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ViewAfrican Academy of Science appoints new executive director

Former Unesco science policy head Peggy Oti-Boateng tasked with steering troubled academy

ViewAfrica news roundup: 4-10 November

Rice observatory for West Africa, ocean science award and more

ViewAfrica news roundup: 21 October to 3 November

Space weather, EU-Africa university meeting and new council chair at UJ

ViewUS-funded group suggests ‘single market’ for African research data

Data corridor would circumvent data-sharing challenges such as complex privacy laws

ViewAfrica news roundup: 21-27 October

R1bn raised for missing middle, Nigerian biochemist praised for courage and more...

ViewiThemba Labs re-advertises controversial director post

National Research Foundation hopes second advert will attract candidates who missed out first time round

ViewFunding unveiled for climate adaptation and contraceptives

Gates-funded projects will be managed by the Science for Africa Foundation

ViewAfrican push for homegrown funding targets health

“We used to talk about it, but now it’s happening,” says Auda-Nepad’s Aggrey Ambali

ViewAfrica news roundup: 14-20 October

This week: astronomy awards open and the African CDC director is stopped at Frankfurt airport

ViewPlatform for open science seeks hosts and council members

Initiative aims to position Africa at the forefront of data-intensive open science

ViewGhana launches OR Tambo entrepreneurship chair

Nathaniel Boso tasked with advancing research in technology entrepreneurship and youth employability

ViewAfrica news roundup: 7-13 October

South Africa launches biosecurity hub, administrator appointed for MUT and more

ViewAfrican scheme to train social science and humanities leaders

Fellowships funded through new foundation will offer up to US$65,000 over two years

ViewAfrican nations join forces to halt Uganda’s Ebola outbreak

Region to step up disease surveillance, information sharing and training

ViewAfrica news roundup: 30 September to 6 October

UCT vice-chancellor returns from sabbatical and two new partnerships between Europe and South Africa

ViewResearch fairness tool needs donations to survive

Initiative that promotes equitable partnerships says it cannot pay staff from 2023

ViewResearch collaboration within Africa: growing but still weak

Co-publishing between African nations grew thirteen-fold between 2002 and 2019

ViewAfrica news roundup: 23-29 September

Thabo Mbeki slammed for fresh Aids denialism and UJ names next vice-chancellor

ViewStill no firm dates for delayed African health grants

Researchers in limbo as millions in grants promised by UK-based funders delayed over 18 months

ViewWhere next for the African Medicines Agency?

African Union special AMA envoy Michel Sidibé outlines his hopes and concerns

ViewQ&A: Tawana Kupe on new partnership with Nairobi

African research universities can leverage each other’s strengths to tackle challenges, says Pretoria vice-chancellor

ViewAfrica news roundup: 16-22 September

Ebola in Uganda, US vice-president lauds South African science and Stellenbosch seeks postdocs

View$200m scholarship fund for medical studies in Rwanda

Paul E. Farmer scholarships will support 3,000 students from around the world over 25 years

ViewAfrica news roundup: 9-15 September

Pandemic fund unveiled, NIH backs chronic diseases and a neurodiversity centre in Soweto

ViewWorld ‘in trouble’ after pandemic boom in TB cases, deaths

Bold solutions needed to regain upper hand against old foe, conference hears

ViewNzimande: Africa needs to pay for its own research

South African science minister slams dearth of in-country science support

ViewAfrica news roundup: 2-8 September

HSRC slams ‘fake news’, a vaccine deal, a new head for DNDi and more...

ViewAfrican ministers back science and education fund

Government representatives welcome novel mechanism but do not commit funding

ViewSouth African radio astronomy body names new leader

Promotion for Pontsho Maruping, current head of operations and business processes

ViewAfrica news roundup: 26 August to 1 September

Queen of research crowned, Fogarty’s African authorship grows and NRF to unveil 2022 award winners