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Cocoa and palm oil crop failures linked to pesticidesSCIDEV.NET | 18 May 2012A primary reason for Ghana's cocoa and oil palm production decline is the killing of pollinating insects by pesticides used on farms, says a study.The research, carried out by entomologists and plant scientists from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), was presented at a...
Ghana | Agriculture | Local Issues SAHEL: Meningitis - the role of dustIRIN News | 15 Feb 2011Researchers are analysing dust from the Sahel to study its role in the spread of bacterial meningitis in this region hardest hit by the debilitating and often fatal disease. Study of the link between climate and infectious diseases is increasingly important as environmental changes appear to be pushing the so-called meningitis belt - from Ethiopia to Senegal – southwards, experts say.
Climate Variability | Health and Environment | Local Issues BBC News - Zambia pushes towards connected futureBBC | 10 Jan 2011Africa may not be the first place you think of when talking about the digital revolution but many Zambian villages are looking to change all that. The village of Macha is a long way from anywhere, the nearest town is almost 50 miles away. But for the past few years it has harboured a surprising dream - to pioneer the spread of the internet to the 80% of Zambians who don't live in cities.
Zambia | Environmental Awareness | Education Cameroon: British gorilla expert murderedAfrica News | 20 Oct 2010Dr. Warren Ymke, a British gorilla expert who is said to have escaped Rwanda during the genocide was on 30 June 2010 murdered at her residence in Limbe, Cameroon. Warren, 40, had her throat slit after she was bound and gagged when she confronted an intruder at the home she shared with her partner...
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