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Congolese doctor Jean Kaseya chosen to steer continental disease control agency

This week: Stem teachers, routine vaccinations, open science and award nominations

Geographic location and economic status linked with access to funding and support

Africa’s turn will come in 2025 as global gatherings aim to improve access and equity
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This week: Marburg vaccines, African penguins, a French Legion knight and Pretoria climate studies

Workshop considers how Africa can increase production of its own vaccines to 60 per cent

This week: a Kenyan pandemic lab, a Gavi appointment and a survey of AI gaps

This week: a strike averted, Covid progress and European funding for African teachers

Tracker will hold signatories of last year’s Kigali declaration to account

Cohort of new members come from near and far, reflecting excellence in African science

This week: infectious disease grants, DRC-South Africa cooperation and a health innovation partnership

Canada-funded awards support scientists in scientifically “lagging” countries

This week: a radio telescope award, a resignation and new headquarters for the Africa CDC

South Africa, Botswana and Namibia among countries that may still have to pay

Partnership will investigate viral genetics, undetected spread and vaccine effectiveness

This week: Uganda's Ebola outbreak at an end, UKZN warns of admissions scams and more

As the dust settles after the pandemic, these questions will shape policy this year

Early departures, anti-black tendencies, Ukraine and more—the biggest African research stories of the year

South Africa suffered while new partnerships and plans raised hopes for the continent

Peggy Oti-Boateng sees “excellent future” for the African research body

This week: African nations sign space accords, UCT vice-chancellor leave extended and more

Incoming International Science Council chief Salvatore Aricò is charting a fearless course for his group

Science for all humanity a rallying cry for first forum hosted in Africa

This week: UCT's Phakeng off sick, TWAS physics award, African funding councils meet and more

This week: EU backs African Medicines Agency, Omicron scientists win German Africa award and more

What to expect from the World Science Forum in Cape Town next week

Twenty of the 50 new World Academy of Sciences fellows are women

This week: Africa-China agreement, South Africa to make cholera vaccine and more

Company commits $100,000 contribution to African agriculture advancement award

This week: a global knowledge partnership and the pre-launch of a climate change call

Continent’s top institutions have advanced despite the pandemic, data shows

Icipe CEO says investments are the fruit of multi-year drive to bring in new donors

Former Unesco science policy head Peggy Oti-Boateng tasked with steering troubled academy

Rice observatory for West Africa, ocean science award and more

Data corridor would circumvent data-sharing challenges such as complex privacy laws

Space weather, EU-Africa university meeting and new council chair at UJ

R1bn raised for missing middle, Nigerian biochemist praised for courage and more...