The COVID-19 pandemic is giving African scientists a chance to shine

Monday, April 27, 2020

By proving themselves in coronavirus response, scientists could gird themselves for economic storms to come

The coronavirus pandemic is threatening economies around the globe. But the research-based advice and services many top African scientists are giving their governments could help them argue for funding in a post-crisis financial downturn.

"There is quite a bit of optimism in the scientific community at the moment," says Moses Alobo, a programme manager at the African Academy of Sciences, a grant management and science advocacy organisation based in Nairobi, Kenya.Read more ...