Research

Africa CDC Launches New Malaria Research Drive as Southern Africa Grapples With Rising Outbreaks

Africa CDC Launches New Malaria Research Drive as Southern Africa Grapples With Rising Outbreaks

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CD...


Africa

Ethiopia Wins Bid to Host COP32 Climate Summit in 2027

Ethiopia Wins Bid to Host COP32 Climate Summit in 2027

Ethiopia has officially been confirmed to host the 32nd United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP32) i...


AAS and ERC Forge Landmark Partnership to Propel African Scientists onto Global Innovation Stage

AAS and ERC Forge Landmark Partnership to Propel African Scientists onto Global Innovation Stage

A new strategic partnership between the African Academy of Scien...


Africa Launches Five-Year Brain Health Action Plan to Drive Innovation and Economic Growth

Africa Launches Five-Year Brain Health Action Plan to Drive Innovation and Economic Growth

A groundbreaking five-year Brain Health Action Plan for Africa has bee...


Higher education

JKUAT Named Africa’s Regional Hub for Food Value Chain Research in Landmark Japan Partnership

JKUAT Named Africa’s Regional Hub for Food Value Chain Research in Landmark Japan Partnership

The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT...


Funding

Kenya Secures $73.3 Million Boost to Modernize Public Universities and Expand STEM Innovation

Kenya Secures $73.3 Million Boost to Modernize Public Universities and Expand STEM Innovation

Kenya’s higher education sector is poised for a major overhau...


South Africa’s NRF Backs 10 African-Led Projects to Drive Global Climate Resilience Research

South Africa’s NRF Backs 10 African-Led Projects to Drive Global Climate Resilience Research

The National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa has announc...


Uganda’s MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Unit Secures Major Roche Grant to Power Africa’s Genomics Revolution

Uganda’s MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Unit Secures Major Roche Grant to Power Africa’s Genomics Revolution

The Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute a...


People

Dr. Edwine Barasa Appointed First African Executive Director of Kemri–Wellcome Research Programme

Dr. Edwine Barasa Appointed First African Executive Director of Kemri–Wellcome Research Programme

In a landmark move signalling a new era for African-led scien...


African Universities Strengthen Global Presence in Times Higher Education 2026 Rankings

African Universities Strengthen Global Presence in Times Higher Education 2026 Rankings

African universities have maintained their presence on the global ac...


Kenyan Scientist Wins Africa Food Prize for Elevating Indigenous Vegetables to Global Stage

Kenyan Scientist Wins Africa Food Prize for Elevating Indigenous Vegetables to Global Stage

Kenyan horticulturist Professor Mary Abukutsa has been awarded the 20...


Africa Moves to Harness AI for Brain Health in Landmark Global Collaboration

Africa Moves to Harness AI for Brain Health in Landmark Global Collaboration

Africa is positioning itself at the forefront of artificial intelligence–drive...


New Microgrant Initiative Aims to Close Africa’s Cancer Research Funding Gap

New Microgrant Initiative Aims to Close Africa’s Cancer Research Funding Gap

In a move aimed at strengthening Africa’s response to rising cancer rates, t...


African Research Councils to Launch Continental Alliance in 2026

African Research Councils to Launch Continental Alliance in 2026

Africa’s research funding landscape is set for a major transformation with the planned lau...


South Africa and Switzerland Expand Research and Innovation Ties with New Three-Year Programme

South Africa and Switzerland Expand Research and Innovation Ties with New Three-Year Programme

South Africa has deepened its longstanding research relationship w...


Ghana Commits $50 Million to Vaccine Manufacturing, Targets Health Sovereignty and Regional Exports

Ghana Commits $50 Million to Vaccine Manufacturing, Targets Health Sovereignty and Regional Exports

Ghana has announced a $50 million investment to accelerate va...


DRC to Lead Africa’s First Large-Scale Mpox Vaccine Study with $10.4M CEPI Support

DRC to Lead Africa’s First Large-Scale Mpox Vaccine Study with $10.4M CEPI Support

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is preparing to launch Africa&rsq...


Morocco’s UM6P Opens First U.S. Hub to Link African and American Innovation

Morocco’s UM6P Opens First U.S. Hub to Link African and American Innovation

University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P), Morocco’s leading science and inno...


Afreximbank Launches Digital Hub to Commercialize African Research and Innovation

Afreximbank Launches Digital Hub to Commercialize African Research and Innovation

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has unveiled a continent-wide digi...


Global Health Research at Risk as U.S. Funding Cuts Loom, Study Warns

Global Health Research at Risk as U.S. Funding Cuts Loom, Study Warns

A landmark study published in Nature Medicine has raised alarm over a growing disconnect be...


Burkina Faso Shuts Down Gates-Backed GM Mosquito Project, Citing Biosafety and Sovereignty Concerns

Burkina Faso Shuts Down Gates-Backed GM Mosquito Project, Citing Biosafety and Sovereignty Concerns

Burkina Faso has officially terminated a decade-long genetica...


Kenya Makes History as First African Host of Global Forestry Congress in 2029

Kenya Makes History as First African Host of Global Forestry Congress in 2029

Kenya has secured the bid to host the 27th World Congress of the International Unio...


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