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A farming research centre is set to open in Mozambique with funding, seeds and advice from China.

The United States has launched a fund to promote Islamic technology, the latest step in fulfilling President Obama's promises to the region.

Funds have fallen and the future is "worrying", the AU's science chief told the TWAS meeting, but some countries gave confident reports.

The academy of sciences for the developing world unveiled ambitious funding hopes at its general meeting in South Africa.

Scientists in Chile say that the science and technology budget for next year proposed by the government will not be enough to fund valuable projects.

Developing countries are spending more on R&D and have invested in many more scientists, according to UNESCO figures.

An African climate negotiator has rejected the EU's suggestion that developing countries should meet some of their climate change costs.

A new centre will marry academia and industry in an unprecedented partnership to develop vaccines for the poor.

Five more science and technology centres have been launched in Chile, part of a funding programme to boost S&T innovation.

Research cooperation with developing countries is to be cut by 20 per cent, with Latin America hardest hit.

Tanzania's commitment to raise its science budget will be put into action this year, long before the country's self-imposed deadline.

The first funds for Algeria's US$1.4 billion science and technology programme have been released.

Colombia has struck a deal with Microsoft to improve technology access, create internships and establish a bioinformatics centre.

New tactics in the drive to improve higher education in Africa were put forward at a UNESCO meeting.

Climate change and space research — particularly missions to the moon — have received large chunks of funding in the new Indian budget.

Decade-long funding will give 24 African think tanks the opportunity for long-term, rather than isolated, analysis.

A new US$49 million initiative aims to strengthen health research capacity across Africa — and will put African researchers in charge.

Despite a difficult financial climate in Pakistan, the government has increased funding for science by a quarter.

Malawi's newly re-elected president has plans for science and technology, including a new commission to coordinate research.

Poor countries may become more open to sharing seeds now that a fund to support their crop protection efforts has been agreed.