A fund of $100m has been launched by the Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (AESA) to help African researchers concentrate on research projects that directly address the needs of people living on the continent. AESA, which was created by the African Academy of Sciences which is based in Nairobi, Kenya, has created …
In the absence of meaningful measurement techniques, how do African countries back their commitment to reducing carbon dioxide emission in their quest to reduce the effects of climate change? The answer is obvious: It is difficult. This is the reason some countries in Africa, with the help of international organisations are setting up of projects …
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Mosquitoes that carry the dengue and chikungunya viruses are more widespread than ever, believe scientists mapping the global spread of the insects. There are no treatments or vaccines for these diseases, so knowing where the mosquitoes that transmit them occur and thrive can help focus research and public health resources, the scientists say. A study, …
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“We need to debunk the myth that Africa cannot be a source of health innovation,” says Kelly Chibale, Director of the Drug Discovery and Development Centre at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He believes there should be more African-led drug research so that the continent is not just seen as a place where …
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A technology that relies on trained African giant pouched rats — named HeroRATS — to sniff out tuberculosis (TB) and diagnose the disease faster than conventional diagnostic methods is helping save lives in Mozambique and Tanzania. Mozambique and Tanzania are among 22 high-burden nations suffering from TB, with 58,270 and 63,151 new cases of the …
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Be part of the larger community supporting the promotion of Open Science in Africa by being one of the signatories to the Dakar Declaration on Promotion of Open Science in Africa. The Dakar Declaration on promotion of Open Science in Africa was prepared for and signed by participants to the Sci-GaIA workshop on Promotion of …
A new study indicates that most Tanzanian researchers have access to online journals, which indicates a positive trend in easing research. Tanzania Education and Research Network (TERNET)’s e-readiness survey of academic and research institutions conducted between November and December 2014 with funding from International Network for the Availability of scientific Publications (INASP) indicates that higher …
More NREN involvement needed in public service delivery using e-infrastructures – EU Research and Education Networks are key actors in transforming developing economies into knowledge societies, spearheading technological and service innovation. They therefore deserve high political visibility towards governments, regulators and academia. These were the words of Anni Hellman, Deputy Head of e-Infrastructures Unit, DG …
Pan-African research and education network to be realized soon “We are convinced that working together, the dream of a pan-African research and education network will be fulfilled soon, through the junction of the UbuntuNet Alliance, West and Central Africa Research and Education Network (WACREN) and Arab States Network (ASREN) in North Africa,” Said Dr Boubakar …
Lifetime benefits to be gained from East Africa’s Collaborative Climate Change Initiative The Sub-Saharan Africa, like the rest of the world, has not been spared from the effects of climate change. Recent UN data indicates that, if not much investment is made in mitigating climate change, the region is likely to experience reduced crop yields …
