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27 July 2010
A bicycle wheel, an assortment of mirrors and a ball of string seem unlikely components for a piece of cutting edge green technology. But this unwieldy-looking ‘solar concentrator' is the latest product of a renewable energy revolution spreading across Kenya.
14 June 2010
A new study predicts the effects of climate change will reduce Ethiopia's economic growth and widen the gap between the country's poorest and richest people by 20 per cent.
11 June 2010
Close to 45 of the 53 countries that make up the African Union arrived at the latest round of climate talks in Bonn having signed the much criticised Copenhagen Accord. But not Sudan, Zimbabwe, Niger, Cameroon, Sao Tome & Principe, Equatorial Guinea and Egypt.
4 June 2010
In Rwanda a conservationist realised that the only way to stop poachers would be to offer them an alternative to poaching. So he helped them to become gamekeepers.
2 June 2010
Uganda's wetlands have provided drainage and prevented flooding during rainy seasons for centuries. But rice is rapidly replacing traditional crops, and becoming an environmental liability in the process.
28 April 2010
Vice squads in Cape Town have been cracking down on the city's sex trade ahead of the World Cup. However, female sex workers say continued criminalisation makes it harder to protect themselves against HIV.
26 April 2010
States that are poorer, have lower "state legitimacy" or lower levels of political repression, are likely to contribute higher number of troops to regional peacekeeping operations suggests a new report.
19 April 2010
A new report has found that the Kenyan government has not clearly defined the rights of refugees in Nairobi, meaning neither the police nor refugees know where they stand within the law.
12 April 2010
Evictees from informal settlements near World Cup venues in South Africa have been promised decent homes. But many feel angry, saying they have been dumped in transit areas far from transport, work and schools.
12 April 2010
In Southern Sudan, reeling from the country's long civil war with the North, many see next year's referendum on independence as the vote that really counts. But others believe this election is the first step towards better government. Either way, as Sudan goes to the polls, for many people, it will be their first ever chance to vote.
12 April 2010
Orphaned boys in Uganda are more likely to struggle with mental health problems following the death of a parent than girls in a similar situation, according to a study by Johns Hopkins University.
22 March 2010
School truancy could act as an early warning sign helping authorities to identify children at risk of becoming homeless, according to a report on street children in South Africa. Researchers, who interviewed more than 300 street children, found that children sometimes try out living on the streets during school hours because, ‘the step of taking to the streets is not taken lightly'.
22 March 2010
In Uganda bananas are helping to cushion families against unexpected weather changes providing a source of carbohydrates throughout the year. But they're not always easy to grow, with the drought forcing people to mulch and compost more than before.
17 March 2010
HIV campaigners fear a homophobic bill currently being discussed by the Uganda parliament will lead to further stigmatisation of the gay community in Uganda and could stop HIV positive people from accessing treatment and hamper the fight against HIV and AIDS.
15 March 2010
A new report claims that Nestlé's aid to developing countries is determined by commercial investments rather than poverty levels.
9 March 2010
An Observer investigation, shared with Panos London as part of the Guardian Environmental Network, reveals how rich countries faced by a global food shortage now farm an area in the developing world double the size of the UK to guarantee supplies for their citizens.
8 March 2010
According to researchers an agricultural information service in Lesotho is failing to reach the majority of farmers in the country. The study, from the university of Botswana, says that many poorly educated farmers do not see information as relevant to them
2 March 2010
In Nigeria's Delta State, the UN is funding schemes to supply electricity to rural areas using waste gas usually burnt at oil wells.
1 March 2010
Despite receiving US$12 billion in aid since peace was established 17 years ago, a new report says there has been no real poverty reduction in Mozambique. And the high levels of aid has also left the government accountable to donors, rather than the people.
22 February 2010
Researchers believe cultural values are preventing certain ethnic groups in northern Burkina Faso from adapting to the impacts of climate change. A report published in this month's Global Environment Change journal compares the responses of two ethnic groups to climate change, both of which live in a village in the north of the country.
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