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Building Africa’s science future: inside the SGCI alliance
As Phase 3 of the Science Granting Councils Initiative launches on the margins of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa last week, the SGCI Alliance…
New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) invites international, interdisciplinary research teams
Funding call: 2026 international joint initiative for research
Building Africa’s science future: inside the SGCI alliance
As Phase 3 of the Science Granting Councils Initiative launches on the margins of the African Union…
Open call: Support for science granting councils in Sub-Saharan Africa
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC), through the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI), has launched a call…
SGCI phase 3: USD 42M boost for Africa’s STI agenda
It was an exhilarating moment as the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) Phase 3 funding announcement was…
Science Granting Councils Initiative announce support to Africa’s STI Policy Agenda at African Union Meetings
Press Release Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | February 12, 2026 — Ahead of the Annual Summit of Heads…
Kenya’s research fund launches data security training
The National Research Fund (NRF) Kenya has launched a research data security training workshop, highlighting its commitment…
ILASA summer school for systems modeling 2026
Master’s students, PhD candidates, and early-career researchers with a focus on sustainability and quantitative methods are invited…
The TWAS-DFG 2026 cooperation visits programme call is now open.
The call is now open for the TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa. The programme is…
Uniting Malawi’s innovators: NCST’s push to bridge the coordination gap
How does Malawi move from pockets of innovation to a truly connected national ecosystem? In this interview…
Namibia launches BOOSTUP programme to bridge innovation gaps
Many promising technology-driven ideas struggle to progress beyond the concept stage due to limited access to early-stage…
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