The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) hosted a thought-provoking side event at the World Science Forum 2024 in Budapest, Hungary, underscoring the vital role of equitable research partnerships in a...

Transnational collaboration is essential in addressing the complex challenges facing humanity and the environment today. We recognise that global cooperation in research and innovation is ......

“Malawi is known as the warm heart of Africa,” says Dr Sandra Jumbe. "But even warm hearts can struggle." A health psychologist by profession, Dr Jumbe's passion ......

Dr Ahmed Amara Konaté, Associate Professor and General Director of Research at the Higher Institute of Mines and Geology of Boké, Guinea, has been selected as a mentee in the highly competitive...

The future of disease diagnosis in Africa could look very different thanks to pioneering research by Dr George Chimowa, a fellow of the ARISE program and a Senior Lecturer at BIUST....

ARISE endeavors to broaden and strengthen Africa’s science base through open and direct continental competition for funding amongst the very best African researchers with the aim of ......

Bessie Malila, African Research Initiative for Scientific Excellence (ARISE) Fellow and a Junior Research Fellow at the University of Cape Town, was ......

University of Nairobi Awards Dr. Bridget Kanini Mutuma for Outstanding Research and Innovation...

Bridget Kanini Mutuma Awarded Prestigious US-Africa Frontiers Fellowship ...

According to the WHO/UNICEF Progress Report 2020, about 387 million people lived without access to basic drinking water services in Sub-Saharan Africa....

L’Institut Supérieur des Mines et Géologie de Boké à travers le projet African Research Initiative for Scientific Excellence (ARISE) de l’African Academy of Sciences cordonné par ......

Des Enseignants-Chercheurs, Responsables de Départements et Étudiants admis dans le projet African Research Initiative for Scientific Excellence (ARISE), bénéficient d’une formation en initiation à...

International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) Alumni, Dr Nada Abdel Aziz from Egypt, is the recipient of The African Academy of Sciences African Research Initiative for Sci...

Nanotechnology has emerged as a cornerstone of modern research, revolutionizing various industries worldwide. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the exploration and adoption of nanotech...

The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) is joining members of the global climate change adaptation community at the Adaptation Futures conference (AF2023), being held in Montreal from 2-6 October 202...

Investment in terms of research for malaria drugs is substantial but we cannot say it’s enough in the present circumstances. First, Africa bears the greatest burden of malaria. According to the WH...

L’accès à une eau de qualité est une préoccupation dans beaucoup de pays d’Afrique, dont le Tchad. Le Tchad fait partie des pays africains où l’inadéquation des services d’approvisionnement en eau,...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a preventable and curable disease. Half of the world’s 30 highest TB burden countries are in Africa. In many of these countries, TB is the leading cause of death across age gro...

Investigadores do Instituto Nacional da Saúde (INIS) reuniram-se no pretérito dia 28 de Dezembro de 2022, com vista à discutir questões técnicas científicas compatíveis as exigências da qualidade l...

La Faculté d’Agronomie (Fa) de l’Université de Parakou (Up) se donne comme défi d’améliorer les moyens de subsistance des petits éleveurs de bovins en Afrique de l’Ouest. Pour y arriver, elle a lan...

An initiative to empower early-career scientists in delivering cutting-edge research across Africa has been established by the African Academy of Sciences (AAS), the European Union (EU), and the Af...

44 outstanding early-to mid-career African researchers across 38 African countries have been awarded five-year fellowships of up to €500,000 each to start their independent research teams and deliv...

Today, the European Union has announced the launch of the “African Research Initiative for Scientific Excellence” (ARISE) Pilot Programme with a contribution of €25 million. ARISE will enable early...