Africa News

ViewRegional development bank supports African Covid-19 response

US$500,000 donation signals African countries ‘acting as one’, says bank chief

ViewOpen-access fees creating ‘a crisis’ for African research

High publishing charges keep continent’s scholars out of top journals, academics argue

ViewAfrica to launch continental Covid-19 travel pass

New electronic hub to help intra-African travellers negotiate restrictions

ViewCritics attack Kenyan plan for elite universities

Confusion over committee charged with preparing policy, but chairman confirms its existence

View‘Stark gender differences’ revealed by coronavirus dashboard

But much sex-disaggregated Covid-19 data remains missing for many countries

ViewInternational collaboration could help scientists avoid misconduct, study suggests

All-Africa studies retracted more often for plagiarism and data errors

View‘We need courage to rebuild our universities’

Pandemic shakes up idea of learning as set in space and time, webinar hears

ViewAfricans, women underrepresented in HIV ‘cure’ research cohorts

Focus on Global North populations could limit usefulness for majority living with HIV

ViewTuberculosis R&D could boost Covid-19 response

Similarities between diseases could lead to ‘positive synergy’, says advocacy group

ViewAfrican Covid-19 science ‘should focus on testing and partnerships’

US health expert says pandemic could help African scientists demonstrate value of science to governments

ViewVolatile spending hinders agriculture R&D in Africa

Fluctuations impede researchers’ ability to plan and budget, says report

ViewKenya leads dominant ‘African five’ in economics research

‘Peaceful’ Anglophone countries popular with tourists are over-represented in articles

ViewSolving world challenges requires African science, Africa-Europe meeting told

Europe should 'do more' to support sustainable science in Africa

View‘Women are more likely to get into the mud’

Female scientists sacrificed own work to help Covid-19 testing, webinar hears

ViewUS health institute sets up centres to battle novel viruses

Centres of excellence will research emerging pathogens in Africa and elsewhere

ViewSouth Africa’s NRF seeks new chief executive

Molapho Qhobela’s five-year term will not be renewed

ViewPredatory journals take a bite out of Nigerian education research

More than a third of papers published in eight years appeared in unscrupulous publications

ViewPandemic is taking a toll on women scientists in Africa

Crisis has reduced publications by women in South Africa

ViewAfrica is ‘coping’ with pandemic, says AU science commissioner

Continent’s disease control savvy highlighted by scientists’ panel

ViewCovid-19 could level the playing field for young African researchers

Universities urged to reduce postgraduates’ isolation by riding the digital wave

ViewSecond phase of African granting council support initiative launched

Programme will encompass ethics, open science and online grants management

ViewAfrican inventors selected for final round of engineering prize

Off-grid power project and facial recognition tech among finalists in Royal Academy of Engineering competition

ViewMakgoba: ‘Science is in denial about its inherent racism’

Meaningful change should start in the Western world, argues SA health ombudsman

ViewKenyan primate lab first in Africa to bag good grants practice certification

Audit ‘identified areas of weakness’ and helped lab improve

ViewEthiopia enters the Shanghai university rankings

Addis Ababa University is the country’s first institution to enter the list

ViewAfrican open-source lab software project struggles to find funding

Baobab LIMS hoped for support from South Africa after its European grant ran out

ViewHead of African Academy of Sciences suspended

Acting executive director to replace Nelson Torto

ViewCovid-19: A ‘clarion call’ for Africa to invest in science

Continental policy heavyweights emphasise role of science and innovation in fighting pandemic

ViewUK funds coronavirus antibody study in Kenya

Survey will track viral exposure in blood donors, pregnant women and healthcare workers

ViewKenyan plant parasitologist bags Royal Society prize

Accolade comprises a medal, £15,000 research grant and £2,000 gift