Fear lingers on African states as deadline to sign EPAs nears

President Jakaya Kikwete has called upon global leaders to come up with new systems and development goals that will achieve greater effect as the current Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) expire in one year.

The District Council here has been forced to sign a contract with Mzinga Holding Company in the council’s desperate efforts to complete construction of science laboratories before the November 30 deadline.

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We have been notified by one our networks that, there is a new funding opportunity with a fast approaching deadline – the Carnegie Corporation  is supporting African diasporans to travel back to Africa for short periods for capacity building at African Universities. The information is below, but in a nutshell, it provides funding for African-born scholars (from all disciplines) based in North America to visit Africa for a period of 2 weeks to one semester to engage in joint...

Tanzania is among 18 African countries selected to submit proposals for developing science and technology projects worth $80 billion (Sh128 trillion).

Health ministers from 11 West African states agree a common strategy to fight an Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 400 people.

Several states restrict foreign nationals, close schools and ban mass gatherings to halt the outbreak.

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El Nino rains threaten tourism in Eastern African states
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TANZANIA (eTN) - Weather and meteorological scientists in East Africa warned about possible heavy rains to hit this part of Africa next month. The scientists who are meeting in Tanzania's capital city of Dar es Salaam have warned of possible El Nino ...