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Products transformed from discarded banana stems into textiles, hair extensions and sanitary pads in Uganda. Copyright: Courtesy of Esther Nakkazi

Banana fibres refined for textiles, hair extensions

[KAMPALA] Ugandan researchers are transforming discarded banana stems into textiles, hair extensions and sanitary pads, positioning the East African nation to capitalise on growing global demand…

TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme

TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme

Exciting opportunity for postdoctoral researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa

TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme: submit your proposal by 19 May 2025.
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Products transformed from discarded banana stems into textiles, hair extensions and sanitary pads in Uganda. Copyright: Courtesy of Esther Nakkazi

Banana fibres refined for textiles, hair extensions

[KAMPALA] Ugandan researchers are transforming discarded banana stems into textiles, hair extensions and sanitary pads, positioning the…

Ethiopia technical assitance visit

Building research management capacity for science granting councils

As the landscape of global research and innovation is evolving, Africa is taking steps towards building a…

Did you miss our latest footprint newsletter?

Here is a recap of stories published in the latest Footprint Newsletter. Across the continent, researchers are…

The Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI in partnership with the National Research Foundation, South Africa, and the German Research Foundation (DFG), hosted a peer learning visit in Bonn, Germany.

How Africa is shaping the future of research and grants management

The Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) in partnership with the National Research Foundation, South Africa, and the…

Ask the expert: Writing winning grant proposals

Ask the Expert is our new feature that brings you insights straight from leading scientists in diverse…

A mother with a baby strapped to her back while tending to tomator plants her her garden in Lower Nyando Kenya. Photo: K. Trautmann

Climate-smart tech helps Kenyan farmers sell native veg

[NAIROBI] For many years, Sammy Ndungu, a smallholder farmer in Kiambu, central Kenya, struggled with low yields…

Fishermen working on their nets at Cape Coast in Ghana. Copyright: ~Pyb (CC BY 2.0)

Researching Africa’s oceans to support livelihoods

Africa’s oceans are vital for economic growth, supporting fisheries, tourism, and coastal livelihoods. But the costs of…

Assorted beans. Researchers say using biofertilisers and better techniques to produce protein-enriched legumes like beans improves yields, livelihoods and could help combat child malnutrition Copyright: Georgina Smith / CIAT (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Namibian food project targets protein-rich crops

[NAMIBIA] A lack of protein is a major contributor to malnutrition in low- and middle-income countries, where many people’s…

SGCI funding - Researchers'

SGCI funding: Researchers’ transformative stories

Science is not just about discovery, it’s about impact, and SGCI is helping to make this difference…

Themes

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.

Strategic Communications and Knowledge uptake
NRF hosting

Strategic Communications and Knowledge uptake

Gender and Inclusivity

Gender and Inclusivity

Private Sector Engagement

Private Sector Engagement

Research Management

Research Management

Evidence in Policymaking

Evidence in Policymaking

Research and Innovation
NRF hosting

Research and Innovation

Funding Agencies
SGCI meeting with funding agency staff in West Africa.

Funding Agencies