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Covid-19 could exacerbate global education inequality, says UN report

But patchy data means continent-wide picture is unclear

Canadian funding for six projects will last three years

Most pandemic work on the continent is funded by and carried out with non-Africans
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Truth will always be disputed but informed debate is crucial, says Crain Soudien

Term extended at least four months after summit fails to find replacement

Paper outlines health and food security pressures early in pandemic

Critics say the US$30m cost should have been invested in African institutions

‘Vast amount’ of research not formally published

Body to ‘pool and coordinate’ research on indigenous knowledge systems

Partnership seeks €200m for five-year design and establishment phase

Fresh survey ‘a clarion call’ for lawmakers on the continent

Study shows most visiting PhDs return home

Barnabas Nawangwe elected chair of African Research Universities Alliance board

Emergence of more infectious virus variants sparks urgency

Young scientists will drive public engagement with science on the continent

The past year was a trial for African scientists, but 2021 could be worse

Climate change, food security and gender promise ‘highest return’ on R&D spend

But acceptance rates vary between countries

Continent’s genetic diversity makes it ideal place to test drugs

But the continent misses out on large awards

Partnership aims to create strategies to counter ‘infodemics’

Canada and Sweden fund projects to respond to ongoing pandemic and future disease outbreaks

‘Minute fraction’ of early Covid-19 research funding made it to Africa, says study

Travel could be stymied if continent left behind in Covid-19 immunisations

Study will evaluate treatments to stop mild disease turning into severe illness

One-stop shop to bridge gap between research and decision-making

Senegal and Nigeria represent the continent on new UN expert group

Five-year programme to target politics, businesses, and communities

Future partnerships must ‘promote new players’ says African Union official

Early vaccine acceptance data ‘very encouraging’ says Africa CDC chief

Geoffrey Kamadi praised for poetic depiction of river in trouble

Two regions lead the continent in research using sound to study animals

Connected universities will be able to undertake ‘more sustained’ vaccine work

African projects dominated the short list

Africa hosts few oncology trials despite rising clinical burden

Despite freebies and waivers, transformative publishing deals could entrench inequalities