African Scientists Are Punching Above Their Weight

The range of research being undertaken is remarkable in view of the size of Africa's overall contribution: from galaxies to viruses; agriculture to malaria; and drought to oceanography, writes John Butler-Adam for The Conversation Africa.

African scientists are making strides.

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