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Pharma and Gates shoulder fight against malaria and neglected tropical diseases

Body will promote African technology and broker alliances with foreign pharmaceutical companies

Interim council was created in 2013 but is not yet fully functional

Science minister outlines ambition at R&D collaboration network's Portugal summit
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First five winners of SA-Ireland tech challenge tour focus on climate and medical technology

Centenary campaign benefits from network launched last month

Cape Town statement to be more than just an honour code, participants say

Varsities in South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda will share funding from toy giant Lego

Project first of its kind in Francophone Africa, organisers say

The aim is to address underrepresentation of continent in research integrity programmes

Three-year project to develop catalysts for aviation industry

Agency “committed” responses will feed into future funding practices and policies

Stephen Gordon’s decision “not related” to last year’s suspension and bullying investigation

Refreshed approach highlights women and girls, climate change and global health as key issues

The aim of SA-Tied is to move from diagnosis to solutions for economic challenges

Project will develop guidelines for newborn and child health in Nigeria, Malawi, and South Africa

Floating microbiology lab will study Africa’s west coast under local direction

Partnerships with Belgian region will focus on sustainable development and data science

Pilot project is intended to help African universities commercialise their intellectual property

Audit reveals foreign office chopped extra £90 million from business department’s ODA budget in 2021

Under-representation of women from low-income countries “a call to the barricades”, report says

But South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria punch above their weight in Africa, study finds

Virtual initiative “important milestone” for cooperation, says South African minister

Hub will invest “significantly” to expend continent’s science networks

Open letter urges country’s scientists to align with “worldwide” opposition to invasion

Actions propose targeting ‘optimal’ rather than ‘large’ scale-up

Foreign office chief scientific adviser outlines R&D spending across government under upcoming international development strategy

Evaluation criteria for research partnerships should include lead authorship by LMIC colleagues, event hears

Team films wreck of the Endurance in Weddell Sea

Project will map researchers’ opinions and perceptions, and suggest ways to improve the culture

South African pharma company announces partnership with development banks

Standardised data needs to be “accessible to all”

Leaders from two continents promise to “step up” support for closer scientific ties

Most African stakeholders are unaware of funding available through research and innovation partnerships, report says

Summit an opportunity to “reset” relationship, researchers hear

“We can’t do it by importing people” says observatory head Phil Diamond

Cape Bio Pharms to scale up inhalant that blocks SARS-CoV-2 infection