Kenyan approach holds promise for boosting early childhood education: Early childhood education can equip kids for later learning. karelnoppe/ShutterstockThere has been a big push by countries in sub-Saharan Africa over the past decade to improve early childhood education. This refers to pre-primary schools, which usually caters to children aged between 4 and 5. Research has … [Read more...] about Kenyan approach holds promise for boosting early childhood education | The Conversation
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How the SKA telescope is boosting South Africa’s knowledge economy | The Conversation
How the SKA telescope is boosting South Africa's knowledge economy: The MeerKAT radio telescope under construction in South Africa's Karoo region. Photo courtesy of Dr Fernando Camilo, Chief Scientist at SKA SAWe’re living in a time when data and knowledge have become key resources for economic development. Developed economies have recognised this and have increasingly … [Read more...] about How the SKA telescope is boosting South Africa’s knowledge economy | The Conversation
Ghana is boosting Africa’s ascent to astronomical heights | The Conversation
Ghana is boosting Africa's ascent to astronomical heights: The refurbished radio telescope in Kutunse, Ghana paves the way for astronomy in Africa. SKAThe Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is the world’s largest radio telescope project, which will collect data over one million square kilometres from radio astronomy telescopes on the African and Australian continents. In the long run … [Read more...] about Ghana is boosting Africa’s ascent to astronomical heights | The Conversation
Why boosting legume production will lift the gloom for African farmers | The Conversation
Why boosting legume production will lift the gloom for African farmers: A farm employee walks through a soya bean field in northern Uganda. Reuters/James AkenaAfrica has the lowest use of nitrogen on its farmland compared to other regions of the world. This is because smallholder farmers have limited financial resources to buy fertilisers. Nitrogen is one of the most essential … [Read more...] about Why boosting legume production will lift the gloom for African farmers | The Conversation
