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SLeone, China sign huge infrastructure deal
China has signed $6 billion mining and construction deal with Sierra Leone, which the west African nation said Thursday would boost an economy still recovering from an 11-year civil war. ... more
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1000mph land speed attempt relies on DMCii eye in the sky
Bloodhound product sponsor DMCii has provided regular imagery to monitor test track conditions on the Hakskeen Pan in the Northern Cape of South Africa. During the rainy season (from October to Marc ... more
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Nigera declares war on Islamist insurgents
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared war on Muslim militants seeking to establish an Islamic state in northern Nigeria, acknowledging after months of worsening bloodshed that the troubled oil-rich African state is battling a full-blown insurgency. ... more
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Widespread but neglected disease a health threat in Africa
The newest public health threat in developing countries may not be a cinematic-quality emerging disease but actually a disease from animals that was identified more than 100 years ago.
Virgini ... more
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