By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has reaffirmed his commitment to advancing science, ...

Venom and Killer. These are members of a furry breed of anti-poaching operatives, dogs that can detect a whiff of hidden rhino horn in a suspect's vehicle or follow the spoor of armed poachers in ...

On March 16, Yale and the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) co-hosted a symposium on university research partnerships in Nairobi, Kenya. “The Power of Partnership in Strengthening University Research” ...

The African Science Academy Development Initiative (ASADI), launched in 2004 by the U.S. National Academies and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is a 10-year effort to strengthen the ...

(AP) — The NBA will open an academy in Africa next year, its latest move to unearth talent from outside the United States and extend the league’s reach into new territories. The African academy will ...

Twelve African librarians joined 28 of their US counterparts as part of the Spring 2019 Public Library Association (PLA) Leadership Academy. The weeklong event, held March 25–29 in Chicago, served as ...

Aspiring footballers train at the Right To Dream academy which houses around 90 children aged 9-17 years old, in Ghana, March 2017. Supplied: Right To Dream LONDON, Sept 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation ...

Raymond Anyiam-Osigwe, the Designated Chair/CEO of the AFA board expressed in a press statement that this year's edition would celebrate the late founder Peace Anyiam-Osigwe and also the contributions ...

The African Science Academy Development Initiative (ASADI), launched in 2004 by the U.S. National Academies and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is a 10-year effort to strengthen the ...