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Microbes offer path to climate-smart farming
In Namibia’s dry and unpredictable climate, where farmers contend with poor soils and short rainfall seasons, researchers are working to reshape how crops are grown across…
TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme for SSA
TWAS-DFG 2026 cooperation visits programme call is now open
Microbes offer path to climate-smart farming
In Namibia’s dry and unpredictable climate, where farmers contend with poor soils and short rainfall seasons, researchers…
Tiny satellites help warn communities of deadly floods
Flash floods have become a recurring threat in parts of Namibia, cutting off communities, trapping school children,…
How storytelling is amplifying SGCI-funded innovations
For many researchers, publishing scientific findings in academic journals has long been the primary way to share…
Namibia hosts SGCI meeting as Anicia Peters leads alliance
Namibia is set to take on a prominent leadership role in Africa’s science, technology, and innovation landscape…
Namibia launches national research infrastructure survey report
The Namibia National Commission on Research, Science and Technology has officially launched the country’s Research Infrastructure Survey…
How Zambia’s science council is funding research that matters
When Zambia’s National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) was established in 1997, its founding vision was to…
Voices of SGCI: Council leaders on the direction and ambition of SGCI 3
At the African Union’s Science, Technology and Innovation Week in Addis Ababa, earlier this month, leaders of…
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…
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