A study has suggested that strategies be developed to exploit the knowledge of Benin's traditional healers regarding the treatment of malaria with medicinal plants. Read more »
The United Nations says women and girls will fall behind in scientific and technological fields if countries do not address discrimination. Read more »
The Regional Initiative in Science and Education aims to train a new generation of academics and professionals across the continent through a series of international educational ... Read more »
Governments need to get serious about reducing greenhouse gases emissions and find the financing to help poorer countries adapt, according to activists at the Doha climate change ... Read more »
A professor in Cape Town has received a U.S.$100 000 grant to pursue research into the most effective contraception for women at risk of HIV infection. Read more »
A programme that assists women in honing their scientific and leadership skills has received renewed financial support from funders. Read more »
While Africa's burgeoning economic growth may be able to sustain science through domestic funding, the shortage of scientists and research capacity threatens this very growth, an ... Read more »
An African network will undertake nine research projects focusing on the study of genomics and the environmental causes of disease like diabetes and tuberculosis in 22 countries. Read more »
Co-hosting the world largest radio telescope has given Africa a platform to prove to the world that the continent has what it takes to deliver cutting-edge science, an expert says. Read more »
The scientific identification of the new species, deep in central Congo's Lomami forest basin, is the first of its kind in 28 years and has caused waves in an age where much of the ... Read more »
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