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Countries unite on health researchMinisters from across the developing world say they want to take control of their own health research agendas as part of a wish list presented at the Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health last week in ...
Source : Topix.net | 03-Dec-2008 16:28
The Bamako Call To Action: Research For Health, The Lancet
The meeting of the Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health, in Bamako, Mali, is discussed in the lead Editorial in this week's edition of The Lancet.
Source : Topix.net | 01-Dec-2008 16:18
World music: Rokia Traore, Jazz Cafe, London
Rokia Traor has discovered electric guitars, with dramatic results. When she first started out, her gently demure acoustic playing was matched against the n'goni and balafon, and her aim was to create "modern, ...
Source : Topix.net | 30-Nov-2008 09:36
Pectic polysaccharides from Biophytum petersianum Klotzsch, and their ...
A pectic polysaccharide obtained from a hot water extract of the aerial parts of B. petersianum has previously been reported to consist of arabinogalactans types I and II , probably linked to a ...
Source : Topix.net | 27-Nov-2008 19:48
Next Gen Carbon Neutral Flying Cars - The 2010 Parajet Skycar
What I am really interested in is their next generation models set for production in 2010.
Source : Topix.net | 25-Nov-2008 19:42
1º De Agosto Thrash Mali's Djoliba
Angola's 1º de Agosto women basketball team Sunday evening thrashed Djoliba of Maly by 100-58, at the closing of the 4th edition of the African Cups Winners Cup, Angop learned.
Source : AllAfrica | 24-Nov-2008 14:26
Developing countries unite on health research
Ministers from across the developing world say they want to take control of their own health research agendas as part of a wish list presented at the Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health on ...
Source : Topix.net | 23-Nov-2008 19:30
Africa: Continent Must Control Science And Technology - Malian President
The Daily Observer 21 November 2008 Sheriff Janko Bamako Amadou Toumani Toure, the president of the Republic of Mali, has said that strategies of public health and care in the 21st century are based on ...
Source : Topix.net | 21-Nov-2008 19:16
Africa: Continent Must Control Science And Technology - Malian President
Amadou Toumani Toure, the president of the Republic of Mali, has said that strategies of public health and care in the 21st century are based on scientific evidence and Africa must control science and technology.
Source : AllAfrica | 21-Nov-2008 18:10
Malian President calls for investment in scientific research
Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure has said Africa should invest in scientific research and technological innovation , as experience in both developed and developing countries has shown this is key to ...
Source : Topix.net | 21-Nov-2008 07:45
'Africa Must Control Science And Technology'
A three-day Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health has opened in Bamako, Mali, with the President of that country Amado Toumani Toure calling on Africans to control science and technology in this 21st centaury.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Nov-2008 16:08
Africa: Research and Policies Lack Civil Society Input
Kristin Palitza Bamako Health experts and activists have heavily criticised African governments for failing to collaborate with civil society organisations on health research and health policy development.
Source : Topix.net | 20-Nov-2008 07:36
South Africa: Timbuktu Manuscripts Showcased in Johannesburg
One of Africa's greatest intellectual legacies, 40 Timbuktu manuscripts from Mali in west Africa, is to go on exhibition this week in Johannesburg.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 15:41
Mali: 995,000 Families to Benefit From Agro-Dealer Network Launch
Recognizing the declining productivity and incomes of small holder farmers in Mali, the Alliance for a Green Revolution (AGRA),at the weekend in Bamako, Mali's capital launched an ambitious US$2.5 million grant to support 820 rural agro-dealers who are primary contacts for seeds, fertilizers and other farm inputs that are necessary for increased productivity.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 10:42
Africa: Who is to Blame for the Crisis?
Kristin Palitza Bamako Health systems on the continent are riddled with inadequate policies, strategies, lack of institutional capacity, poor scientific review mechanisms and weak funding for research in the ...
Source : Topix.net | 19-Nov-2008 07:22
"Research For Health" Global Ministerial Forum Begins Monday In Mali
A unique blend of political, research, industry and civil society leaders will meet in Bamako, Mali 17-19 November in an attempt to direct research to better meet the needs of poor countries.
Source : Topix.net | 18-Nov-2008 13:46
Charity pair 'confident' 16 year old car will manage road trip to Africa
A pair of Penzance daredevils are setting off from Plymouth and driving deep into the African continent in a car that cost them 100.
Source : Topix.net | 18-Nov-2008 02:34
CD of the week: Amadou & Mariam: Welcome to Mali
It would be reductive to say 2008 was Africa's year. Africa is vast and full of contrasts, one entity only in the mind of Sarah Palin.
Source : Topix.net | 16-Nov-2008 02:13
CD: Amadou and Mariam, Welcome to Mali
Amadou and Mariam have become African superstars and, like many super- stars, they now have a problem: what on earth do you do to follow up a major hit record? The blind Malian husband-and-wife team had already ...
Source : Topix.net | 14-Nov-2008 03:19
Africa Command Tackles Traffickers in First Drill
Max Blumenfeld, a spokesman for Joint Special Operations Task Force-Trans Sahara and the exercise public affairs officer, told DANGER ROOM the exercise would test the ability of participants to respond to ...
Source : Topix.net | 13-Nov-2008 17:11
Sweetening malaria's bitter pill
Studies in five African countries have shown that a new sweetened formulation of an antimalarial that can be dissolved in water is just as effective as the crushed standard tablet.
Source : Topix.net | 11-Nov-2008 17:11
Eritrean Airlines Begins Flight to Mali to Transport Haj Travelers of the Islamic Faith From West Africa to Saudi Arabia
Eritrean Airlines today began flight to Bamako, Mali, to transport Haj travelers of the Islamic Faith from Mali, Senegal and other West African countries to Saudi Arabia.
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Nov-2008 13:16
'We've Received No Request From Mali Yet'
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says it is yet to receive an official request from Mali, asking for an international friendly with the Super Eagles.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Nov-2008 08:38
Ospreys over Africa
The controversial tilt-rotor Ospreys of Air Force Special Operations Command are prowling the skies over western Africa -- the first deployment for the spec ops version of the unique hybrid airplane-helicopter. ...
Source : Topix.net | 09-Nov-2008 17:04
Amadou & Mariam - Welcome to Mali: pop CD of the week review
Whether posing with the Scissor Sisters or whooping it up with Franz Ferdinand and Hard-fi, Amadou & Mariam are rock's favourite African couple and one of music's most unlikely success stories.
Source : Topix.net | 07-Nov-2008 16:53
What's on in Sweden: November 7 - 13
What's on in Sweden: November 6th - 13th. Al Green, The Levellers and Monster truck extravaganza in Stockholm; Planeta Festival and Kazem Al Saher in Gothenburg; Michael Bolton in Malmo.
Source : Topix.net | 07-Nov-2008 08:35
Korean People's Just Cause Supported by Malian President
Amadou Toumani Toure, Malian President and head of state, warmly congratulated the Korean people on having registered great successes in all fields including politics, military affairs, economy and culture ...
Source : Topix.net | 05-Nov-2008 08:22
Austria: No ransom paid to free tourists
Austria did not pay a ransom for last week's release of two tourists held for eight months by an al-Qaida affiliate in Africa, officials said Monday.
Source : Topix.net | 04-Nov-2008 17:54
Opening up a world of African art and culture
THE second Joburg Art Fair, which takes place early next year, promises to be an eclectic experience, drawing an array of creative individuals from across the country and the continent, according to its ...
Source : Topix.net | 02-Nov-2008 17:32
Austrian hostages freed after 8 months
08. - 16:00 31. 10. 08. - 16:00 Austrian hostages freed after 8 months Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik said Wolfgang Ebner and Andrea Kloiber were freed after 252 days in captivity and were under the ...
Source : Topix.net | 31-Oct-2008 17:10
Extractive Industries And Their Socio-Economic Impacts
Underlining the fundamental absence of an effective legal framework around the mining sector's increasing presence and power in the West African region, Moussa K. Traoré assesses the social and economic impacts of an industry that has uncovered riches for countries' leaders while leaving local populations excluded and deprived. Concluding that far greater information and dialogue are needed between the companies, authorities, and local stakeholders, the author argues for an increased role for civil society as a means of ensuring industry benefits become more widespread.
Source : AllAfrica | 31-Oct-2008 15:18
IMF, WB have caused misery to poor nations
By Peter Mulira When the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund required the government of Mali to privatise its cotton sector, President Amadou Toumani Toure travelled to Washington in 2005 to plead ...
Source : Topix.net | 31-Oct-2008 11:28
Ensemble features music, dance from West Africa
Bamba Dembele, the founder and artistic director of the Song and Dance Ensemble of West Africa, is a perfect practitioner of the traditional lore, rhythms and mythology of the Malinke, Soninke and Bambara ...
Source : Topix.net | 29-Oct-2008 11:16
Where the Music Lives
Spirit Dance: Animist traditions - creation, myth, ancestor worship, and agrarian rituals - coexist in Mali with Muslim beliefs and are particularly vibrant in villages like Tereli, in Dogon Country.
Source : Topix.net | 27-Oct-2008 11:09
Angola: National Team Play Mali for Quarter-Final
The Angolan national team of basketball, under-18, will face Mali tonight at Alexandria Stadium, for the quarter-final of the African basketball championship, taking place in Egypt and due to end next Sunday.
Source : AllAfrica | 27-Oct-2008 07:15
HEALTH: The Global Killer You Never Heard Of
Tiemany Diarra waits by her daughter's bedside in a hospital in Bamako, Mali. The day after this photo was taken, 3-year-old Patrice lost her fight with pneumococcal pneumonia and meningitis.
Source : Topix.net | 25-Oct-2008 11:55
Egypt to Host Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza
Amid a reduction in the numbers of people and wild and domesticated birds who have fallen victim in 2008 to highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, delegates from 116 nations and 24 international organizations ...
Source : Topix.net | 23-Oct-2008 11:33
Country Draw Mali in 2010 Qualifiers
Ghana has been drawn with Mali, Sudan and Benin in their bid to reach a second straight World Cup in South Africa 2010.
Source : AllAfrica | 23-Oct-2008 08:37
EVENT: Leni Stern to Play with Morley, Salif Keita, Adam Rudolph's Organic Orchestra
Leni Stern Joins Morley, Adam Rudolph's Organic Orchestra and Salif Keita for Upcoming 'Special Guest' Appearances Stern to Appear in Documentary on Hermeto Pascal Recent Television Appearance Features Two Live ...
Source : Topix.net | 21-Oct-2008 11:31
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Only Mozambique's ruling Frelimo Party and the forme r rebel movement Renamo are standing candidates for mayor and for members of the municipal assemblies, in all 43 municipalities in the local elections ...
Source : Topix.net | 19-Oct-2008 11:09
Mali stars shine in dark
A concert played in pitch black. Unnerving? Intimidating? No, enlightening and beautiful, say Amadou and Mariam, the blind stars of African music.
Source : Topix.net | 17-Oct-2008 11:03
New Brunswick, Mali renew education partnership
Moncton welcomed a respected foreign dignitary to the city yesterday. Premier Shawn Graham greets Amadou Toumani Tour, President of Mali, yesterday in Moncton.
Source : Topix.net | 16-Oct-2008 15:25
Mali: AfDB and Mali Sign CFAF 23 Billion Budget Support Loan Agreement
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the Malian government have signed an agreement for a budget support loan of 33 million Units of Account (UA*), about CFAF 23 billion to finance the country's Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy Support Programme (GPRSSP).
Source : AllAfrica | 16-Oct-2008 13:43
Best Site I Found in 2008: AfriGadget, the Low-Tech Goldmine
So far I've been blown away by pretty much every single bit of content on AfriGadget.
Source : Topix.net | 15-Oct-2008 02:18
Furry friends aid kids' development: study
Six-year-old Zhan Bohui does not think of himself as an only child. He thinks of 11-year-old Bei Bei as his older brother and 2-year-old Gao Gao as his younger sister.
Source : Topix.net | 13-Oct-2008 02:03
Mali: When the World's Deserts Flood
In August, floods loosened the dry caked Sahelian earth in Gao, northern Mali, affecting more than 1,000 people, many of whom temporarily took refuge in area schools.
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Oct-2008 08:53