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Africa innovations: 15 ideas helping to transform a continent

The Guardian by Mina Holland, Ian Tucker, Monica Mark, Annie Kelly | Aug. 26, 2012 (Special Report)

A mobile phone database for dairy farmers and a strain of sweet potato that can help fight child blindness. These are just two of the imaginative new ideas that are tackling Africa's old problems. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Pamela Hogle - Aug 25, 2012 - 11:51 PM PDT
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Edited by: Pamela Hogle - Aug 26, 2012 - 9:20 AM PDT
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