The country plans on sending an astronaut to space by 2030. Read more »
The Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, has said the government was putting structures in place to ensure that an astronaut goes to space by 2030. Read more »
Some of Africa's top scientists and policymakers have gathered in Dakar for a landmark forum they hope will start transforming African science, unleashing hidden potential for ... Read more »
With assistance from The Odyssey Educational Foundation, the programme aims at encouraging more children to consider pursuing in science and technology careers. Read more »
"Africa has shown an incredible ability to leapfrog older forms of technology in favor of adopting the latest," writes Njideka Harry, President & CEO, Youth for Technology ... Read more »
Every week more than 5000 adolescent girls and young women acquire HIV. And the vast majority of them live in southern Africa, write Deborah Baron and Sinead ... Read more »
Studies have shown that many people who live where malaria is present - up to 60 percent of some sample populations - actually carry the parasite without showing symptoms.To get ... Read more »
The 200-million-year-old Highland Giant has been discovered between the border of Lesotho and South Africa. Read more »
New research, by the same scientists who proved that dung beetles use the Milky Way to navigate, now shows that the insect's brain is a lot more flexible than initially thought. Read more »
The Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa, based in Nairobi, looks to bring the centre of gravity for health research funding decision-making to Africa, writes ... Read more »
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