high tech africa: Timbuktu Chronicles: Atlantis Science Club

Friday, June 1, 2012

Timbuktu Chronicles: Atlantis Science Club

Timbuktu Chronicles: Atlantis Science Club: In Enugu Nigeria, Ugo Eze of Automobile Laboratories launches the Atlantis Science Club "where science and creativity meet "

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