Medical Genetics and Genomics in Africa General Perspectives: Genetics is a supradisciplinary science that occupies a central position in the study of biological sciences including human, plant, animal and microbial sciences. It is devoted to the scientific...
The Realities in Our Environment: A Common Good Challenged The earth’s ecosystems operate in complex cycles and interconnections between the lithosphere hydrosphere, biosphere and the atmosphere, with flows and stores of matter enclosed within defined boundaries....
Importance of STEM for advancing science in Africa Many current scientific discoveries have a bearing in Africa, for example, African cattle and sheep herders recognize their herd through facial and pattern recognition. In addition, Africa is a hotspot for many...
Help Address the Inequality The Sahel and West Africa club have identified several policies and customs which put African girls and women at a disadvantage. Read here their analysis of the economic and human rights consequences that result from gender disparity, along...
We Have Much Further To Go Women in Africa have gained much ground and recognition in the sciences, but we have much further to go. This article, shared my former President of Mauritius Ameenah Gurib, highlights some of the challenges and ways forward for women:...
Women in Science in Africa:Perspective, Observations, Challenges, Opportunities and Recommendations. Despite various initiatives, the number of women in science (WiS) in Africa remains low, and globally the gender gap in science persists, particularly in...
SASA’s Vision of the Role of Science in African Socio-Economic Development SASA’s vision is to advance science, improve health, and economic and social development on the African continent. SASA seeks to support and advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals...
Universal access to safe drinking water: challenge or solved problem? The discourse regarding on universal access to safe drinking water is currently quite complex. There is a general perception that safe drinking water for low-income communities is technically and...
Power cuts continued to plague some African countries. (SASA Image) Carolyn Logan, Michigan State University Three years ago the African Development Bank launched an initiative to speed up the supply of electricity in Africa in 2016. Launching the New Deal on Energy...
Basic and Applied Science Quite a bit has been said and written about the dismal state of science and research in Africa. Africa lags behind all other continents in terms of indices of scientific activity as measured by the number of academic researchers per 1 million...
