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Ask the expert: Lorenza Fluks on SGCI’s gender project
In this Ask the expert article, Lorenza Fluks spoke about the Science Granting Councils Initiative’s (SGCI) Gender, Equity, and Inclusivity (GEI) project, led by the Human…
Call open: LEAWEF Multilateral Research Programme: knowledge needed on integrated solutions in water, energy and food
Ask the expert: Lorenza Fluks on SGCI’s gender project
In this Ask the expert article, Lorenza Fluks spoke about the Science Granting Councils Initiative’s (SGCI) Gender,…
Women researchers driving change through SGCI-funded projects
Across Africa, women are contributing to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and leading transformative projects that…
Highlights from the second research management symposium
The African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS), in collaboration with Côte d’Ivoire’s Fonds pour la Science, la…
FONSTI launches policies to boost research governance
The Fund for Science, Technology, and Innovation (FONSTI) has made a significant move in strengthening Côte d’Ivoire’s…
FONRID awards student innovation
The National Fund for Research and Innovation for Development (FONRID) hosted the first edition of University Innovation…
Pay-as-you-go solar irrigation supports rural women
[NAIROBI] A solar-powered, “pay-as-you-go” irrigation system being piloted in Mozambique and Zambia is reducing farmers’ dependence on…
Mobile app aims to bridge Ghana’s rural healthcare gap
[KUMASI, GHANA, SciDev.Net] For years, frontline nurses at community-based health planning services have been forced to improvise…
Cashew waste a lucrative business for Ghana’s youth
[ACCRA, SciDev.Net] In Ayigbe, a rural community in Ghana’s Bono Region, 35-year-old Michael Kyereme paid off a…
Namibia’s NCRST elevates African voice at metascience conference
Namibia’s National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST) took centre stage at Metascience 2025, the world’s…
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