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Barnabas Nawangwe elected chair of African Research Universities Alliance board

Emergence of more infectious virus variants sparks urgency

Young scientists will drive public engagement with science on the continent

But acceptance rates vary between countries
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The past year was a trial for African scientists, but 2021 could be worse

Climate change, food security and gender promise ‘highest return’ on R&D spend

Continent’s genetic diversity makes it ideal place to test drugs

But the continent misses out on large awards

Partnership aims to create strategies to counter ‘infodemics’

Canada and Sweden fund projects to respond to ongoing pandemic and future disease outbreaks

‘Minute fraction’ of early Covid-19 research funding made it to Africa, says study

Travel could be stymied if continent left behind in Covid-19 immunisations

Study will evaluate treatments to stop mild disease turning into severe illness

One-stop shop to bridge gap between research and decision-making

Senegal and Nigeria represent the continent on new UN expert group

Five-year programme to target politics, businesses, and communities

Future partnerships must ‘promote new players’ says African Union official

Early vaccine acceptance data ‘very encouraging’ says Africa CDC chief

Geoffrey Kamadi praised for poetic depiction of river in trouble

Two regions lead the continent in research using sound to study animals

Connected universities will be able to undertake ‘more sustained’ vaccine work

African projects dominated the short list

Africa hosts few oncology trials despite rising clinical burden

Despite freebies and waivers, transformative publishing deals could entrench inequalities

Expansion backs company’s ambition to bring precision medicine to Africa

Continental data shows cases are on the rise, says Africa CDC director

Proportion of freely available research in Africa exceeds that in Europe and North America

Agreement grants partner countries full or partial relief until end 2022

Meeting hopes to generate funds for education in developing countries

Partnership brings together governments, philanthropy and global technology corporations

Cosmetics transnational grantees named in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Madagascar

Awards named after freedom fighter who spoke up for science and technology

Low and middle-income countries expected to have 80% of new cancer cases by 2040

Only 15 African countries represented in flagship journal’s first 60 years, study finds

US$500,000 donation signals African countries ‘acting as one’, says bank chief

High publishing charges keep continent’s scholars out of top journals, academics argue

New electronic hub to help intra-African travellers negotiate restrictions