In Africa, as dreams of domestic cooking gas become more elusive and the cost of fossil fuels escalate, a shift toward solar cooking systems is emerging.
July 2012: Solar Cooking Issue
Events in communities of West Africa have shown that solar energy, other than providing alternative for electric power, is serving as basis for solar cookers, stoves and ovens.
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July 2012: Solar Cooking Issue
The number of rural Africans lacking access to a safe water supply has increased by 38 million people between 1990 and 2010, according to the United Nations Joint Monitoring Programme.
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July 2012: Solar Cooking Issue
While $18 billion is being spent on conflicts in Africa, 60 to 90 percent of deaths associated with conflicts in West Africa are linked to the illegal sale and proliferation of small arms and light weapons. West Africa accounts for about 8 million out of
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July 2012: Solar Cooking Issue
Audio conferencing is aiding agric extension in northern Ghana, and is making youth in this village to embrace farming. Savannah Young Farmers Network, an NGO in Ghana, employs ICTs to convey agricultural and village counseling action, and encourage activ
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