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Strengthening African Science Through Partnership
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2025-07-28
Strengthening African Science Through Partnership
In a bold step toward advancing cross-continental collaboration in science, the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) and the National Institute...
AAS Fellow Eugene Sobngwi’s Role in Redefining Youth‑Onset Diabetes in Africa
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2025-07-24
AAS Fellow Eugene Sobngwi’s Role in Redefining Youth‑Onset Diabetes in Africa
A major international study has identified a previously unknown form of type 1 diabetes in children and young people in...
Nurturing Africa’s Science Leadership: Professors Paxie Chirwa & Eugenie Kayitesi Elected AAS Fellows
media article
2025-07-22
Nurturing Africa’s Science Leadership: Professors Paxie Chirwa & Eugenie Kayitesi Elected AAS Fellows
Two professors from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) at the University of Pretoria have recently been elected...
Zetech University recognised for financial grant practices
media article
2025-07-18
Zetech University recognised for financial grant practices
Zetech University has become the first Kenyan university – and only the second institution on the continent – to receive...
Call for Mentors and Mentees - SASDP 4th Cohort
Announcements
2025-07-17
Call for Mentors and Mentees - SASDP 4th Cohort
INGSA-Africa has opened applications for its 4th cohort in the Chapter's flagshop Science Advice Skills Development Program (SASDP) as either...
AAS Fellow Professor Tamer El Batt Wins AUC Research Excellence Award
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2025-07-16
AAS Fellow Professor Tamer El Batt Wins AUC Research Excellence Award
The American University in Cairo (AUC) honoured Professor Tamer El Batt with the Excellence in Research and Creative Endeavours Award during the June...
AAS Fellow Quarraisha Abdool Karim: Breaking Barriers in HIV Prevention and Global Health Leadership
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2025-07-16
AAS Fellow Quarraisha Abdool Karim: Breaking Barriers in HIV Prevention and Global Health Leadership
For the past three decades, Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim, a world-renowned infectious disease epidemiologist and the associate scientific director of...
Accra compact calls for renewed investment in African science
media article
2025-07-11
Accra compact calls for renewed investment in African science
Delegates—which included some past and current presidents—attending the African Research Initiative for Scientific Excellence (ARISE) High-Level Meeting, used the 3-4...
H.E. President John Dramani Mahama Opened the 2025 ARISE High-Level Meeting in Accra
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2025-07-09
H.E. President John Dramani Mahama Opened the 2025 ARISE High-Level Meeting in Accra
His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana, officially opened the African Research Initiative for Scientific Excellence...
Major Contributions Announced for ARISE Programme to Advance Scientific Excellence in Africa
Press release
2025-07-09
Major Contributions Announced for ARISE Programme to Advance Scientific Excellence in Africa
The African Academy of Sciences (AAS), in partnership with the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU), proudly announces...
Vice President Opoku-Agyemang reiterates Government’s commitment to STEM education
media article
2025-07-06
Vice President Opoku-Agyemang reiterates Government’s commitment to STEM education
Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has reiterated the government’s commitment to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education, sustainable...
Government strongly committed to STEM education – Vice President
media article
2025-07-06
Government strongly committed to STEM education – Vice President
Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has reiterated the ruling government’s commitment to advancing STEM education in the country.

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