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Mobile, solar schools literally bring power to the powerless

Beep beep! For some students, hopping on the school bus is hopping into the classroom. Four communities are using solar-powered mobile classrooms to overcome inaccessibility to the power grid.

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Begging Ban in Senegal

Begging has been illegal in Senegal since 2005, but many still depend on it for survival. only choice. law that banned it in most public places. Since then, the government has haphazardly rounded up beggars on the streets of Dakar, the capital city.

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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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Drop in Grain Prices Hurts Africa

After suffering through last year's global food crisis, the return of grain prices to reasonable levels is widely welcomed.

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.