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Kenya’s Research Fund Gets New Leadership as Government Targets 2% R&D Investment

Kenya’s new National Research Fund (NRF) Board of Trustees has taken office with a mandate to strengthen...
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Kenya Raises Research Licence Fees, Increasing Cost of Academic and Scientific Studies

The cost of conducting research in Kenya is set to rise sharply from October, with new licensing charges incre...
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East Africa Builds Regional Research Network to Strengthen Health Security and Outbreak Response

East African countries are strengthening their ability to conduct clinical resea...
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Morocco and Ghana Strengthens Agricultural Research with New Africa-Australia Partnership 

Morocco and Ghana are strengthening their agricultural research capacity through...
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New Africa-Europe Programme Targets Malaria Drug Resistance With New Treatments

African and European researchers are stepping up efforts to stay ahead of growin...
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Africa Pushes to Take Greater Control of Its Cancer Research Agenda

Africa is seeking to shift the balance of power in cancer research, with scienti...
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South Africa Turns Spotlight on Research Inequality as National Research Foundation Honours Science Leaders

South Africa’s push to transform its research system took centre stage at ...
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Africa Urged to Double Research Spending as Science Self-Reliance Comes Into Focus

African governments have been urged to nearly double their average investment in...
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AAS Launches Second Cycle of African Planet Prize to Put Early-Career Scientists on Global Stage

The African Academy of Sciences (AAS), in partnership with the Frontiers Researc...
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African Turns to Research to Uncover Cyber Risks Behind Digital Piracy

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) and Nelson Mandela University have launched...
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KEMRI-Wellcome Trust, Roche Join Forces to Close Africa’s Genetic Data Gap

The KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP) has partnered with Roche&rsq...
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Africa Tightens Grant Oversight as Revised Grant Governance Standard Takes Effect

Africa is strengthening its position as a global leader in research and developm...
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New Africa-Europe Research Project Targets Child Malnutrition With Locally Adapted Nutrition Solutions

African countries could become less dependent on imported nutrition products und...
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Africa CDC Selected to Represent Regional Health Bodies in Global Health Reform

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has been selected to repre...
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