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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.


Research | Environmental Consciousness and Household Energy Poverty in Ghana
The energy poverty literature has identified numerous factors that influence the phenomenon. However, only a limited number of studies...
Sep 30, 2024


Japan | Environmental Consciousness and Household Energy Poverty in Ghana
Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies (29th SEEPS Annual Conference 2024), 14-15 September 2024 | Kansai University,...
Sep 15, 2024


Senegal | An Enterprise Agricultural Platform
Deep Learning Indaba 2024 2nd international joint conference of Artificial intelligence, 1-7 September 2024 | Dakar, Senegal Big data and...
Sep 7, 2024


Transformative Governance of Food Loss and Waste in Southern Africa
Dr Dorothy Tembo is a research team member and serves as the Project Manager for Malawi. The current focus is on a project titled...
Sep 1, 2024


Weather station and smart climate advisor website
The automatic weather station provides real-time climate data for the Kikuletwa catchment in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Data is accessible...
Sep 1, 2024


New Curriculum: Introduction to Financial Literacy Training
FINANCIAL LITERACY SKILLS DEVELOPMENT TRAINING CURRICULUM developed by Hellen Namawejje (PhD) as part of the FAR-LeaF FAAL Project This...
Aug 31, 2024


UK | Climate Change, Natural Resource Management and Farmers/Pastoralist Conflicts in Central Nigeria
African Studies UK (ASAUK) Conference 2024 Generation and Regeneration of African Studies, 28-31 August 2024, Oxford Brookes University,...
Aug 31, 2024


Research | Structural and Optical Properties of Silver Sulfide/Reduced Graphene Oxide
Nanomaterials have attracted significant attention in research because of their exemplary properties, making them suitable for diverse...
Aug 31, 2024


Ghana | Network of Clusters Training Workshop
The Economic, Engineering, Governance and Water Clusters of the Future Africa Research Leadership Fellowship (FAR-LeaF) of the University...
Aug 28, 2024


Nigeria has seen a lot of conflict over the years: resistance from minority groups is a strong driver
Conflict and tension in Nigeria are not new. Ever since independence in 1960 , conflicts  over natural resources and political agitations...
Aug 26, 2024


Namibia | Financial literacy among rural agribusiness women in Luweero District, Uganda: Implications for mobile money and village savings and loan associations
The 2nd RUFORUM Triennial Conference | 12-16 August 2024, Windhoek, Namibia. In an era of growing financial complexity, understanding...
Aug 16, 2024


Research | Assessing blockchain and IoT technologies for agricultural food supply chains in Africa: A feasibility analysis
This review paper delves into the global agricultural food supply chains through the lens of African perspectives, examining the role of...
Aug 15, 2024


Research | Exit and voice: diaspora population and national development in Nigeria
This article interrogates the role of the Nigerian Diaspora in contributing financial and intellectual remittances for national...
Aug 13, 2024


Empowering Rural Women Through Financial Literacy: A Spotlight on the FAAL Project
Article by Betty Kyakuwa for Makerere University News | Business & Management , 5 August 2024 MEDIA | In the heart of Luweero...
Aug 5, 2024


Experts want financial literacy curriculum for communities in Uganda
Participants who attended the launch of the study at the Country Gardens Hotel, Semuto. Photo by John Odyek Experts have called for...
Aug 5, 2024


Poster | Indigenous ecological indicators for weather and seasonal climate forecasts in the Pra River Basin
Climate variability and its impacts on the agriculture system are evident in Ghana. Weather and seasonal climate forecast information...
Aug 1, 2024


Caleb University Centre for Humanitarian and Development Initiatives
The Caleb University Centre for Humanitarian and Development Initiatives was initiated with Dr Onyekachi Nnabuihe as the pioneer...
Aug 1, 2024


Poster | Fish extinction in Malawi
Poster provided to different fishing communities in Malawi for sensitising on species threatened with local extinction.
Aug 1, 2024


African Agri-Food Knowledge Transfer Partnership
Collaboration | Dr Eric Tchao (Ghana) & Dr Enoch Bessah (Ghana) will translate knowledge in their respective FAR-LeaF projects to an...
Aug 1, 2024


Dissemination Report: Financial Awareness and Literacy Leadership (FAAL) Project
On July 31, 2024, we held a dissemination event for our project titled "Financial Awareness and Literacy Leadership (FAAL)" in Luweero...
Jul 31, 2024

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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