Category Archives: Chad
How the Arab World Uses Facebook and Twitter
Social media has been often touted for the role it played in the popular uprisings that have spread across the Arab world since December 2010. Despite the buzz, you may be surprised that only 0.26% of the Egyptian population, 0.1% of the Tunisian population and 0.04% of the Syrian population are active on Twitter. Of […]
Africa’s ancient water reservoirs mapped
Scientists have for the first time mapped the distribution and scale of the vast amounts of water sitting under the Sahara and other parts of Africa. They say the waters are contained in ancient aquifers that were last filled 5000 years ago. Researchers say these groundwater sources could provide enough for the whole of Africa, […]
