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June 11
Africa: 2024 Annual Meetings - African Scientific Community Validates Project for African Renaissance Institute for Science and Technology
As part of its 2024 Annual Meetings, the African Development Bank held a high-level session with a broad range of representatives from the African scientific community, to discuss… Read more »
January 24
Africa: Investing in Innovative Research to Enhance Financial Inclusion and Increase Economic Empowerment
Like many women across Africa, Judith Laokwali, who lives in northern Nigeria's Kano State, runs her own small tailoring business for customers in her community. However, the… Read more »
July 18, 2022
Africa: African Economic Conference Invites Researchers to Submit Papers for 2022 Edition
The organizers of the African Economic Conference have issued a call for research and policy papers that focus on the event's theme: Supporting Climate-Smart Development in Africa. Read more »
July 29, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank Supports Development of Satellite Observations for African Early Warning Systems
The recently released Hydromet Gap Report highlighted weaknesses in Africa's weather and climate observation systems that contribute to a lack of climate data and inadequate early… Read more »
February 11, 2021
Africa: African Women in Science Are Making Waves
To mark International Day for Women and Girls in Science, we asked contributors to the recently released Sanitation and Wastewater Atlas for Africa about the science that went into… Read more »
July 23, 2020
Angola: African Development Bank Commits $1.04 Million Towards Two Covid-19 Research Projects in Angola
Funds from the African Development Bank's ongoing Science and Technology Development Project have been committed towards two research projects to mitigate the novel coronavirus… Read more »
May 03, 2020
Africa: TAAT's Transformational Footprint in Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe & Sudan
Agriculture is a key source of livelihood for millions of Africans. However, the sector is yet to prove its mettle in a region that is blessed with the highest area of arable… Read more »
March 30, 2020
Sudan: TAAT: Wheat Farmers in Sudan Record Increased Yields After Adoption of Proven Technologies
Sudanese wheat farmers are in a joyous mood. Read more »
September 28, 2019
Burkina Faso: TAAT Deploys Climate Smart Technologies to Boost Sorghum Production in the Sahel
Sorghum is the fifth most produced grain globally. Read more »
Benin: TAAT Excites Beninese Farmers with Pro Vitamin A Cassava Varieties
A staple to about 350 million people in sub Saharan Africa, cassava, had been declared in 2003 by African Heads of State as a poverty fighter. However, the crop is yet to prove its… Read more »
April 26, 2020
Africa: Dr Akinwumi a Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group - World Intellectual Property Day, 26 April 2020
I am delighted to join the international community as we celebrate World Intellectual Property Day 2020 under the theme "Innovate for a Green Future." Read more »
July 15, 2019
Africa: African Development Bank, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Next Einstein Initiative sign MOU to strengthen capacity in mathematics and science across the continent
The African Development Bank and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Next Einstein Initiative (AIMS-NEI), signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Monday to strengthen… Read more »
May 23, 2018
Africa: The African Development Bank and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences to Explore Partnerships for Scaling up Investments in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
The African Development Bank signed a Letter of Intent with the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences aimed at finding opportunities for potential partnership between the two… Read more »
February 23, 2018
Africa: Tackling Brain Drain Through "Brain Circulation"
During a meeting organized by the African Development Bank in Cairo, Egypt, 11 February 2018 organized on the theme, "improving partnerships in higher education, research and… Read more »
February 16, 2018
Africa: Strengthening Regional Collaboration On STI, Education & Research Networks in Africa
Scientific Research and Technology are expected to play a huge role in development and industrialization in the coming years. They are strategic to Africa's industrialization and… Read more »
October 13, 2016
Africa: Adea and Jica Support Quality Science and Mathematics Education in Africa
"Probing and thinking critically is what will make Africa a continent of the 21st century... inculcating skills at an early age is the key, says Shem Bodo, Senior Programs Officer… Read more »
June 16, 2016
Africa: Investing in Science and Research Has Massive Benefits for Africa's Economy
Africa needs to make greater investments in science and technology to become more efficient and competitive in agriculture, says the African Development Bank (AfDB). Read more »
February 11, 2016
Africa: Participation of Women and Girls in Science Crucial for Africa's Development
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science, February 11, presents an opportunity to look at the intersection of two important issues - gender and science - and their… Read more »
December 08, 2015
Gabon: Gabonese Prime Minister Opens 11th Annual African Symposium for Statistical Development in Libreville
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Gabon, Daniel Ona Ondo officially opened the 11th African Symposium on Statistical Development (ASSD) organized by the African Development… Read more »
November 19, 2015
Africa: Renewable Energy Could Be "Game Changer" in Africa
Members of the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) gave their full support this week to helping Africa achieve its target of 300GW of power from renewable energy by 2030,… Read more »
October 15, 2014
Africa: Ministerial Forum On Science, Technology and Innovation in Africa - New Ideas and Formulas for Tangible Projects to Promote Green Growth
The Second Ministerial Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) in Africa formally opened at the Hassan II Academy of Science and Technology in Rabat, Morocco, on… Read more »
January 18, 2013
Africa: Kenyan University Celebrates Graduation of a New Pool of Science and Technology Students
On December 7, 2012, in a speech to the graduating class of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki thanked the African Development Bank… Read more »
January 04, 2013
Africa: AfDB and Malawi Government Launch the UA 29.45 Million Higher Education, Science and Technology Project
The African Development Bank and the Government of Malawi officially launched the UA 29.45 million Malawi Higher Education, Science and Technology (HEST) Project in Ntchisi,… Read more »
May 23, 2012
Africa: AfDB to Hold Follow-Up Workshop After 1st Africa Forum On STI
The African Development Bank is organizing a workshop on 23 May to follow up from the recommendations of the Science, Technology and Innovation in Action parallel session on… Read more »
March 13, 2012
Africa: AfDB Organises the First Africa Forum on STI, for Youth Employment
The African Development Bank (AfDB), African Union (AU), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural… Read more »
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