The 19 member countries of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa have come up with a raft of resolutions to boost science and technology, including the creation of a central fund to promote the sector.
At a summit held in Swaziland from 31 August to 1 September, under the theme "Harnessing Science and Technology for Development", heads of Comesa governments resolved that each nation should dedicate at least 1% of Gross Domestic Product to research and development, in line with the target set within the framework of the African Union.
Comesa countries have a population of 430 million people and cover a geographical area of 12 million square kilometers. They are Burundi, Comores, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
University World News - AFRICA: Nineteen countries pledge to promote science
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