April 23
Zimbabwe: Zim Archaeologist Gets U.S.$2,6m Grant
The Herald
Zimbabwean archaeologist Shadreck Chirikure, who is Edward Hall Professor of Archaeological Science at the University of Oxford, is among four outstanding research leaders awarded… Read more »
April 22
Africa: Sex Differences Don't Disappear As a Country's Equality Develops - Sometimes They Become Stronger [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The more gender equal a society is, the more similar men and women will be, adopting more similar interests, personality traits and behavioural patterns. Or so many people seem to… Read more »
April 21
Ethiopia: Capitalizing On Science, Technology for Economic Boom
Ethiopian Herald
It has so far been attested that scientific advances and technological change are increasingly becoming important drivers of recent economic performance and development and… Read more »
April 18
Mauritius: Mric's International Space Symposium Focuses On 'New Space for Mauritius'
Government of Mauritius
The First edition of the International Space Symposium, focusing on the theme 'New Space for Mauritius', was launched this morning, by the Minister of Information Technology,… Read more »
April 16
Tunisia: Tunisian AI Institute to Be Set Up Next Academic Year (Minister)
Tunis Afrique Presse
"The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research is working to set up Tunisia's first artificial intelligence (AI) institute at the University of Tunis, covering all… Read more »
April 12
Africa: Young, Black Woman Scientist Discovered Pivotal Leprosy Treatment in 1920s But Someone Took the Credit [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Hansen's disease, also called leprosy, is treatable today - and that's partly thanks to a curious tree and the work of a pioneering young scientist in the 1920s. Centuries prior to… Read more »
April 11
Nigeria: How Nigerian Scholar Invented Insect Control Technology for Farmers in Brazil
Vanguard
Nigerian scholar, Dr Abdulrazak Ibrahim, invented an insect control technology that is protecting farmers' crops in Brazil. Read more »
April 10
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone's Science Council Given New Lease of Life
SciDev.Net
A pan-African initiative supporting science granting councils has boosted Sierra Leone's National Science, Technology and Innovation Council, helping it gain international… Read more »
Uganda: Belgium Pledges Support for Uganda's Universities in Research and Innovation
Nile Post
The Government of Belgium has committed financial and technical assistance to support research, agriculture, innovation, and tourism initiatives in the country's public… Read more »
April 09
Africa: Flowers May Be More Ancient Than Dinosaurs - but Scientists Can't Agree On When They Evolved [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Flowers may look delicate - but flowering plants, what scientists call angiosperms, are one of the most successful evolutionary organisms on the planet. Including more than 350,000… Read more »
Africa: Fossilized Dinosaur Eggshells Can Preserve Amino Acids, the Building Blocks of Proteins, Over Millions of Years [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
As a scientist, lab work can sometimes get monotonous. But in 2017, while a Ph.D. student of paleobiology at the University of Bristol in the U.K., I heard a gleeful exclamation… Read more »
April 08
Africa: US Media Coverage of New Science Less Likely to Mention Researchers With African and East Asian Names [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
When one Chinese national recently petitioned the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to become a permanent resident, he thought his chances were pretty good. As an… Read more »
April 04
Africa: Penultimate Day of Newspace Africa Addresses African Space Programs
ANGOP
The penultimate day of the 11th edition of NewSpace Africa (African Space Conference 2024) has two panels dedicated to updating African space programs, the event's spokesperson,… Read more »
Africa: 'Become Activists for Science'
UCT
"What does the world need? The world needs us to be different kinds of scientists. We need to be activists for science, and we need to be scientific activists. We need to show that… Read more »
March 27
Angola: Mescti Calls for Youth to Bolster Cplp Scientific Cooperation
ANGOP
The secretary of State for the Ministry of Higher Education, Sciences, Technologies and Innovation (MESCTI), Alice de Ceita e Almeida has recommended the young generation from the… Read more »
March 23
Nigeria: Neuroscientist's Advice On How to Be Liked At Work
Daily Trust
In an article for the CNBC about how to build strong relationships with colleagues, Morgan Smith cited a Harvard-trained neuroscientist, Juliette Han, an adjunct professor at… Read more »