Lake Kivu is one of the African Great Lakes. It lies on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. It covers a total surface area of some 2,700 sq km and its maximum depth of 485 m makes it the fifteenth deepest lake in the world.

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The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) is now offering an electronic membership option to new and renewing members who reside in countries where the three-year average of the per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is US$15,000 or less.

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Prof. Dr. Imre J. Rudas from Budapest Tech, Hungary, will give an IEEE-SMC distinguished lecture at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, on Monday, 27 September, 2010.

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Despite the availability of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) protocols for classifying and treating common causes of death, approximately 10 million children continue to die each year from preventable or treatable causes such as pneumonia, diarrhoea, malaria, measles, and malnutrition.

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The Grid, Vodacom’s mobile social network, was originally launched in South Africa in 2008. In 2009, The Grid launched into both Tanzania and Nigeria – both developing African countries with high volumes of mobile web traffic. With effect from today, people from all over the world can sign up and join the social network.

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Afridocsearch is yet another interesting directory for Africa. The founder, David Amakobe, is based in the US, but he grew up in Africa. Afridocsearch provides a voice for clients of healthcare providers. They verify, list and rate the services rendered by these providers.

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