Gambian Marine Scholar Joins Global Research to Boost Sustainable Fishing
The Point
A young Gambian environmental expert has taken a significant step onto the global scientific stage, bringing local knowledge and international research together to tackle growing… Read more »
Musenero - Katebe Farm Transformation Showcases Power of Science and Innovation in Uganda's Dairy Sector
Independent (Kampala)
Minister of Science, Technology, and InnovationDr Monica Musenero Masanza has hailed the transformation taking place at Katebe Farm in Lyantonde District, saying the effort is a… Read more »
Ibanda University to Roll Out Full Science Programmes in Major Academic Expansion
Nile Post
Ibanda University in Ibanda District is set to introduce full-fledged science degree programmes as part of a strategic expansion aimed at strengthening its academic portfolio and… Read more »
Uganda to Launch Two New Satellites to Space - Museveni
Nile Post
President Museveni has announced that Uganda is set to launch two new satellites into space as part of efforts to strengthen security, environmental monitoring, and communications. Read more »
Government Asked to Boost Funding for Student Science Innovations
Nile Post
The government has been called upon to invest more resources in students developing innovations in science and technology, to help them grow their ideas and contribute to national… Read more »
Zamfara Bans Signing Out Carnivals
Leadership
Zamfara State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has banned carnivals for signing out and all related immoral practices in educational institutions in the state. Read more »
NIMR's 400,000-Sample Biobank Set to Transform Disease Research
Vanguard
The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, NIMR, has unveiled its biobank housing over 400,000 biological samples as a major breakthrough capable of transforming disease research… Read more »
South Africa's Meerkat Telescope Is Mapping Previously Invisible Spaces Between Galaxies - and It's Found 60 New Cosmic Structures [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Astronomers are uncovering previously hidden structures within some of the universe's largest objects, known as galaxy clusters. Using the powerful MeerKAT radio telescope in South… Read more »
Artemis II's Long Countdown - a Space Historian Explains Why It Has Taken Over 50 Years to Return to the Moon [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
While I was leading a tour of the National Air and Space Museum in January 2026, a visitor posed this insightful question: "Why has it taken so long to return to the Moon?" Read more »
National Research Excellence Awards Return As Namibia Urged to Boost Science Systems
Namibian
The National Research Excellence Awards returned on Saturday after a lengthy hiatus, bringing together Namibia's scientific community to honour researchers, innovators and emerging… Read more »
Farmers Urged to Adopt Research-Driven Technologies At Northern Uganda Agricultural Show
Nile Post
Farmers in Northern Uganda have been urged to embrace research-driven agricultural technologies as a pathway to increased productivity and improved household incomes. Read more »
Medical Lab Scientists Reject New Health Reform Bills, Say Passage Will Destabilise Healthcare System
This Day
The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) yesterday raised serious concerns over a controversial bill before the National Assembly, warning that its… Read more »
Moherst Hosts National Symposium On Open Science
The Point
The minister for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST), Professor Pierre Gomez has formally led the opening of the LIBSENSE Open Science Symposium in The… Read more »
Government Pushes Universities to Prioritize Practical Research and Innovation
Nile Post
The Ugandan government is urging higher education institutions to focus on practical, problem-solving research and innovation that drives economic transformation for a common… Read more »
Gold Fields' Relocation Project Adds to Scientific Insights Into Chinchillas
Daily Maverick
The need to move a colony of the wild rodents at a mine in Chile is resulting in scientific studies and a deeper understanding of the species. Read more »
