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NATIONAL Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has been commended for its effort to successfully sustain Nigeria 's first satellite to exceed its five years life span in the orbit. (AllAfrica)

Scientists must be paid better salaries if they are to be retained to work and develop Africa, President Museveni has said. (AllAfrica)

Kraatz Marine has terminated the agreement it has signed with Max Planck Institute (MPI) to build and erect the largest telescope in Namibia called HESS. Kraatz Marine is part of the Ohlthaver and List Group of Companies, saying MPI has breached the contract. (AllAfrica)

Africa, the continent already most affected by hunger and food scarcity, is likely to see its woes increased due to climate change and the changing rain patterns it provokes, experts and scientists say. (AllAfrica)

Following increase in the rate of paternity dispute in the country, which has put many families in disarray, Nigerians have been advised to embrace the use of DNA technology to resolve such crisis. (AllAfrica)

Last week, the Director General, National Automotive Council (NAC), Aminu Jalal, said in Abuja that over two million Nigerian auto mechanics may be rendered unemployed by the influx of new cars into the county. (AllAfrica)

Africa must increase its collection and analysis of data about climate change's impact on water supplies, a meeting has heard. (AllAfrica)

Scientists must become lobbyists to ensure the fruits of their research reach the poor, says the co-author of a report launched yesterday (9 November). (AllAfrica)

Tanzania's efforts to embrace nuclear technology may take much longer than anticipated because the country does not have nuclear scientists, according to the Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission (Taec) boss. (AllAfrica)

Director-General of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO), Lagos, Dr. Oluwole Olatunji has called on the National Assembly to assist the institute to provide funds for the replacement and upgrading of obsolete facilities (AllAfrica)

There appears to be new dawn in the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON), representing the interests of the National Software Engineering and Services Developers Community in Nigeria as new National Executive Council to run the affairs of the Organisation for the next two years has emerged with the Oracle of the Nigerian ICT industry elected as the President. (AllAfrica)

Nigeria yesterday took a step towards using nuclear power for electricity generation, agricultural produce preservation and health care, among others, with the foundation-laying of low and intermediate nuclear waste management facility. (AllAfrica)

It has been revealed that after 20 years of trials, scientists are on the threshold of discovering a malaria vaccine. (AllAfrica)

A new study has just reinforced the fact that Mount Kilimanjaro icecap could be gone in less than two decades from now. (AllAfrica)

An Indian professor, a Vietnamese professor, a Tunisian expert in water management and the organization responsible for Spain's national park system are the winners of three awards announced today by the head of the United Nations agency tasked with promoting science. (AllAfrica)

Following President Barack Obama's commitment to nuclear disarmament, the World Forum of Civil Society Networks-UBUNTU has declared support for the US government, saying it is quite different from previous US government. (AllAfrica)

In order to seize emerging opportunities in the potato market across the globe, the Potato farmers Association of Nigeria (POFAN) said it is now ready to harness the abundant resources through partnership with Israel in the area of biotechnology. (AllAfrica)

Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology, Hon. Abiodun Akinlade, has said the country may not rank among the top developed nations in the world if adequate attention was not paid to science and technology. (AllAfrica)

The Director-General, National Space Research and Development Agency, Dr. Seidu Mohammed has been elected to the board of the International Academy of Astronautics. He was recently inducted along other distinguished scientists drawn from different parts of the world at the Academy day of Honour in Daejon, South Korea. (AllAfrica)

The second National HIV/AIDS/STI/ORID Research Conference (NHASORC) was launched yesterday with a call to the public to be involved in the ongoing HIV/AIDS research. (AllAfrica)

According to NATO's website a Tunisian research project initiated by researchers at the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologies (INSAT) on "Advanced Pathogen Detection for Human Protection" was one of the projects approved by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), Science for Peace and Security Programme. (AllAfrica)

For the first time in its five-year history, The Future Awards, called Nigeria's biggest youth event, has introduced a Best Use of Science Category in addition to its Best Use of Technology category that has over the years produced technology innovators, advocates and entrepreneurs like United Nations IT Ambassador 'Gbenga Sesan. (AllAfrica)

Every year, Robert Assalé, a farmer at Tangamourou in the Bondoukou region in east-central Côte d'Ivore, produces an impressive amount of yams. He harvested 30 tonnes in 2007, 42 tonnes in 2008 and has almost surpassed 50 tonnes this year. (AllAfrica)

The debate around genetically modified (GM) crops in South Africa has flared up once again after the rejection of a permit application for the general release of the SpuntaG2, a potato that is resistant to the Potato Tuber Moth (PTM). While the developers argue that this potato is a blessing to small-scale farmers, who suffer the most from the pest, other organizations reject these claims. (AllAfrica)

The recent rejection of a permit application for the general release in South Africa of a potato that has been genetically altered has received a standing ovation from the African Centre of Biodiversity (ACB). (AllAfrica)

'Wallpapering' huts with sheeting made from insecticide-treated plastic could be a new tool for malaria control, research in Benin shows. (AllAfrica)

Digital mapping has been used in the West to ascertain soil variation and help determine why some crops perform better than others in particular regions. In Africa, digital concepts have been largely missing in agricultural planning, but now African scientists are working with their western counterparts to bring the benefits of digital mapping to the continent. Dr. Peter Okoth is the project information manager at the Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute in Nairobi. He spoke with AllAfrica contributor Rebecca Wanjiku about the latest in digital mapping. (AllAfrica)

A summit that will bring together diverse stakeholders in the agricultural industry is about to take place in the United States. The programme, which is the 2010 edition of AG CONNECT Expo, is scheduled to hold at the Orange County Convention Centre, Orlando, Florida in January next year. (AllAfrica)

A convention was signed between the University of Yaounde 1 and six foreign universities yesterday in Yaounde. (AllAfrica)

The South African government is in the process of drafting regulations to police genetically modified organisms (GMO) as part of the national Consumer Protection Act, but environmental experts are worried the GMO section of the new Act, which was signed into law last April, will not be put into practice. (AllAfrica)

Experts say there is need for synergy between private and government efforts for research to occupy its place in the country's development. (AllAfrica)