Kuito- Angola (PANA) -- A British NGO, Hallo Trust, is testing a new demining tec hnology to fast track the landmine clearance process in central highland Bie pro v ince, the NGO operations manager, Joao Baptista, disclosed Friday. Full text...

Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The decision in December 2003 by Libya to voluntarily ab andon all nuclear programmes has endeared the North African country to the heart s of many countries, especially the Western democracies, official sources disclos e d here Tuesday. Full text...

Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Uranium mining and milling infrastructure promi nently featured in consultations concluded here between US Department of State C o ordinator for Threat Reduction Programmes, Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, and Tanzan i an government officials, the US Embassy here said Thursday. Full text...

Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria will have its own nuclear power plant in the nex t three years, the Nigerian Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC) said here Wednesday, adding, however, that the plant would be only for the generation of electricity. Full text...

Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria will next year re-launch its communication satel lite (NigCom Sat-1), which went 'missing' toward the end of 2008, 18 months after it was launched, Vice President Namadi S ambo said here Friday. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The third Africa Union Communications and Information Te chnologies Ministerial Conference got underway in Abuja, the Nigerian capital city, Tuesday, with a communications expert stressing the n eed for countries to invest more in the sector so as to generate employment for their peoples. Full text...

Ougadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The Fifth Africa Agriculture science week open ed on Monday in Ouagadougou with a call on African countries to look inward in f i nding solutions to the various problems confronting the sector. Full text...

Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- In view of the increasing interdependence of co untries on global issues, the Robert S. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The Kenyan government has offered office facilities to t he Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Consortium B oard. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has reintegrated the African Regional Centre for Technology (CRAT) into the comm i ssion after 10 years of absence, CRAT Executive Director, Abderrahim Doumar, ann o unced on Monday in Dakar. Full text...

Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Angola and South Korea on Monday signed an agreement on information and Communication technology (ICT) in Luanda aimed at training Angol a ns and exchange of experiences. Full text...

Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Angola and South Korea on Monday signed an agreement on information and Communication technology (ICT) in Luanda aimed at training Angol a ns and exchange of experiences. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The permanent Inter-State Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS) is forecasting "a normal to wet rainy season, with high risks of floods in countries of the sub-region" for the July-September period, a communiqué issued by the Centre said on Thursday. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- The United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has said that although social science from Western countries continues to be of great global influence, the field is expanding rapidly in Asia and Latin America, particularly in China and Brazil. Full text...

New York- US (PANA) -- The UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has praised member states for their unanimous adoption of a document calling for nuclear disarmament and a nuclear-free Middle East. Full text...

New York- US (PANA) – The 2010 Nuclear Non--Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference, held at the UN headquarters in New York, US, has adopted by consensus a Final Document containing a blueprint for concrete actions and next steps towards a world without nuclear weapons. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Microsoft on Tuesday in Dakar, SenegaL, launched its new range of products, MicrosoftOffice 2010, Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Microsoft V i sion2010 and Microsoft Project 2010. Full text...

Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Angola's telephone and internet links with the outside w orld will be interrupted for 24 hours from Saturday at midnight, says a statemen t from Angola Telecom issued on Friday in Luanda, the Angolan capital. Full text...

New York- US (PANA) -- African countries attending the UN conference on nuclear non-proliferation in New York, US, have called for a total elimination of nuclear weapons in the world. Full text...

Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- The executive committee of the network of African scienc e academies (NASAC) will meet in Rabat, Morocco, 26-28 April, to take stock of the Pan-African insti tution and find ways to enhance its development, sources at the Hassan II Academy for sciences and technologies in the Moroccan capital said. Full text...

Rabat- Morocco (PANA) -- the Executive Council of the Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) will convene from Monday to Wednesday in Rabat, Morocco, the H a ssan II Academy of Science and Technology said Friday. Full text...

Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- The Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern and Southern Africa (ACTESA) has made a number of recommendations on harmonized biotechnolog y and bio-safety policies and guidelines for the region. Full text...

Sirte- Libya (PANA) -- The Libyan leader, Mouammar Kadhafi, on Tuesday in Sirte c alled for a scientific revolution in Arab universities, stressing the need to pr o mote scientific research in these institutions and begin the battle for science a nd technology so that Arabs can achieve progress and prosperity. Full text...

Tamale- Ghana (PANA) â" Ghana has launched a three--year soil fertility project to boost maize and legume production in the north of the country. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The â?Education for allâ? centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is among the three schools that won the 2010 UNESCO Prize â?Hamdan Bin Rashid Al-Maktoumâ? awarding exemplary practices and performances to increase efficiency among teachers, according to the statement issued by UNESCO and made available to PANA on Friday. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritania was Wednesday connected to the submar ine optical fiber between Europe and Africa, the Mauritanian Information Agency ( AMI) reported on Thursday, quoting the Minister of Vocational Training and new T e chnologies, Mohamed Ould Khouna. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- The Mauritanian government has set up a Radiatio n Protection, Safety and Nuclear Security Authority, according to a decree issue d on Friday. Full text...

Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The Council of Research of Mauritius is currently working on two major projects: the production of electricity from geothermal sources and the exploitation of se aweeds for commercial purposes. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The Ethiopia government Tuesday launched an annua l Science, Math and Technology National Award honoring 226 teachers and students at the first edition. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Two scientists from South African universities ha ve taken the two awards for "excellence in science technology" , awarded by t he African Unity (AU), at a ceremony in Addis Ababa, on the sidelines of the AU Summit in Ethiopia. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The 14th ordinary summit of the African Union (AU ), which opens Sunday (31 Jan. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Ghana on Thursday experienced widespread disruption in int ernet services because of a huge technical fault. Full text...

Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Zimbabwe will experience a partial solar eclipse of th e sun Friday, local media reported, quoting South African and US experts. Full text...

Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The majority of Libyan cities will witness on Friday an eclipse of the sun, according to the Libyan Centre for Remote Sensing Satellite and Space Sciences. Full text...

Tripoli- Libya(PANA) -- Libyan Nuclear Energy Board has activated agreements concluded with some countries in the field of the peaceful use of nuclear energy and engaged several enterprises specialised in the construction of atomic reactors for power generation and water desalination. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- Only 2. Full text...

Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The secretary of the Libyan general office for communica tion, Dr Mohamed Mouammar Kadhafi, on Thursday opened in Tripoli a centre for th e reception of telecommunication data. Full text...

Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritian Industry, Science and Research Minister , Dharam Gokhool, said the time has come for Africa, a land of knowledge, to red i scover itself and embark on the route to regeneration, renaissance and renewal. Full text...

Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritius will host the Southern African Developm ent Community (SADC) Science, Engineering and Technology exhibition from 22 to 2 5 October at the Swami Vivekananda Centre, Pailles, near the capital, Port-Louis, PANA reported from here. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya has been re-elected to the board of the Internatio nal Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) after a 26-year absence. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Senegal will this year re-launch the President's Grand P rize for technological promotion and innovation after almost 10 years of dormanc y , the Senegalese senior minister of Mining, Industry, Processing of Agricultural Products and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), Mr Ousmane Ngom, announced on Wednesday in Dakar. Full text...

Gariyan- Libya (PANA) -- The Libyan leader, Mouammar Kadhafi, on Monday inaugurat ed the main African Satellite Control Centre (QAF1) in Gariyan, some 80km south- w est of the Libyan capital, Tripoli. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The African Union Commission on Wednesday rewarde d five African women researchers for their excellent research works. Full text...

Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- President Umaru Yarâ?Adua Tuesday cancelled the licensi ng of the 2. Full text...

Paris- France (PANA) -- The chief education officer of Cheikh Anta Diop Universit y in Dakar, Senegal, Prof. Full text...

Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) – A Dutch, Mauritian -and British scientific team ha s discovered the remains of a “pelvis de dodo", the world's rarest bird, as well as huge turtles in Mare-aux-Songes in the southern part of the island, where the y have been conducting a search for some time. Full text...

Tunis- Tunisia (PANA) -- The world economic crisis, instead of being a handicap, may be an opportunity for students and the education sector to develop, the Tuni s ian minister of Education and Training, Hatem Ben-Salem, said on Wednesday in Tu n is at the opening of the conference for Finance and Education ministers on the e c onomic downturn and education. Full text...

Tunis- Tunisia (PANA) -- The world economic crisis, instead of being a handicap, may be an opportunity for students and the education sector to develop, the Tuni s ian minister of Education and Training, Hatem Ben-Salem, said on Wednesday in Tu n is at the opening of the conference for Finance and Education ministers on the e c onomic downturn and education. Full text...

Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- The Namibian government plans to build a technical and vocational Institute in Loudima, Northern Congo, with a view to strengthening links between the two countries in the area of vocational training, official sources told PANA on Thursday in Brazzaville. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nati ons Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Ms Lalla Ben Barka, has called for the promotion of knowledge as an essential element in the development process. Full text...