Africa News

ViewAfrica news roundup: 19-25 May

This week: UCT council chair resigns, Japan pledges funds to health tech and more

ViewAfrica news roundup: 12-18 May

This week: a vaccine agreement, an ombud appointment and Cape Coast joins a research alliance

ViewAAS ex-director Torto hails Kenyan court win

Judge finds no evidence that Nelson Torto bypassed academy’s council to increase own salary

ViewAfrica news roundup: 5-11 May

This week: Wits starts to build sports complex, Nzimande suspends communications staff, and more

ViewGlobal hunger rose steeply in 2022, report finds

Economic shocks and Ukraine war fuelled rise in acutely food-insecure population

ViewAfrica news roundup: 28 April to 4 May

This week: a clinical trials retirement, a vice-chancellor’s death and a global sustainability award

View‘Urgent’ need for research into African mental health

Mental health services a neglected part of continent’s healthcare, report says

ViewPandemic had ‘dire’ effect on East African faculty

Academics in the region were hamstrung by pay cuts and increased workload, analysis finds

ViewAfrica news roundup: 21-27 April

This week: a lunar crash landing, an academy honour and support for African health tech

ViewWHO launches immunisation ‘catch-up’ campaign

Millions of children missed routine vaccinations during the Covid-19 pandemic

ViewKenya funds training hub for vaccine manufacturing

Kemri will recruit graduates and postdocs to cut dependency on foreign assistance

ViewAfrica news roundup: 14-20 April

This week: Kenya’s first satellite, a Rhodes rankings boycott and an mRNA tech hub

ViewAfrica news roundup: 7-13 April

This week: Ruforum stalwart honoured, UWC seeks rector and Limpopo gains mental health chair

ViewInaugural call for programme to drive intra-African mobility

Scheme will help consortia of four to six African universities exchange students and staff

ViewAfrica news roundup: 24-30 March

This week: a science advice hub, an energy transition chair and a San champion

ViewAfrican ‘omics’ gets boost from Sweden-South Africa tech deal

Technology’s first use on African soil set to strengthen research on the continent

ViewLack of artificial light research in Africa ‘a surprising oversight’

Artificial light could lead to more lion attacks and affect malaria transmission, report says

ViewAfrica news roundup: 17-23 March

This week: SDGs sliding out of reach, a new telecoms R&D hub and more

ViewAids organisations denounce Uganda’s proposed anti-gay law

Country’s president urged to reject bill and base policies on “science rather than prejudice”

ViewAfrica news roundup: 10-16 March

This week: a Forbes award, rocket launch success and malaria drug funding

ViewDelayed African health grants get off the ground

Fourteen projects finally launch in the second round of Deltas Africa after two-year wait

ViewAfrican countries agree cross-border plan to tackle cholera

Surveillance and joint response in focus, as climate threatens to drive outbreaks on the continent

ViewAfrica news roundup: 3-9 March

This week: a biosafety appointment, a search for academy members and a digital partnership

ViewAfrica news roundup: 24 February to 2 March

This week: a cholera outbreak, a Malawi Wellcome appointment and a genomics gift from China

ViewBlueprint for African genomics ‘moonshot’ unveiled

“Bold proposal” for $80m-per-year programme now squares up to challenge of finding funding

ViewSFA Foundation plans pandemic funding call

Grant management body’s programme will focus on early warning surveillance, vaccine R&D and public health

ViewAU summit appoints new director for Africa CDC

Congolese doctor Jean Kaseya chosen to steer continental disease control agency

ViewAfrica news roundup: 17-23 February

This week: Stem teachers, routine vaccinations, open science and award nominations

ViewAfrica news roundup: 10-16 February

This week: Marburg vaccines, African penguins, a French Legion knight and Pretoria climate studies

ViewCommonwealth survey highlights research funding disparities

Geographic location and economic status linked with access to funding and support