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afrol News, 4 August - The renewable energy market in South Africa is expected to grow exponentially in the next few years, owing to the announcement of the renewable energy feed-in tariff made in March 2009.

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afrol News, 26 June - The Sudanese government has unveiled the country's first biofuel plant, joining other African countries like Egypt in the fight against global warming.

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» 10.12.2008 - African urban ecology under-studied
» 25.10.2008 - New coral reef discovered in Seychelles
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» 13.10.2008 - Green Sahara more common than thought
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» 05.08.2008 - African drought linked to warmer Indian Ocean
» 02.08.2008 - "African elephants extinct by 2020"
» 20.06.2008 - Tanzania vulture deaths may cause epidemic risks
» 16.07.2007 - Lake Victorious: weevils defeat water hyacinths
» 23.03.2007 - Malawi to roll out 'fertiliser trees' project
» 28.02.2007 - New study counters bid to commercialise ivory
» 22.02.2007 - "Mystery bird" found in Senegal park
» 08.12.2006 - Ebola outbreak killed 5000 gorillas
» 23.11.2006 - India gives West Africa US$ 250m to develop biofuels
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» 10.11.2006 - Early hominids eradicated African competitor
» 06.11.2006 - Global fisheries collapse to hit Africa first
» 23.05.2006 - Satellites reveal marine turtles' migrations
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» 28.02.2006 - Three new lemur species identified in Madagascar
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» 10.02.2005 - French-Chadian funded scientists reveal origin of hippos
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» 03.12.2004 - Overfishing behind Ghana's wildlife decline
» 19.10.2004 - Amphibian extinction wave reaches Africa
» 05.10.2004 - First-ever rhino artificially inseminated
» 07.06.2004 - Endangered Moroccan bird satellite tagged
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