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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 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…

Zambia’s top researchers pioneer solutions for climate resilience, food security, economic growth

Project Titles & Institution Areas of Research Number of Projects being funded Project Duration Grant Amount In-Kind Distribution Council Collaboration with other councils

Empowering Malawi’s rural communities through renewable energy, sustainable agriculture

Project Titles & Institution Areas of Research Number of Projects being funded Project Duration Grant Amount In-Kind Distribution Council Collaboration with other councils

Ghanaian researchers empower women, farmers, rural communities through innovation

Project Titles & Institution Areas of Research Number of Projects being funded Project Duration Grant Amount In-Kind Distribution Council Collaboration with other councils

10 research projects transforming sweet potato, cassava and moringa in Burkina Faso

Project Titles & Institution Areas of Research Number of Projects being funded Project Duration Grant Amount In-Kind Distribution Council Collaboration with other councils

Côte d’Ivoire’s researchers tackle climate change, food security, environmental challenges

Project Titles & Institution Areas of Research Number of Projects being funded Project Duration Grant Amount In-Kind Distribution Council Collaboration with other councils

Kenyan Universities develop solutions for tungiasis, neonatal care, food security

Project Titles & Institution Areas of Research: Food/ nutritional security, and health Number of Projects being funded: 3 multi-institutional 2-year projects including private enterprises Project Duration: 18 months Grant Amount: 14M – 15M KES In-Kind Distribution: 10,000,000 KES Council: National Research Fund (NRF) Collaboration with other councils: Not Included

Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Malawi collaborate on science and technology projects

Project Titles & Institutions Areas of Research Biotechnology, mining technology, space science, digital communication technologies, climate smart technologies, AI, agro-processing and renewable energy Number of Projects being funded In-kind Distribution In-kind support (~USD 5K each) covering personnel, communications, transport, etc. Project Duration 15–30 months Council Research Council of Zimbabwe Collaboration with other councils Partnered with Malawi’s…

Botswana Institutions pioneer water, mining, and tech solutions

Project Titles & Institution Areas of Research Mineral Technology, value addition, and/or beneficiation Number of Projects being funded 4 projects (2 collaborative and the other two solely by Botswana) Project Duration 19 months Grant Amount 750,000 BWP per project In-Kind Distribution Salary for Principal Investigator and co-research excluding students Council Botswana Digital and Innovation Hub…