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When African Environment Ministers meet in Nairobi this Thursday and Friday to iron out a common position for negotiations for a post-2012 global climate agreement in Copenhagen, Denmark later this year, the fate of millions of Africa’s poor farmers is in danger of being left off their agenda.

A South African study testing a vaginal microbicide with an antiretroviral (ARV) drug called tenofovir among women most at risk of acquiring HIV through sexual intercourse has found its use before and after sex was significantly more protective against HIV infection than a placebo gel.

MEN who have sex with men and the youth have been identified as key groups to tackle in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

African parliamentarians have supported calls by the former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan for action to achieve African Green Revolution at an ongoing forum in Accra, Ghana.

Southern Africa remains the area most heavily affected by the epidemic while indications are that HIV prevalence in East Africa has stabilized and in some settings may be declining.

A new report on electronic waste by the UN Environment Programme, UNEP, warns that an e-waste flows from PCs alone could increase from four- to eight-fold by 2020  in Senegal and Uganda. This is against a background of highlights that show over 1 billion mobile phones were sold in 2007, up from 896 million in 2006.