December 22, 2023
Africa: Mentorship Key to Building Africa's Research Capacity
This article was supported by the O.R. Tambo Africa Research Chairs Initiative. Read more »
South Africa: Breakthrough Raspberry TB Meds Available for Children
A new child-friendly formulation of rifapentine, approved for TB prevention in children, promises easier access and improved treatment outcomes. Read more »
November 27, 2023
Africa: Inclusive Policies Could Close Africa's Stem Gender Gap
This article was supported by IDRC. Read more »
November 03, 2023
Africa: Tambo Partnerships 'Can Transform Research in Africa'
This article was supported by the O.R. Tambo Africa Research Chairs Initiative. Read more »
November 16, 2023
Africa: AI a 'Potent Remedy' for Africa's Health Challenges
Artificial Intelligence (AI) could emerge as a potent remedy for long-standing challenges in Africa's health care sector if innovators, researchers and policymakers collaborated… Read more »
August 30, 2023
Africa: 'Culture of Secrecy' Thwarting Data Sharing in Africa
The absence of a culture for sharing scientific data in many African countries is costing the continent numerous opportunities for accelerating its development, scientists warn. Read more »
July 27, 2023
Africa: Africa's Research Equality Charter to 'Bridge Divide'
More than 90 universities and science institutions in Africa have endorsed a charter to redress the power imbalance in global knowledge and research production and close the gap… Read more »
May 30, 2023
Africa: AI Crop Predictor Aids Africa's Crisis Planning
An Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool is using satellite remote sensing and machine learning to predict agricultural yields of key crops across Africa, to help mitigate the harms of… Read more »
April 14, 2023
Africa: Long-Term Funding Needed to Nurture African Science
Accelerating investment in science will equip Africa to address challenges faced by local communities and prevent an exodus of talent from the continent, says Thomas Kariuki,… Read more »
February 22, 2023
South Africa: South Africa's R&D Spending Declined During Covid-19
South Africa's overall research and development (R&D) spending dropped by 7.6 per cent in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, but R&D expenditure in the government… Read more »
February 21, 2023
Africa: Agriculture Innovators Share Prize to Aid Food Security
Three tech innovators are to share a US$1.5 million prize to scale up their innovations and enable smallholder farmers to boost productivity, resilience and incomes amid a historic… Read more »
January 25, 2023
Africa: AI Tool '98% Correct' to Predict Mosquitoes' Age
Using machine learning techniques to predict the age of mosquitoes from different populations could reduce turnaround time for malaria research and improve surveillance programmes,… Read more »
October 12, 2022
Africa: 'Brain Drain' Hits Africa's Tech Developers
Africa must nurture and incentivise tech developers to halt their migration, writes Oladeinde Olawoyin. Read more »
June 29, 2022
Uganda: Coconut Water Aids Artificial Insemination of Pigs
Using nutrient-rich coconut water to artificially inseminate female pigs could improve breeding and meat quality, a project carried out in Uganda has found. Read more »
April 28, 2022
Africa: Is Insect Porridge the Answer to Malnutrition in Africa?
Low-nutrient African porridge could be fortified with amaranth and cricket to make it micronutrient-rich to tackle malnutrition in infants, a study suggests. Read more »