AESA Launches African Science Research Fund in Kenya

An African research fund has been launched in Kenya to raise the quality of Africa's scientific output and tackle diseases primarily affecting the continent, such as HIV/AIDS, malaria and Ebola.

The Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (AESA), based at the African Academy of Sciences in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, aims to draw increased funding from West and African governments to set up centres of scientific excellence on the continent to build capacities to try and deal with these diseases.

Africa has the smallest number of scientists per capita of any continent as professionals often move abroad to further their careers.


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