May 25, 2013
News in 'Science' section
African students create anti-malaria soap
April 26, 2013African students Moctar Dembele from Burkina Faso and Gerard Niyondiko from Burundi are the first non-Americans to win the Global Science Venture (GSVC) competition for creating an anti-malaria repellent soap.
9 oil blocks awarded to several firms by Sierra Leone
July 16, 2012Sierra Leone’s government has awarded nine provisional offshore oil blocks to companies, after what President Ernest Bai Koroma’s office called, “a painstaking and time-consuming technical evaluation process.”
Sierra Leone launches 1st solar printing machine
June 28, 2012Rissolar KZ-30 is the name of a new duplicator machine just launched in Sierra Leone to bridge the gap in the world of printing in the country and furthering the green energy drive.
US$85m World Bank funds for electricity in Senegal
June 6, 2012The World Bank has announced that it will provide 85 million US dollars to help Senegal solve its energy problem.
US$176m from World Bank to boost West Africa Power Pool
June 1, 2012The World Bank has approved US$144.5 million in zero interest financing and a US$31.5 million grant for two projects under the West Africa Power Pool (WAPP) program to boost electricity supply and lower energy cost in four countries, a press release from the bank said on Friday.
Malaria drug resistance threatens Africa--WWARN
April 27, 2012A threat pending on developing countries regarding its ability to fight malaria is drug resistance to the disease, according to the Executive Director of the Worldwide Anti-malaria Resistance Network (WWARN) Philippe Guerin.
WHO says alcohol use a big, growing public health threat
April 22, 2012The World Health Organization (WHO) has said countries need to recognize that alcohol consumption is a big and growing public health threat and take appropriate action.
Ivory Coast battling against Diabetes, over 1 million afflicted
April 20, 2012More than a million people are said to be affected by the diabetes disease in the Ivory Coast.
Ivorian health authorities say more than 1,500 new cases of the disease are detected every year.
Senegal Health Min denies Meningitis epidemic exists
April 19, 2012Senegal’s Health Minister has said there is no Meningitis epidemic in the country.
Minister Awa Marie Coll Seck added that at least one hundred and 70 cases of Meningitis would have to be registered in a week, for there to be an epidemic.
China delivers new satellite to Nigeria
March 20, 2012The Nigerian government has formally taken delivery of its Communications Satellite, NigComSat-1R from China, a replacement for NigComSat-1 Satellite which fell from orbit in 2007.
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