New Partnership Brings BRCA Cancer Genetic Testing Closer to Patients in Kenya’s Public Health System

The University of Nairobi's KAVI-Institute of Clinical Research (KAVI-ICR), in partnership with Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), has been awarded a research grant by AstraZeneca to undertake a three-year BRCA1/2 cancer…

IUIU Rector Calls for Charity, Good Parenting and Unity During Eid Al-Adha Celebrations Mbale, Uganda

The Rector of the Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU), Assoc. prof. Ismail Simbwa Gyagenda, has called upon Muslims to uphold the values of charity, responsible parenting, education, and unity as…

IUIU Hosts Annual Legal Empowerment Summit 2026 to Promote Access to Justice

The Islamic University in Uganda successfully hosted the Annual Legal Empowerment Summit 2026, organised by Noble Education Law & Research Hub under the theme “Empowering Communities Through Legal Awareness in Estate…

“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…