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The Lancet Countdown Africa Regional Centre, hosted at Future Africa at the University of Pretoria, partnered with Wits Planetary Health Research to convene a discussion on the health and economic impacts of heat exposure on birth outcomes in Africa, and how evidence can inform policy, investment and climate adaptation.

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.

Twenty-two Future Africa Research Leadership Fellowship (FAR-LeaF) fellows from ten African countries gathered at the University of Pretoria for their final workshop exploring research leadership, mentorship, academic publishing, networks and science communication.

Led by Prof Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, the new Future Africa Research Chair in Climate, Water and Food Nexus will bring researchers across disciplines and sectors together to better understand the connections between climate change, water security and food security.

Researchers and doctoral students from Africa and Asia are building capacity to apply WEF Nexus approaches to interconnected water, energy and food challenges at Future Africa.

Professor Wanda Markotter has been reappointed as Future Africa's One Health Research Chair for a second five-year term, strengthening transdisciplinary research, African collaboration and leadership in One Health across the continent.

Africa’s long experience of adapting to climate extremes offers important lessons for the rest of the world as a potential Super El Niño approaches. Drawing on a recent article published by The Conversation, researchers explore how local knowledge, innovation and community-led solutions are strengthening resilience in the face of climate change.

Future Africa, in partnership with the IRD–CNRS–CIRAD Joint Office, hosted a Science-Sharing Series seminar examining the experiences of migrant and refugee youth in South Africa. Researchers from the Growing Up Across Borders (GRABS) project shared findings on how legal uncertainty, administrative barriers and social exclusion shape young migrants’ lives, highlighting the role of participatory research methods in amplifying youth voices.