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FUTURE AFRICA
RESEARCH LEADERSHIP FELLOWSHIP
The Future Africa Research Leadership Fellowship (FAR-LeaF) is an early career research fellowship program focused on developing transdisciplinary research and leadership skills.


Nov 18, 2024
Zimbabwe’s street children: how to get them home and back in school
Publishe d in The Conversation Africa , 18 November 2024 There are many reasons that children may choose to live and work on the...


Nov 4, 2024
Policy | Enhancing Water and Sanitation Governance through Community Participation in the Savannah Region, Ghana
Enhancing Water and Sanitation Governance through Community Participation in the Savannah Region, Ghana  Dr Prosper Bazaanah Water...


Nov 3, 2024
Theatre for Development
The Theatre for Development (TFD) is a method of disseminating our communication patent tool, COMIFAVIGILANCE. This innovative approach...


Nov 1, 2024
South Africa | Localising Just Transition in Africa
Dr Ronald Tombe has been invited to contribute to the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship’s Environmental Humanities Project at a...


Nov 1, 2024
Financial Literacy Calendar
The Financial Awareness and Literacy Leadership calendar is designed to provide monthly guidance on essential financial literacy topics,...


Nov 1, 2024
Policy | Faith and Food in Rural Malawi
Faith and Food in Rural Malawi by Dorothy Thembo Summary Despite years of substantial agricultural output, household food insecurity...


Oct 31, 2024
Research | Thin layer drying and effect of temperature on the drying characteristics of bushbuck (Gongronema latifolium) leaves
Determination of the drying properties of agricultural products holds several benefits, such as nutrient preservation, processing and...


Oct 31, 2024
NGO | Alliance for Progressive and Sustainable Environment
Alliance for Progressive and Sustainable Environment  is an NGO passionate about contributing significantly to environmental...


Oct 31, 2024
Data | First Afrocentric visual image dataset for red palm oil adulteration
One of the groundbreaking achievements of the AfroPALM project was the creation of the first Afrocentric visual image dataset focused on...


Oct 30, 2024
Prototype | Development for Oil Palm Traceability
A key deliverable of the DOTbox project was the development of a prototype specifically designed for the traceability of oil palm...


Oct 26, 2024
Pre-print | AfroPALM – Afrocentric Palm oil Adulteration Learning Models: an End-to-end Deep Learning Approach for Detection of Palm Oil Adulteration in West Africa
In Africa, rapid population growth and a focus on increasing food production have often overlooked the importance of food safety, leading...


Oct 14, 2024
Ghana needs to stop households from using firewood: what must be done
The Conversation Africa , 14 October 2024 Cooking on firewood and coal increases air pollution and ill health . Some of the dangers...


Oct 10, 2024
Poster | Effect of heat on teaching and learning
Poster series for Analyzing adaptation to extreme heat in schools to improve well-being (AVEHS) There is a need for a conversation about...


Oct 10, 2024
Transformational leadership for sustainable productivity in higher education institutions of Cameroon
This study investigates the need for transformational leadership to sustain the productivity of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in...


Oct 10, 2024
Booklet | The children tell us: "It is very hot in Ghana!"
There is a need for a conversation about climate change that children can relate to. Exposure to extreme heat affects teaching and...


Oct 9, 2024
Research | Long-Term Impacts of Selective Logging in a Tropical Rainforest in the East Region of Cameroon
Although selective logging has become the primary cause of degradation in many African countries, little is known about its long-term...


Oct 1, 2024
Postgraduate diploma in climate change and sustainability management
The fellow, who worked with some Faculty members at UMI, developed a framework for developing the postgraduate diploma in climate change...


Oct 1, 2024
Creating new networks for collaboration
My collaboration with Dr Brighton Chunga (a colleague fellow) resulted in my appointment as an external examiner for PhD thesis students...


Oct 1, 2024
Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Management Studies (CLICS)
A draft proposal for establishing the Centre of Climate Change and Sustainability Management Studies (CLICS) is being considered by the...


Sep 30, 2024
Policy | Implications and Adaptation to Extreme Heat in Schools
Policy Brief: Implications and Adaptation to Extreme Heat in Schools Ebenezer Forkuo Amankwaa, Department of Geography and Resource...

The programme seeks to build a network of emerging African scientists who have the skills to apply transdisciplinary approaches and to collaborate to address complex challenges in the human well-being and environment nexus in Africa.
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