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Call for abstracts: Climate change and population onference on Africa

Organisation: University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

Closing date: 30 June 2012 | EN

2nd International conference on jatropha plant

Organisation: University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

Closing date: 18 April 2012 | EN

SciDev.Net appoints its next Director

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FOSS for Sustainable Development in Africa (FOSSDeva) Survey

Organisation: UNU

Closing date: 31 August 2012 | EN

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Participatory mapping in Uganda - Flickr/ILRI

Mapping locally

With a little help, communities can use technology to build local knowledge of climate change risks
Farmers with mobile phones - Flickr/IICD

Apps for Africa

Prize-winning software applications are helping East African farmers cope with climate challenges
Men with a solar panel in Tanzania - Flickr/PRI's The World

Electrifying Africa

An African solar research network is aiming high
Sudanese university students by Flickr/ Utenriksdept

Mass education

South Sudan's prosperity depends on more public universities teaching S&T, argues John A. Akec
Oedaleus asiaticus juvenile locust by Muren Bao

What locusts like to eat

Locusts prefer what grows on degraded land, and avoid crops rich in nitrogen – to scientists' surprise
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
Man walking through a flooded ricefield by Flickr/ World Bank Photo Collection

Agriculture after Durban

This policy brief outlines how science can help improve policies for agricultural adaptation and mitigation
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Neighbourly research

African scientists need to rely less on their ties with researchers in developed countries, says Linda Nordling
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Eradication success

Elements of India's successful polio strategy could work for other countries and diseases, writes Priya Shetty
Sub-Saharan Africa gateway

News in brief

Round up of news from or about Sub-Saharan Africa

Regional science portals

Other websites containing information about science and technology in Sub-Saharan Africa