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Strengthening STI data for policy impact
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…
TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme
Exciting opportunity for postdoctoral researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa
Strengthening STI data for policy impact
The Centre for Science, Technology, and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII) recently hosted a high-impact workshop on strengthening the…
Driving Africa’s STI future
Exciting developments in African Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) emerged from the recent gathering of African Heads…
How science benefits governments: Conversations with Dirce Madeira and Edson Faria, Mozambique
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.
SGCI is Strengthening Research Systems in Africa: A Conversation with Cephas Adjei Mensah, Ghana
African countries are increasingly leveraging regional collaboration to strengthen their research systems and drive socio-economic progress, inspiring…
‘Jolly Frier’ promises healthy future for garri makers
[LAGOS] Nigerian researchers have created a hybrid gas- and solar-powered device that automates the production of the…
Fly poo boosts Malawi crop yields
[LILONGWE] As Fanny Ndhlovu and nine other farmers in her village watch their banana crop flourish, they…
What it takes to build adaptive and resilient Councils: A Conversation with Anicia Peters, Namibia
Professor Anicia Peters, CEO of the National Commission on Research Science and Technology in Namibia was interviewed…
Solar-powered device seeks to solve Nigeria’s water problems
[LAGOS] Researchers in Nigeria have developed a solar-powered biosensor filtration device that detects and removes killer germs…
Rwandan scientists develop local yeast for banana wine-makers
[KIGALI] For years, Augusti Ntivuguruzwa struggled to perfect his banana wine in Rwanda. As for many traditional…
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The SGCI aims to strengthen the capacities of these SGCs to support research and evidence-based policies that will contribute to economic and social development.
