http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on sub-saharan africa science & technology en http://rss.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/news/ The PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative has outlined its ambitions for the next generation of vaccines.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/malaria-vaccine-strategy-aims-for-eradication.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaFri, 06 Nov 2009 03:56:12 GMTScientists should investigate herbal malaria remedies as they are more affordable for the very poor, the MIM meeting was told.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/herbs-have-a-role-in-fighting-malaria-conference-hears.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaFri, 06 Nov 2009 03:47:07 GMTClean technology to meet poor communities' needs must lie at the heart of any sustainable strategy to combat climate change.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/clean-technology-as-a-public-good.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaThu, 05 Nov 2009 03:00:18 GMTSimply reducing livestock farming in developing countries will neither cut emissions nor benefit the poor, says livestock expert Carlos Seré.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/no-simple-solution-to-livestock-and-climate-change.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaThu, 05 Nov 2009 10:41:45 GMTSouth African researchers have lodged an appeal against their government's rejection of a genetically modified potato.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/gm-potato-gets-roasting-in-south-africa-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaWed, 04 Nov 2009 02:55:05 GMTTanzanian farmers to receive training, new tool improves antimalarial dosage, South Africa's top satellite unable to send data, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/sub-saharan-africa-news-in-brief-22-october-4-november-2009.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaWed, 04 Nov 2009 02:22:32 GMTMRI scans could transform scientists' understanding of cerebral malaria but the technology is barely used, say researchershttp://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/malaria-impasse-could-be-overcome-with-brain-scans--1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaTue, 03 Nov 2009 12:31:45 GMTUsing sheeting impregnated with insecticide may be easier, and less toxic, than wall-spraying.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/insecticide-wallpaper-lethal-to-malaria-mosquitoes.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaFri, 30 Oct 2009 02:15:59 GMTAfter 2006's commitment to one per cent GDP spending on science, is Africa keeping up, falling behind or investing, asks Linda Nordling.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/africa-analysis-progress-on-science-spending-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaThu, 29 Oct 2009 09:06:38 GMTAgainst expectations, West African rice varieties have interbred in the field — and war may have helped these improved hybrids spread.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/war-may-have-spread-hybrid-rice.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaTue, 27 Oct 2009 03:20:46 GMTPests, disease and post-harvest problems are drastically reducing crop yields, a summit has heard, and quick technical fixes are a priority.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/technical-fixes-needed-to-stem-crop-losses.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaFri, 23 Oct 2009 03:57:29 GMTThe most recent SciDev.Net user survey offers valuable insights into how well we are meeting your needs.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/scidev-net-survey-results-how-are-we-doing-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaFri, 23 Oct 2009 10:00:00 GMTMaternal health needs a new, pragmatic, research-led approach targeted specifically for developing countries, says Priya Shetty.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/biomed-analysis-mothers-health-needs-targeted-science.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaFri, 23 Oct 2009 09:00:00 GMTFunds have fallen and the future is "worrying", the AU's science chief told the TWAS meeting, but some countries gave confident reports.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/financial-crisis-squeezes-african-science-funding-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaThu, 22 Oct 2009 03:15:24 GMTVaccine to tackle fatal livestock disease, farmers to benefit from agricultural radio shows, Kenya researcher wins top prize, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/sub-saharan-africa-news-in-brief-8-21-october-2009-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaWed, 21 Oct 2009 03:14:59 GMTThe academy of sciences for the developing world unveiled ambitious funding hopes at its general meeting in South Africa.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/twas-aims-to-boost-its-science-fund.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaWed, 21 Oct 2009 02:50:58 GMTScientists and farmers from Peru and Ethiopia will defend agrobiodiversity through the exchange of scientific and traditional knowledge.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/peru-and-ethiopia-team-up-to-defend-biodiversity.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaFri, 16 Oct 2009 03:30:34 GMTThe African Biosafety Network of Expertise can now begin building African countries' biosafety knowhow in earnest.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/grant-bolsters-african-biosafety-capacity.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaThu, 15 Oct 2009 03:23:14 GMTA truth commission can account for South Africa's past HIV/AIDS denialist policies and rebuild trust, says AIDS expert, Salim S. Abdool Karim.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/south-africa-needs-an-hiv-aids-truth-commission.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaThu, 15 Oct 2009 01:30:54 GMTFailure to secure rights over joint research data is preventing African researchers from getting ahead, a meeting has heard.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/africans-losing-out-in-north-south-collaborations-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_subsuharanafricaWed, 14 Oct 2009 04:21:52 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/