Science
New UK science funding to support Kenya’s coronavirus response
The UK announced support for innovative scientific research that will help individual Kenyan scientists detect coronavirus antibodies in blood donors, visitors to…
News
NIH to invest $58M to catalyze data science and health research innovation in Africa
The National Institutes of Health launched a $58 million initiative to advance data science, catalyze innovation and spur health discoveries across Africa.…
Africa
Why history will judge Burundi’s Pierre Nkurunziza harshly
President Pierre Nkurunziza arrives to inaugurate Burundi’s Chinese-built state house on September 27, 2019. (Photo by ONESPHORE NibigIra/AFP via Getty Images) David…
Education
New Agreement With Nigeria’s TETFund to Bring Up to 50 International Students Seeking Ph.D.s to Morgan State University Annually
By Source, Fair use, Link Morgan State University (MSU) President David K. Wilson has announced a new educational collaboration with the Tertiary…
Nigeria
COVID-19: to test or not to test
An aerial view of a new isolation and treatment centre established by the Lagos State government at the main bowl of the…
Africa
Kenya: why elite cohesion is more important than ethnicity to political stability
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta (left) shakes hands with the opposition coalition leader Raila Odinga to symbolise a truce in March 2018. Simon…
Nigeria
Should Nigeria have released Boko Haram suspects?
Military commanders inspect arms and ammunitions recovered from Boko Haram jihadists. Audu Marte/AFP via Getty Images Jideofor Adibe, Nasarawa State University, Keffi…
Nigeria
Buhari's Dictatorial Past and the Rule of Law Today in Nigeria
John Campbell, The Council on Foreign Relations In the immediate aftermath of the State Security Service’s invasion of an Abuja court room…
Technology
UK to partner with Kenyan Fintech companies to increase financial inclusion
The Lord Mayor of the City of London Peter Estlin, announced £10 million of UK Aid support towards the Catalyst Fund during…
Africa
Peeling back the layers on the role of private security companies in Africa
Nigerian soldiers clearing Boko Haram camps in Borno State. The government has contracted private security companies to help. EPA/Stringer Jonathan Powell, University…