Africa's research ecosystem needs a culture of mentoring: Mentoring can help build the confidence of young researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa Pius Utomi Ekpe/AFP via Getty Images Sub-Saharan Africa faces a range of development challenges, including high population growth, poverty, food insecurity, and poor health. There is a clear need for qualified and skilled researchers to … [Read more...] about Africa’s research ecosystem needs a culture of mentoring | The Conversation
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Africa’s high density urban settlements: cut the red tape and slash the cost of housing | The Conversation
Africa's high density urban settlements: cut the red tape and slash the cost of housing: African urban dwellers pay 55% more in rentals than their counterparts in other cities in the world. The challenges of informal settlements have once again been thrown into the spotlight in the midst of the current pandemic. Research has shown that some of the most at-risk populations and … [Read more...] about Africa’s high density urban settlements: cut the red tape and slash the cost of housing | The Conversation
How smart investments in technology can beef up Africa’s economy | The Conversation
How smart investments in technology can beef up Africa’s economy: Ugandan farmer with adviser looking at milk records for a dairy cow. Farm Images/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesThere is no shortage of technological innovations designed to boost animal agriculture in Africa. These range from GPS tracking systems which identify and trace pastoralists’ herds to livestock … [Read more...] about How smart investments in technology can beef up Africa’s economy | The Conversation
Africa’s research capacity is growing. That’s good news for pandemic response efforts | The Conversation
Africa's research capacity is growing. That's good news for pandemic response efforts: Researchers are central to any country's science preparedness, especially in the face of pandemics. Menna Hossam/picture alliance via Getty ImagesThe COVID-19 pandemic has put global emergency preparedness under sharp scrutiny. It’s also placed national health systems’ capacity to predict … [Read more...] about Africa’s research capacity is growing. That’s good news for pandemic response efforts | The Conversation
Where death comes wrapped in plastic: South Africa’s COVID-19 hotspot – Port Elizabeth in the News |MyPE
Where death comes wrapped in plastic: South Africa’s COVID-19 hotspot – Port Elizabeth in the News: Where death comes wrapped in plastic: South Africa’s COVID-19 hotspot: The tentacles of coronavirus have snaked into South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, delving stealthily into its under-equipped hospitals and … Source: “Port Elizabeth” – … [Read more...] about Where death comes wrapped in plastic: South Africa’s COVID-19 hotspot – Port Elizabeth in the News |MyPE
