, says Linda Nordling
Processing biofortied cassava in Colombia by Flickr/CIAT International Center for Tropical Agriculture/Neil Palmer

More money, more problems?

Colombian scientists are divided over mining royalties going to areas with little research infrastructure
Protests in Tahir Square, Cairo by Flickr/Kodak Agfa

Revolution turnaround

It's been a tumultuous year for science in Egypt