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China, Africa sign cooperation agreements in agriculture, water treatment
The AAS, the highest academic institution in Africa, signed several cooperation agreements with Chinese...
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UNESCO Chairs Seminar
UNESCO Chairs Seminar Empowering Africa Science: Enhancing Research And Collaboration Through Remote Access and Networking.
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HIGH LEVEL REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON CUSTOMARY TENURE RIGHTS IN EASTERN AFRICA
Making Land Policy Reforms Work for Communal Tenure Rights in Eastern Africa
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The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) is a non-aligned, non-political, not-for-profit Pan-African organization headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, with a hosting agreement with the government of Kenya. The AAS’ vision is to see transformed lives on the African continent through science. It is the only continental Academy in Africa enjoying the support and recognition of the African Union, as well as several governments and major international partners.

It has a tripartite mandate: to recognize excellence through its highly prestigious fellowship and award schemes; to provide advisory and think tank functions for shaping the continent’s Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) strategies and policies; and to implement key STI programs aimed at addressing Africa’s developmental challenges.

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World Water Day 2024: Water for peace
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2024-03-22
World Water Day 2024: Water for peace
This year the theme of World Water Day 2024 is water for peace. When water is scarce or polluted, or when people have unequal, or no access, conflicts can arise between communities and countries.
A fresh start for the African Academy of Sciences
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2024-03-19
A fresh start for the African Academy of Sciences
We have a renewed mission,” the executive director of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS), Peggy Oti-Boateng, proudly declared at the launch of the academy’s strategic plan on 29 February.
Walter Massey, a Physicist With a Higher Calling
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2024-03-19
Walter Massey, a Physicist With a Higher Calling
The day before Walter Massey turned 30, in 1968, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot on a hotel balcony in Memphis. Dr. Massey, then a physicist at Argonne National Laboratory, watched the funeral on television, in tears, from his apartment in Chicago. Outside, the west side of the city was burning.
We need a skills revolution in Africa,’ says AAS president
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2024-03-14
We need a skills revolution in Africa,’ says AAS president
Africa still needs enhanced and sustained initiatives to build a pool of diverse skills that are necessary to harness the power of science, technology and innovation (STI), which, in turn, can drive the continent’s development agenda, experts say.