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Photo: F. Coupet for Mercy Corps

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The mobile phone is the bank of choice in Africa

A new Gallup Poll from Sub-Saharan Africa shows that the mobile phone is the most popular way to transfer money in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

NYT columnist Nicholas Kristof faces criticism that his coverage of war, poverty and violence is detrimental for Africa. Photo:Henry McInnes/Sunday Mail for Mercy Corps

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Twitter debate questions media’s impact on Africa’s prosperity

Medic Mobile works with the simplest of cell phones to help provide health care to those far away from their nearest hospital. Photo: Fabiola Coupet/Mercy Corps.

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Medic Mobile turns cell phones into lifelines

In rural communities around the world, the virtual doctor is in.

Belu's eco-friendly, socially responsible bio-bottles. Photo: <a href="http://www.belu.org/products.asp">Courtesy of Belu</a>

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Eco-Message in a Bottle

There are few things more satisfying than a cold drink of water. But for lots of people in the world, clean drinking water is hard to come by. A UK-based company called Belu is helping change this.

Cotton farmers in western Africa have been badly affected by a global drop in prices. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/carsten_tb/384806027/">10b travelling (flickr)</a>

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African Cotton Farmers Hurt by Subsidies

Falling cotton prices hurt African farmers far more than their American counterparts.

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Research Shows Africa's Crops in Danger of Global Warming

Watch out for blanket statements about all of Africa - it's a huge continent and we've recently written quite a bit about sub-Saharan Africa being a potential breadbasket.

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The Ivory Coast has come up with a new African-designed bus to combat its battered roads. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hdptcar/537405465/"> Humanitarian and Development Partnership Team in the CAR (flickr)</a>

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Ivorians to Ride in Home-Built Buses

Bad roads and battered, overcrowded buses are a common sight throughout West Africa. But a company in Ivory Coast has built the first buses it says are designed to accommodate Africa's needs.

These squares represent how much land would be needed to power the world, Europe or Germany with solar-thermal power. Photo: <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/04/solar-thermal-power-photos-how-much-world-europe-germany.php#ch01">Treehugger</a>

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Saharan Solar Plants Could Power All of Europe

A single solar farm in the Sahara desert could provide clean electricity for all of Europe.

The Green Wall for the Sahara Initiative will plant a wall of trees to stop the spread of the Sahara. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dalegillard/2300775067/">Dale Gillard (flickr)</a>

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The Great Green Wall ... of the Sahara?

Ever heard of the Great Green Wall?

Concerns about the rapid southern spread of the Sahara desert have prompted African nations to build a wall – out of trees.

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From Gold Medals to Fair-Trade Cotton

Social entrepreneur Steven Redgrave gained renown by winning gold medals in rowing in five consecutive Olympics from 1984 to 2000.