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An African country is to host the World Conference of Science Journalists for the first time.

Laborious treatments for river blindness could be simplified if a drug entering final stage clinical trials is effective.

Southern African scientists are compiling the continent's scientific output in the hope of more global recognition.

Journalists cannot be relied upon to explain climate change, says the chair of the International Scientific Congress on Climate Change.

Science journalism is prospering in the developing world, while the field faces staff cuts and is seen as a 'luxury' in the developed world.

Journalists in Uganda should take advantage of press freedom and get science stories out to the public, says the country's president, Yoweri Museveni.

Many developing country delegates were delayed or unable to attend the UN climate change negotiations in Poland due to strict visa policies.

The Arab world has launched its first science news website, with the aim of communicating researchers' work to the public.

The winners of the first Arab Science Journalism Awards — established to encourage Arabic science coverage — have been announced.

Science communicators from across the globe have put together a series of recommendations for better communicating climate change.

Science journalism will have more impact in developing countries if efforts are made to make research relevant to local communities, experts say.

The Sichuan earthquake has highlighted the importance of open, accurate and authoritative information in disaster response, say experts.

Brazilian journalists are increasingly covering climate change and paying little attention to local issues, warn experts in Rio de Janeiro.

The president of the Peruvian National Council on Science, Technology and Innovation has announced support for science journalism.

Delegates at a workshop in Kenya agree that links between scientists and politicians must improve to move science and technology up the agenda.

Science publisher Elsevier is to provide journalists from developing countries with free access to research from 2000 of its journals.

The World Federation of Science Journalists plans to extend its mentoring programme to Asia and Latin America.

Governments in the developing world are policing science reportage of large public-funded projects, say journalists.

Science journalists need to be vigilant when investigating fraud, say speakers at the World Conference of Science Journalists.

Some journalists are giving too much air-time to climate change sceptics, say scientists at the World Conference of Science Journalists.