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Imagine a world where groundbreaking research seamlessly translates into everyday solutions, where researchers and businesses meet to turn bright ideas into real-world impact. This is one of the core themes of the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) – public-private partnership. Through tailored training and hands-on support, SGCI helps councils see opportunities for research commercialization and…

Do you know that SGCI champions gender equity and inclusiveness in science? The Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) is driving gender equity and inclusiveness in science, technology, and innovation across Africa. Through strategic collaborations, SGCI is making research environments more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. Here’s how: Developing a gender equality and inclusivity policy framework –…

The Centre for Science, Technology, and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII) recently hosted a high-impact workshop on strengthening the capacity of African Science Granting Councils in the use of evidence in policy and decision-making (Evi-Pol) under the Science Granting Councils Initiative. The event was held in Cape Town, South Africa. It gathered senior policymakers, data specialists, and…

Exciting developments in African Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) emerged from the recent gathering of African Heads of Research Councils (HORCs) in Accra, Ghana. Strengthening continental collaboration and aligning efforts with the STISA-2034 strategy was the focus of the gathering African Centre for Technology Studies led and coordinated that assignment on behalf of the SGCI.…

Partnerships strengthen sustainable funding for African research councils through scientific engagement, according to Mozambique’s National Research Fund (NRF) representatives Dirce Madeira, Head of Projects M&E Department, and Edson Faria, Financial Chief, in a recent interview.

African countries are increasingly leveraging regional collaboration to strengthen their research systems and drive socio-economic progress, inspiring hope for the future of the African science community. In an exclusive video interview, Cephas Adjei Mensah, Director for Research, Statistics, and Information Management at Ghana’s Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MESTI), discusses how Ghana and…

[LAGOS] Nigerian researchers have created a hybrid gas- and solar-powered device that automates the production of the Nigerian staple garri, improving efficiency and reducing health risks for producers. Garri, a granular flour made from cassava, is usually produced using a wood burning stove. This puts those who make it – mostly women and girls –…

[LILONGWE] As Fanny Ndhlovu and nine other farmers in her village watch their banana crop flourish, they also feel their dying farming practices rejuvenating. For years, these farmers in Mzimba District in Northern Malawi have experienced steady decline in yields. “Here, growing bananas and maize is our life but it has been hard in recent…

Professor Anicia Peters, CEO of the National Commission on Research Science and Technology in Namibia was interviewed during the 2024 Annual African Science Granting Councils Meeting in Gaborone, Botswana. Professor Anicia Peters, CEO of the National Commission on Research, Science, and Technology (NCRST) in Namibia, underscores the importance of flexible research funding that adapts to…

[LAGOS] Researchers in Nigeria have developed a solar-powered biosensor filtration device that detects and removes killer germs in water, making it safe to drink. Nigeria faces a severe water crisis, with an estimated 70 per cent of water at the point of consumption contaminated, according to UNICEF. The UN children’s agency says 117, 000 children…