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Investments pour into Sierra Leone mining

afrol News - A steadily growing number of foreign mining companies is entering Sierra Leone's gold and diamond sector. Only today, a minor Canadian gold and diamond mining company announced it has formed a subsidiary in Freetown.

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Stones instead of pcs to collect Sierra Leone health data

African Future - A new health data system has been introduced to rural parts of Sierra Leone, where lack of electricity and widespread illiteracy has prevented authorities and UN agencies from collecting reliable data about infant mortality and other health indicators. The method: Counting stones.

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Mangroves in the Casamance (Senegal)

Environment - Nature | Science - Education

The Mangroves
an undervalued ecosystem


afrol News - Historically classified "unhealthy wastelands" or "useless swamps" by development-eager authorities and businesses, the mangrove forests actually are one of the most fascinating resources in tropical Africa. The trees manage to live on the edge between flooding rivers, tidal waves intruding with salt water and the drylands, where they create new land and environs rich in fish, birds, wood and other resources. Finally, their value is being discovered.

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