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Call for Expressions of Interest OR Tambo Africa Research Chairs Initiative   The National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa in partnership with the Oliver and Adelaide Tambo Foundation, and supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada, are pleased to announce the OR Tambo Africa Research Chairs Call for Expressions of Interest by African public research-intensive universities. Background The OR Tambo Africa Research Chairs combine political, development and higher education objectives. They aim to Read more…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation launched its first ever diaspora portal at the Bingu International Convention Center (BICC) on 18th February, 2019.  The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr Emmanuel Fabiano, MP presided over the function on behalf of His Excellency the President, Prof Arthur Peter Mutharika.  During the event, two policy documents, the Malawi foreign policy and the Malawi Diaspora engagement policy were also launched. The Malawi Diaspora portal Read more…

Icipe is offering a PhD project working on the micro-lepidopteran moth of South American origin, the tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta, that represents the dominant and most serious pest of tomato. Further information: http://cbid.icipe.org/apps/tomato-leafminer-2019/index.php Deadline for applications: 22nd February 2019 Kindly share with your networks. Vivian Atieno Capacity Building Officer Capacity Building & Institutional Development (CB&ID) Programme International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology P.O. Box 30772-00100 Nairobi, Kenya Phone: +254 (20) 863 2272 Email: vatieno@icipe.org Url: www.icipe.org Support icipe: http://www.icipe.org/support-icipe

Science Granting Councils Initiative, also known as SGCI is a 5-year project jointly introduced and funded by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID), Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF); its aim is  to strengthen the capacities for councils in selected Sub-Saharan African Countries in order to support research and evidence-based policies that will contribute to economic and social development. The project runs through four themes, the Read more…

IST-Africa 2019 Call for Papers Deadline 15 December 2018 Supported by the European Commission and African Union Commission, IST-Africa 2019 (May) is the fourteenth in an annual series of Ministerial level Technology Research Conferences. The host country and dates in May will be published after Cabinet approval has been finalised. IST-Africa provides a platform in Africa to strengthen ICT-enabled Innovation, Science and Technology related policy dialogues within Africa and between Africa and Europe, Global Development, Read more…