Africa News

ViewSouth Africa hoists first SKA dish into place

“Significant moment” for project as huge radio telescope begins to take shape

ViewWorld science academy hosts diplomacy talks

Trieste meeting pairs up researchers from developing countries with government officials

ViewSouth Africa backs Russian proposal for Brics space council

Details are sparse, but council would build on existing cross-border space collaborations

ViewHealth conference moved from Canada to Bali over visa concerns

Organisers list “severe” delays, onerous processes and high costs of visas as reasons for decision

ViewAfrica’s ‘outdated’ mental health policies in line for reform

Africa CDC and Wellcome Trust launch programme to train leaders in evidence-based psychiatry

ViewNetworking ‘pre-grants’ could make partnerships more equal

Global integrity conference hears calls for more support in design phase of international collaborations

ViewAfrica urged to focus on ‘real-world use’ in science policy

“Innovation should be placed at the beginning,” says UK-based professor

ViewKenya’s president renews US medical research partnership

William Ruto highlights need to address emerging public health threats during state visit

View‘Emergency’ R&D funds released as Mpox surges in Congo

Europe-funded clinical trials partnership offers grants worth €5 million, with a two-week deadline

View‘Solid ground’ for future of Africa-Europe science partnership

Outgoing EU head of international research cooperation outlines “exciting and challenging times”

ViewSouth Africa adds expert to global ocean research programme

Metabolism maps will boost ocean governance and stewardship, says CSIR researcher

ViewUK Biobank gives hard-up researchers free access to data

Donor-funded scheme aims to redress geographic imbalance in usage of huge biomedical resource

ViewFogarty International Centre welcomes first female director

Infectious disease and vaccine policy expert Kathleen Neuzil to start in May

ViewExternal climate science solutions ‘not always best for Africa’

Investment is needed to build continent’s own capacity to predict weather, scientists say

ViewTaylor & Francis unveils open-access deal for southern Africa

Humanities and social science publisher “repurposes” read-only fees to pay for open access

ViewEU launches joint innovation dashboard with African Union

RI Days: Dashboard will display innovation projects contributing to AU-EU joint strategy

ViewMali secures more than €100m to combat TB and Aids

Global Fund money will bolster West African nation’s health systems and fund treatment

ViewBig risks, rewards ‘should spur US global health R&D spend’

Neglected and emerging disease investments result in big economic returns for US economy, analysis finds

ViewUK gives £25m to African physics research

Two funding programmes will support research networks across Africa and the UK

ViewInternational Vaccine Institute to open office in Kenya

Office will support local vaccine manufacturing

ViewDrug discovery in Africa receives ‘major’ funding boost

Philanthropic grant creates network to help discover new treatments for prevalent diseases on continent

ViewFirst MeerKAT extension dish added to Karoo telescope

Fourteen dishes will boost sensitivity of South Africa’s SKA precursor by 50 per cent

ViewGoogle signs ‘landmark’ African digitalisation agreement

Partnership aims to strengthen tech startups, computer literacy and cybersecurity

ViewAfrica-Europe health pact boosted by €6m deal

Investment aims to spur genomic surveillance and strengthen public health laboratories in African Union

View‘Stalemate’ threatens global pandemic treaty as deadline nears

Former world leaders warn that negotiations have stalled amid competing global crises

ViewUK and South Africa unveil disease-tracking partnership

Collaboration sets out to broaden reach of genomic surveillance to detect epidemics

ViewUK earmarks R1bn for joint R&D projects with South Africa

Non-communicable diseases, climate change and research careers among priorities of science partnerships

ViewGates Foundation unveils record $8.6bn budget for 2024

Investment increase aims to offset global drop in development aid, foundation says

ViewQ&A: A novel way to boost innovation in southern Africa

Rebecca Hanlin describes how brainstorming event charted path for new innovation fund

ViewSouth Africa’s NRF to scrutinise wellbeing of youth in Global South

Twelve-country study will survey toll of unemployment, poverty, climate change and poor education