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“Adequate Math, Science Proficiency Prerequisite For A Nation To Attain High-Income Status,” Says President Kagame
Mar 27, 2018Kigali, Rwanda – Human progress is grounded in the mastery of science and mathematics, Rwanda President, Paul Kagame has said. In his welcome address at the ongoing Next Einstein Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, President Kagame said researchers... -
How Climate-Change Spreads Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Oct 25, 2017By Andrew Mambondiyani Antwerp, Belgium– Climate-change is contributing to the spreading and worsening of mosquito-borne diseases, experts have said. Various experts at 10th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health (ECTMIH) in Antwerp, Belgium concurred... -
How Youths In Malawi Are Embracing Entrepreneurship To Secure Their Future
Jul 13, 2017Idrissa Usher Hussein, 26, founded Climax Fashion Designs in 2015, a business that specializes in designing and sewing both male and female attire. Hussein says he started as a young tailor on a microscopic scale with... -
How Missouri Protects Natural And Cultural Resources Through Its Parks, Soils and Water Sales Tax
Aug 22, 2016When Brandon Butler moved to the Show-Me State, it didn’t take the avid outdoorsman long to discover new places for his family to hike, camp, and fish, including Missouri’s state parks. But the Indiana native was... -
Doctors Without Borders: Governments at UN Must Address Severe Lack of HIV Treatment Access in West and Central Africa During High-Level Meeting
Jun 7, 2016Ahead of the UN High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS this week (June 8-10), the international medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) commended governments for deliberating a critical goal that 30 million people should be... -
Zimbabwe: Drought Cripples Hydropower
Feb 18, 2016By Andrew Mambondiyani Priscila Mazanga stares expressionlessly at a small crackling fire in her small makeshift kitchen, she coughs a bit. She rubbed her hands on her apron and with a weary smile she said: “I... -
Nigeria: Oil vs. Renewable Energy Sector
Jan 25, 2016The collapse of oil prices could prove to be more of a boon than a bane for Nigeria. That may not be far-fetched, given that the global price dropped below $35 per barrel range last year.... -
West African Development Bank is raising XOF115 billion to support the 2014-2015 cotton season in Benin
Feb 20, 2015For the third consecutive year, the West African Development Bank (BOAD) in its capacity as Arranger, is raising funds to support the cotton season in Benin. The Agreement relating thereto was signed by and between Mr. Christian... -
Powering Africa: Summit Set To Advance Deals And Partnerships For Africa’s Power Industries
Dec 11, 2014Powering Africa: Summit To Be Held in Washington DC, January 28-30th 2015, With Commitments From 12 African Countries To Further Advance Private Sector Participation In Africa’s Power Sector Over the last 20 years EnergyNet has... -
Africa: US $35 Million Grant From King Abdallah Of Saudi Arabia To Fight Ebola In West Africa
Dec 11, 2014The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdallah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud has extended a grant of US$35 million to help fight Ebola in West Africa. In a statement to the media on this...