New! East African Newspapers TAGS: 20th century | 21st century | African Studies | Archives | databases | east africa | Ethiopia | Kenya | Newspapers | online resources | Uganda Following a successful trial earlier this semester at the request of staff from the Centre of African Studies I’m happy to let you know the Library now has access to …Continue reading →

On trial: East African Newspapers TAGS: 20th century | 21st century | Africa | Archives | databases | east africa | history | Newspapers | Politics | primary source *The Library now has permanent access to this resource. See New! East African Newspapers.* Thanks to a request from staff in HCA the Library currently has trial access to East …Continue reading →

New Strides, Old Stripes: Zebras and the tsetse fly TAGS: east africa | Edinburgh | genetics | genome | genomics | hagenbeck | james cossar ewart | sequencing | trypanosomiasis | tsetse | zebra It was announced last week that scientists have deciphered the genetic code of the tsetse fly, which offers hope of eradicating one of Africa’s most deadly diseases. The fly, which …Continue reading →