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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 development accountability following t...
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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 under a new international researc...
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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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South African Immunologist Wins Royal Society Africa Prize

A South African scientist’s two-decade effort to strengthen immunology res...
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African and European Universities Push for More Equal Research Partnerships

African and European universities are calling for a fundamental rethink of how i...
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Africa’s University Representation Shrinks in 2026 Shanghai Ranking 

Africa’s presence among the world’s leading research universities ha...
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JKUAT Deepens Africa-China Scientific Partnership to Protect Africa’s Biodiversity

A long-running China-Africa scientific partnership based at Jomo Kenyatta Univer...
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NIH Reopens Research Funding to South Africa After Months of Uncertainty

The United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) has cleared the way for re...
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10 African Research Projects Win $700,000 in Climate-Health Funding

Ten research teams across West and Central Africa are set to receive a combined ...
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Kenyan Scientist Elected President of the International AIDS Society 

Kenyan public health researcher Professor Kenneth Ngure has been elected Preside...
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KEMRI-Led Study Seeks Genetic Answers to Africa’s Growing Hypertension Burden

The KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP) has partnered with Roche&rsq...
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South African Researcher Wins Global Grant to Tackle Critical Mineral Barrier to Green Hydrogen

The University of Cape Town (UCT) has secured a place in a global research effor...
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Kenya’s National Research Fund Earns Highest Global Certification for Grant Management 

Kenya’s research funding ecosystem has received a major credibility boost ...
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University of Cape Town Leads Africa-Wide Push for African-Informed University Rankings 

The University of Cape Town (UCT), in partnership with Applied Higher Education ...
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