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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.
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
Policy | Community Engagement Strategy for Reduced Plastic Pollution in Anamabra State of Nigeria
I. Introduction Plastic has emerged as a significant global threat, with rivers serving as a sink for transporting plastics from the...
Jul 31, 2024
Integrating climate change and sustainability education
The dissemination event was held on Thursday, 25th July 2024, during a research seminar organized and hosted by the UMI Institute...
Jul 25, 2024
GHANA | Digitization of Indigenous Weather Forecast Reduced Climate Risks of Farmers in the Pra River Basin of Ghana
Engineering, Science, Technology, and Entrepreneurship (ESTE 2024) Internal Research Symposium, 22–23 July 2024 at IDL Conference Centre...
Jul 23, 2024
Agricultural digital extension advisory services
Design and develop AI digital apps for the provision of digital extension advisory services and technologies linking farmers to...
Jul 22, 2024
South Africa | Breaking the Chains of Corruption: Whistleblowing as a Catalyst for Social Development in South Africa
In celebration of South Africa’s 30 years of democracy, the University of Johannesburg (UJ) hosted a significant colloquium on 18-19...
Jul 19, 2024
Rwanda | Carbon stock recovery after selective logging in the East region of Cameroon
60th meeting of the Association of Tropical Biology Conference (ATBC 2024), 13-18 July 2024 | Kigali, Rwanda Tropical forests have large...
Jul 18, 2024
Beating river blindness: blackfly bites dramatically reduced after breeding sites are destroyed with machetes
Published in The Conversation Africa , 17 July 2024 MEDIA | Onchocerciasis , commonly known as river blindness, is a neglected tropical...
Jul 17, 2024
Research | Fostering Sustainability and SDGs: The Experience of Uganda Management Institute in Promoting Sustainability and Implementation of SDGs in Uganda
The education sector, especially higher education, has been identified as one of the key avenues for promoting sustainability and...
Jul 11, 2024
The programme seeks to build a network of emerging African scientists with the skills needed to apply transformative research methods and approaches in addressing complex sustainability challenges in Africa, including inter- and transdisciplinarity, systems thinking, and futures literacy.
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