A multimedia approach to extension services has helped increase the uptake of Sustainable Agricultural Intensification…
240 Inmates Missing After Nigeria Prison Break
Assailants attacked a prison in north-central Nigeria with explosives and gunfire at midnight, killing two security officers and leaving 240 inmates still missing on Monday, authorities said. Interior Minister Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola…
Ebola Vaccine Regimen Generates Strong Immune Response in Children and Adults in a Clinical Trial in Sierra Leone
Johnson & Johnson’s two-dose Ebola vaccine regimen is safe, well tolerated and produces a strong immune response in people over the age of one, according to two new papers published in The Lancet…
South African Enterprises Can’t Ignore the Risk of Cyber Attacks: the Threat Is on the Rise
Risk managers in South Africa must suffer perpetual headaches these days. There is a crammed list of risk management priorities to constantly monitor. These include variable water and electricity supply, physical crime,…
Tailored Approach to Fertilizer Use Can Achieve Triple-Wins for Smallholder Farmers
Recently released in the Elsevier journal, Global Food Security, a team of scientists published the first comprehensive systematic review comparing the site-specific nutrient management (SSNM) approach to farmers’ practice within smallholder cereal crop production systems in…
Guinea’s New Junta Leaders Seek to Tighten Grip on Power
Guinea’s new military leaders sought to tighten their grip on power Monday after overthrowing President Alpha Conde, ordering the soldiers from his presidential guard to now join the junta forces and barring government…
