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...Oxford that is trying to develop a needle-less aerosol vaccine delivery system. Such a mechanism would allow for fewer infections, less pain, and for children to get vaccinated at a younger age. “I believe science can play a prominent role in helping the economies of Africa in catching up to the rest of the world,” he said. Sambu added that he is compiling scientific terminology in African languages to achieve this. “He’s an inspiration to all of us,” roommate Kenneth K. Gichinga...
...nearly nine years in the post, Bloom, who had made his academic career studying immunology and tropical diseases, worked to further interdisciplinary interaction within the school as well as to expand its reach globally by creating international research projects in Africa, India, and China...
...where "children come in well below national averages," Chambers has taken the innovative approach of organizing all subjects around a single theme, which the students themselves select by simple vote. "We were in a situation where we could take that risk," Chambers says. Past semesters have been centered on Africa, the Titanic and chocolate. This semester, students were given the stipulation that the organizing principle would be a book, and Harry Potter edged out The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The result, Chambers says, has been "phenomenal...
...collective sigh of disappointment could be heard in bars and homes around Uganda seconds after Maureen Namatovu, the Ugandan contestant on the reality-TV program Big Brother Africa 2, was finally evicted from the show. The second African season of the series that helped make reality TV a popular format in the U.S. and Europe is captivating viewers throughout the continent with its tawdry language, free-flowing alcohol and sexual antics. Namatovu returned home to a war hero's reception, although her fan base is divided into two camps: those saddened that she did not win the $100,000 prize...
...Brother Africa was launched three years ago and attracts millions of viewers each evening; the show has become one of the most popular television programs produced in Africa. South Africa-based satellite channel M-Net co-produces the show and broadcasts it to more than 1.2 million subscribers in 41 African nations. Though the majority of M-Net's subscribers are in South Africa, as only a tiny percentage of Africans own television sets, millions gather in clubs and restaurants across the continent to watch the real-life daily soap opera unfold. Television has succeeded where politics failed in creating...