Earliest African cremation was 9,500 years ago

Archaeologists have discovered Africa’s oldest known cremation pyre at the base of Mount Hora in Malawi. According to a paper ...

Recent discovery reveals Africa's oldest cremation pyre and complex ritual practices

About 9,500 years ago, a community of hunter-gatherers in central Africa cremated a small woman on an open pyre at the base ...
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Supporting Science in Africa’s Pandemic Response

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a relatively rare situation in which the entire globe is grappling with the same crisis at the same time, albeit with widely varying approaches, resource levels, ...
Nature

Science in Africa: Diaspora perspectives

Molecular biologist Khady Sall returned to Senegal in 2018 after setting up Science Education Exchange for Sustainable Development (SeeSD), a non-profit organization she founded while a PhD student in ...
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Moving African science forward

An continent-wide framework is necessary, argues an advisor to the New Partnership for Africa's Development To succeed in its aspirations of regional and global economic integration, Africa must ...
The Citizen

SA continues to lead African counterparts in space science research

A new peer-reviewed study analysing a decade of African space science research has revealed that South Africa continues to lead the African continent in scientific output. From 2014 to 2023, Africa ...
Nature

Building science in Africa

The scientific community needs to play an active role in fighting exclusion and inequality particularly in Africa. At the World Science Forum 2022, attended by about 900 delegates, in Cape Town, South ...
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President Zuma Celebrates an African Science Success Story

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How African penguins continue to survive changes in climate

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For at least 22,000 years, the African penguin has been struggling ...
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IAEA Empowers African Teachers with Educational Science Kits to Enhance Learning

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. Twelve schools across Africa have received educational ...
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African governments back science

The governments of more than 40 African countries attending a meeting in Dakar, Senegal, recently (September 30) pledged their support for a $160 million plan to boost science and technology across ...