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AgriHero Challenges 2026 Launches to Back Africa’s Next Wave of Agricultural Innovation

AgriHero Challenges 2026 Launches to Back Africa’s Next Wave of Agricultural Innovation

The AgriHero Challenges 2026 has officially launched to support agricultural innovators and entrepreneurs across Africa. The initiative provides mentorship, business development support, networking opportunities, and access to international partnerships for startups developing solutions in climate-smart agriculture, AI-driven farming, food science, sustainable packaging, and circular economy models.
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UNU REACH-AFRICA at Future Africa UP co-authors policy brief on climate finance in sub-Saharan Africa

UNU REACH-AFRICA at Future Africa UP co-authors policy brief on climate finance in sub-Saharan Africa

The United Nations University Hub on Resilient Environment, Agriculture, Climate and Health for Africa (UNU REACH-AFRICA) based at Future Africa at the University of Pretoria has co-authored a policy brief on climate finance in sub-Saharan Africa. The brief examines how financing water, energy, food and ecosystems in an integrated way could improve the effectiveness of climate investments across the region.
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‘Partner with us’ – Future Africa interim director urges early-career researchers to join transdisciplinary research efforts

Future Africa Interim Director Prof Wanda Markotter has called on early-career African researchers to build partnerships and take part in transdisciplinary research addressing some of the continent’s most pressing challenges.

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Get to know the ECRLF Fellows: Dr. John Mushomi

While doing his first year at Makerere University, Dr. John Mushomi found himself in a challenging situation which led him to follow a career in sociology (and later population migration and development).
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University Vice-Chancellor Participates In A Fungal Citizen Science Project

University Vice-Chancellor Participates In A Fungal Citizen Science Project

University of Pretoria Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Prof. Tawana Kupe collected soil samples at the Future Africa campus on 30 October as part of a FABI-hosted Citizen Science project “Fungi for Future”.
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Call for applications - ASLP 2020

Call for applications – ASLP 2020

The Africa Science Leadership Programme announces the launch of their 2020 call. The sixth ASLP workshop is planned to be held in Pretoria at the Future Africa campus in March 2020. The programme was launched in June 2015 with a first cohort of 20 fellows.
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Get to know the ECRLF Fellows: Dr. Oluwole Coker

Growing up, Dr. Oluwole Coker had a deep passion for African literary and cultural studies. “I was fascinated by the depth of African orature and its seeming inexhaustiveness.” These were the experiences that motivated him to study Literature.
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Get to know the ECRLF Fellows: Dr. Carene Picot-Allain

Dr. Carene Picot-Allain in simple terms is living her childhood dreams. Her love of nature as a young child was a clear sign that she was destined for a career in natural sciences.
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Future Africa Workshop Day for Early Career Research Fellows

The Early Career Research Fellows attended two thoughtful workshops on 16 October at Future Africa. A 'Future Studies' workshop was held early on Wednesday by expert Dr Robert Bourgeois and a Science Communication session was later facilitated by Ms Anina Mumm of Sciencelink.
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The Tuks Young Research Leader Programme completes a successful fifth round

The Tuks Young Research Leader Programme completes a successful fifth round

The fifth round of the Tuks Young Research Leader Programme successfully completed a fifth round on 14 and 15 October. The workshop took place, for the first time, at the new Future Africa Institute.
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Mushrooms make Africa great again

Imagine this headline in 2037: Mushrooms make Africa great again

Imagine this headline in 2037: "Mushrooms make Africa great again"...Future Africa's Dr Rosemary Kinge Tonjock, from Cameroon, believes the modest #mushroom could help boost #foodsecurity in Africa.
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Microsoft AI for Good workshop at Future Africa

Technology has permeated different aspects of our lives and by all indications this is only going to increase with Artificial Intelligence (AI) set to be at pole position.
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Future Africa welcomes new Director Prof Cheikh Mbow

Future Africa is excited to welcome its new Director, Prof Cheikh Mbow, who joins the team from START-International in Washington DC.
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Could a cure for Alzheimers be growing in this biotechnologist’s backyard

Could a cure for Alzheimer’s be growing in this biotechnologist’s backyard? Over 2 million dementia sufferers in sub-Saharan Africa are waiting for a cure or a treatment that does better than just slowing their deterioration. A treatment they and their families can afford and trust.
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economic policy shift across Africa

Imagine this headline in the future: Nigeria 2035 youth job boom sees an economic policy shift across Africa

It’s the year 2035. Nigeria’s massive jobs surge has prompted other African governments to adopt its youth startup funding model.
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