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Body will promote African technology and broker alliances with foreign pharmaceutical companies

Conservation efforts must include residents, not exclude them, says open letter

Nairobi endowment fund, West African granting councils, disasters and more

But WHO warns giving continental body power to declare health emergencies could pose risks
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Pharma and Gates shoulder fight against malaria and neglected tropical diseases

Africans win EU funding, research alliances and African skin and hair grants

International Science Council fellowship recognises promoters of science as a public good

Nkengasong sworn in as US HIV chief, UCT instals mass spectrometer and more

Support programme will allow displaced sub-Saharan scholars to complete their studies in Africa

This week: Hosting decision for African drug agency draws closer and more

Cape Town statement to be more than just an honour code, participants say

Fresh Unesco data places country behind Egypt, Rwanda and Tunisia

Africa remains undervaccinated, Cape Town plans Swahili research and more

THE expert admits current methodology favours rich nations

The aim is to address underrepresentation of continent in research integrity programmes

Constraining and disabling research practices common in north-south collaboration, conference told

Lancet preprint editor Miriam Sabin says the format does have drawbacks

Omicron spotters make TIME list, Kenya hosts health emergency hub, and more

AU’s science commissioner says lack of investment hinders continent’s prosperity

This week: Cancer in Africa, innovation portal launch, hydrogen funding and more

This week: Four universities dominate Assaf membership, Karolinska and Makerere launch centre and more

With 60 per cent of samples sequenced, project hopes to hit target later this year

Sida urged to “reconsider” ending decades-long support scheme for Uganda’s flagship university

This week: INORMS registration, drug discovery partnership, US accolades and more

Equality-promoting funding policies “still in their infancy”, review finds

Ethiopian researchers share how the war in Tigray has upended their lives and careers

Africa-led, Africa-centred programme to influence thinking and action on the continent

Women make up less than one-third of intake

Boost for medical institute but National Research Fund is stuck in a rut

True infections could be almost 100 times more than reported

Almost 100 scholarships for exchanges at honours, masters and PhD level

Low PhD output, donor dependency and unstable funding cloud country’s research performance

Continent urged to diversify supply chains and invest in local production

Country’s C4IR wants to be a catalyst for world-leading ethical tech development

Successor sought for Rob Adam who has led SARAO since 2016

Conflict “threatens network of collaboration” for continent and world

Research should target new diagnostics, medicines and vaccines, as Covid and wars worsen TB burden