Africa News

ViewAfricans dominate minor World Academy prizes

But the continent misses out on large awards

ViewAlliance launched to fight health misinformation in Africa

Partnership aims to create strategies to counter ‘infodemics’

ViewAI deployed to fight Covid-19 in Africa

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

ViewAfrica left behind in pandemic science

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

ViewVaccine nationalism a threat to African mobility

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

ViewAfrica launches huge Covid-19 treatment trial

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

ViewWHO launches African health evidence platform

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

ViewWest Africans to serve as antimicrobial resistance leaders

Senegal and Nigeria represent the continent on new UN expert group

ViewFunders back healthy food research in East Africa

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

ViewAfrica seeks stronger innovation links with Europe

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

ViewEight in 10 Africans would accept a Covid-19 vaccine

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

ViewKenyan wins prestigious science journalism prize

Geoffrey Kamadi praised for poetic depiction of river in trouble

ViewDrowned out: Africa’s noisy wildlife an untapped resource

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

ViewTop African universities create vaccine research hubs

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

ViewCape Town solar scheme nets Newton prize

African projects dominated the short list

ViewCancer research blind to African perspective

Africa hosts few oncology trials despite rising clinical burden

ViewIs Africa prepared for the business of Open Access?

Despite freebies and waivers, transformative publishing deals could entrench inequalities

ViewNigerian genomics start-up launches clinical arm

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

ViewAfrica ‘should prepare’ for a second Covid wave

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

ViewAfrica is a leader in open access—but gets little credit for it

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

ViewAdvocacy group secures African open-access charge waiver for 100 journals

Agreement grants partner countries full or partial relief until end 2022

ViewKenya to co-host global education summit

Meeting hopes to generate funds for education in developing countries

ViewAfrica CDC launches $100m disease genomics programme

Partnership brings together governments, philanthropy and global technology corporations

ViewL’Oréal funds research into African skin problems

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

ViewTen multilateral research chairs announced in Africa

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

ViewCancer journal commits to focus on developing countries

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

ViewAfrica underrepresented in biometeorology research

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

ViewRegional development bank supports African Covid-19 response

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

ViewOpen-access fees creating ‘a crisis’ for African research

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

ViewAfrica to launch continental Covid-19 travel pass

New electronic hub to help intra-African travellers negotiate restrictions