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Congolese doctor Jean Kaseya chosen to steer continental disease control agency
This week: Stem teachers, routine vaccinations, open science and award nominations
Geographic location and economic status linked with access to funding and support
Africa’s turn will come in 2025 as global gatherings aim to improve access and equity
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This week: Marburg vaccines, African penguins, a French Legion knight and Pretoria climate studies
Workshop considers how Africa can increase production of its own vaccines to 60 per cent
This week: a Kenyan pandemic lab, a Gavi appointment and a survey of AI gaps
This week: a strike averted, Covid progress and European funding for African teachers
Tracker will hold signatories of last year’s Kigali declaration to account
Cohort of new members come from near and far, reflecting excellence in African science
This week: infectious disease grants, DRC-South Africa cooperation and a health innovation partnership
Canada-funded awards support scientists in scientifically “lagging” countries
This week: a radio telescope award, a resignation and new headquarters for the Africa CDC
South Africa, Botswana and Namibia among countries that may still have to pay
Partnership will investigate viral genetics, undetected spread and vaccine effectiveness
This week: Uganda's Ebola outbreak at an end, UKZN warns of admissions scams and more
As the dust settles after the pandemic, these questions will shape policy this year
Early departures, anti-black tendencies, Ukraine and more—the biggest African research stories of the year
South Africa suffered while new partnerships and plans raised hopes for the continent
Peggy Oti-Boateng sees “excellent future” for the African research body
This week: African nations sign space accords, UCT vice-chancellor leave extended and more
Incoming International Science Council chief Salvatore Aricò is charting a fearless course for his group
Science for all humanity a rallying cry for first forum hosted in Africa
This week: UCT's Phakeng off sick, TWAS physics award, African funding councils meet and more
This week: EU backs African Medicines Agency, Omicron scientists win German Africa award and more
What to expect from the World Science Forum in Cape Town next week
Twenty of the 50 new World Academy of Sciences fellows are women
This week: Africa-China agreement, South Africa to make cholera vaccine and more
Company commits $100,000 contribution to African agriculture advancement award
This week: a global knowledge partnership and the pre-launch of a climate change call
Continent’s top institutions have advanced despite the pandemic, data shows
Icipe CEO says investments are the fruit of multi-year drive to bring in new donors
Former Unesco science policy head Peggy Oti-Boateng tasked with steering troubled academy
Rice observatory for West Africa, ocean science award and more
Data corridor would circumvent data-sharing challenges such as complex privacy laws
Space weather, EU-Africa university meeting and new council chair at UJ
R1bn raised for missing middle, Nigerian biochemist praised for courage and more...