The group of physicists developing a vision for the future of physics in Africa will deliver very soon
Institut Pasteur d'Algérie co-constructs solutions for public health in Algeria
Namibia recently hosted the inaugural High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) Software School in Windhoek, marking a noteworthy milestone in the country’s growing role in global astrophysics
With international support, the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, develops computational physics and chemistry training for Nigerians and others
In its 18th year of existence, ASESMA takes a new turn, with the introduction of online preschools, so that participants will go faster toward projects development
In Africa, the seven research institutes and centers affiliated to the Pasteur Network worked together to improve health on the continent
For the past ten years, EGYPlasma Schools have been training physicists from Egypt an other African countries in this very rich field
A team from ENSAM Casa in Morocco harness their numerical simulation capacities to develop a third-generation solar cell with Turkish colleagues
The Office of Astronomy for Development aims to use astronomy and its resources as tools to promote sustainable development and address societal challenges on a global scale.
Since 2019, the Mauritanian Association of Astronomy works to develop the field, from public outreach to high level research
The editor-in-chief of APN is setting the scene of the latest edition
A delegation from Academics Across Borders met with the elite of Guinean research to explore possibilities for collaboration
Placide Mbala’s involvement with the Mpox virus (formerly known as Monkeypox) began more than 15 years ago. In 2006, freshly graduated from the faculty of medicine in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC), this young doctor was already attracted to the field of research. He knocked on the door of Professor Jean-Jacques Muyembe, an eminent Congolese virologist and co-discoverer of the Ebola virus in 1976. Their encounter was to be decisive.
The University of Nairobi recently hosted the inaugural School of Computational Techniques for Physics students in Kenya. Forty students from seventeen universities participated in the intensive program, gaining hands-on experience in Linux, Python, statistical data analysis, machine learning, and Git versioning. The workshop aimed to address the lack of computational training in Kenyan BSc physics programs. The program also featured a career guidance session and fostered new research collaborations.
Founded in February 2024 by ten passionate young Mozambicans, the Mozambican Astronomical Society (Associação Moçambicana de Astronomia - AMAS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to igniting a love of Astronomy and Physics in Mozambique.
From a young age, my mother involved me in her daily inventory calculations after her sales, unknowingly laying the foundation for my deep attachment to science. This seemingly simple activity sparked a love and passion for the mathematical, physical, and chemical sciences.
In 2018, the Ministry of Communications, Knowledge, and Technology (MCKT), as the infrastructure development funder, appointed Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) as the custodian of the project in Botswana. With this appointment, an astronomy development plan was initiated to cover all aspects of astronomy, which are optical and radio astronomy.
