Below is a roundup of news from or about Sub-Saharan Africa for the period: 31 December 2009–13 January 2010, as compiled by the Science and Development Network (Scidev).
Tanzanian text message project monitors antimalarial stocks
A mobile phone initiative has been launched to increase the availability of antimalarials in remote areas of Tanzania. SMS for Life — [...]

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The United Nations agency entrusted with accelerating sustainable industrial development in poorer States opened its general conference Monday, focusing on the opportunities offered by “green industries” in both combating climate change and attaining economic growth.
“Rather than limiting growth, a green industrial revolution could and should form the core of our response to climate change, and [...]

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Imagine if lights went out in the middle of a match between Brazil’s Samba Boys and South Africa’s Bafana Bafana during quarters at the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa? What would follow - riots, probably.
For ardent soccer fans, take heart, Philips Lighting is coming to the rescue, courtesy of the sun, with a [...]

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By Alan Boswell
Kenyan telecommunications company Safaricom has launched Africa’s first fully solar-powered phone. The mobile phone’s timely release comes as Kenya is suffering from a major power shortfall.
The new solar-powered mobile phone went on sale this past week. Kenyans can buy the phone for a little under $40.
Jacque Sherry, a 28-year old accountant in Nairobi, [...]

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The UN Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with Japanese camera maker, Olympus Corporation, and the Agence France-Presse (AFP) Foundation, has launched an African photography contest to highlight the effects of climate change on the continent.
The contest, titled Picture This: Caring for the Earth, aims to profile ordinary people working to reduce the effects of climate [...]

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