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UNESCO-MARS 2016 Award winners: (L-R) front row- ‘Best African Woman Researchers Award’ 4th place winner Maria Nabaggala, from Infectious Diseases Institute, Uganda; 5th place winner, Martha Zewdie, from Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Ethiopia; 2nd place Best Young African Researchers winner, Constantine Asahngwa, Cameroon Centre for Evidence Based Health Care; Best Young African Researchers 1st place winner Patricia Rantshabeng from University of Botswana; Best African Women Researchers 2nd place winner, Rogomenoma Ouedraogo, Laboratory of Biology and Molecular Genetics University, Burkina Faso; ‘Best Young Researcher Award’ 3rd place winner, Lamin Cham from National Aids Control Program, Gambia; 2nd row: 2nd place Best Young Researchers Award winner, Tinashe Nyazika, University of Zimbabwe; Best African Woman Researchers Award’ 1st place winner, Beatrice Nyagol from Kenya Medical Research Institute, together with Prof. Yifru Berhane, Minister of Health, Ethiopia; Prof. Dr Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp, Chairman, Executive Board and Family Board of E.Merck KG; Prof. Afework Kassu Gizaw, Minister of Science and Technology, Ethiopia; Ahmed Fahmi, Program Director, UNESCO and Rasha Kelej, Chief Social Officer, Merck Healthcare.

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Three keystones in reaching Africa's energy goals

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Digital exclusion may worsen inequality in SA

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Cape Town woman brings coding skills to marginalised communities

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Nations meet in Rwanda to tackle greenhouse gases

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#SustainabilityMonth: Organic supermarket opens in Nigeria

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27 African countries adopt the Marrakesh Declaration

27 African countries adopt the Marrakesh Declaration

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Bernard Gagnon via - Tef in Ethiopia

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Paul Muhato, Managing Director of Engen in Tanzania shakes hands with the Prime Minister of Tanzania.

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Smokeless cooking in Kenya

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UNESCO-MARS 2016 Award winners: (L-R) front row- ‘Best African Woman Researchers Award’ 4th place winner Maria Nabaggala, from Infectious Diseases Institute, Uganda; 5th place winner, Martha Zewdie, from Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Ethiopia; 2nd place Best Young African Researchers winner, Constantine Asahngwa, Cameroon Centre for Evidence Based Health Care; Best Young African Researchers 1st place winner Patricia Rantshabeng from University of Botswana; Best African Women Researchers 2nd place winner, Rogomenoma Ouedraogo, Laboratory of Biology and Molecular Genetics University, Burkina Faso; ‘Best Young Researcher Award’ 3rd place winner, Lamin Cham from National Aids Control Program, Gambia; 2nd row: 2nd place Best Young Researchers Award winner, Tinashe Nyazika, University of Zimbabwe; Best African Woman Researchers Award’ 1st place winner, Beatrice Nyagol from Kenya Medical Research Institute, together with Prof. Yifru Berhane, Minister of Health, Ethiopia; Prof. Dr Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp, Chairman, Executive Board and Family Board of E.Merck KG; Prof. Afework Kassu Gizaw, Minister of Science and Technology, Ethiopia; Ahmed Fahmi, Program Director, UNESCO and Rasha Kelej, Chief Social Officer, Merck Healthcare.

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- José Graziano da Silva

Sustainable agriculture deserves center stage at Marrakesh climate talks

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Jeri Curry, president and CEO, Enset (Image source: YouTube)

Why NGOs need to embrace digital now

Sindy Peters 21 Oct 2016

Report: rapid transformation of agriculture necessary to curb greenhouse gas emissions

Report: rapid transformation of agriculture necessary to curb greenhouse gas emissions

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Why CSI is the new currency consciously growing the bottom line

Glenda Mansfield 18 Oct 2016

Nations meet in Rwanda to tackle greenhouse gases

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#SustainabilityMonth: Organic supermarket opens in Nigeria

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27 African countries adopt the Marrakesh Declaration

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#SustainabilityMonth: Do good business, do business online

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Navigate Bizcommunity to where the business is

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Bernard Gagnon via - Tef in Ethiopia

Ethiopia Soil Map arms farmers with new fertilisers in climate fight

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Transforming agriculture critical to address food security, climate change challenges

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Paul Muhato, Managing Director of Engen in Tanzania shakes hands with the Prime Minister of Tanzania.

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Source: Bhekisisa Centre of Health Journalism/ Amos Gumulira

Malawi's rickshaw ambulances cycle the sick to care

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Angaza Boma bringing solar TVs to rural Kenya

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ValeriaRodrigues via

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Image by Tawanda Marandure

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Solar best way to combat light poverty in Africa

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