“Africa Cannot Remain a Site of Data Extraction when Funding Determines whose Knowledge Counts,” Prof. Amfo Warns that Africa’s Reliance on External Research Funding Weakens its Global Voice

Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo has warned that Africa risks remaining a “site of data extraction” in global research unless the continent strengthens its control over knowledge production, research funding…

USAf rejects unfounded and sensationalist claims of “collapsing” South Africa’s universities

Universities South Africa (USAf) notes, with serious concern, the recent article published by Daily Investor on 19 April 2026, titled “South Africa’s biggest universities are collapsing.” The article makes sweeping…

Kenya Science Translation Hub Inaugurates Multi-Stakeholder Committee to Drive Research Impact and Policy Translation

The University of Nairobi made history on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 by strengthening the link between research and societal impact following the inauguration of a multi-stakeholder committee under the Division of…