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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.

Profiles

Dr Ololade Latifat Abdulrahman

Nigeria

Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity of Tomato Value Chain Actors: Empirical Evidence from Nigeria

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Dr Jacob Agyekum

Ghana

Harnessing Community Resilience and Machine Learning for Adaptive Malaria Control amid Climate Change in the Upper West Region of Ghana

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Dr Miriam Ameworwor

Ghana

Sustaining the livelihood of women fishers along the White Volta River in Northern Ghana

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Dr Fenet Belay

Ethiopia

Climate-Smart Coffee Futures: Climate Modelling, Molecular Breeding, and Gender-Responsive Adaptation Strategies for Resilient Coffee Production in Ethiopia

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Dr Juliana Cheboi

Kenya

Enhancing resilience and sustainable food systems: Improving access to nutritious Climate-Smart Crops through behavior change communication and value addition technology

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Dr Dina Coertzen

South Africa

Informing malaria transmission dynamics to guide sustainable control interventions for disease elimination

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Dr Judith Adejoke Falola-Olasunkanmi

Nigeria

Resilient Cropping Systems for African Smallholders: Integrating Weed Management, Climate Adaptation, and Agronomic Innovations

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Dr Ato Fanyin-Martin

Ghana

Generation of Sustainable Energy from Microwave Catalytic Pyrolysis of Agro-Products

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Dr Yusuph Aron Kafula

Tanzania

Towards Resilient Freshwater Ecosystems: Pinpointing interactive effects of light, temperature and pesticide pollution on the structure and functioning of temporary ponds

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Dr Agnes Kapinga

Tanzania

Strengthening Urban Resilience: The Role of Community-Based Approaches for Nature-Based Climate Solutions in Flood-prone Areas of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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Dr Pearl Lefadola

Botswana

Upcycling Food Waste into Value-Added Products: A Sustainable Approach to Food Loss in Botswana’s Tomato Supply Chain

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Dr Tafadzwa Clementine Maramura

Namibia

Integrating Smart Technologies in Community-Led Water Governance for Climate Adaptation in Cape Town, South Africa

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Dr Grite Mwaijengo

Tanzania

An Integrated Framework for Sustainable Schistosomiasis Control in a Changing Climate: A One Health Approach for Northeastern Tanzania

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Dr Gabriel Kanuti Ndimbo

Tanzania

Food insecurity and children's malnutrition severity in agroecological zones of Tanzania: Insights from Njombe region

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Dr Jacquiline Ndosi

Tanzania

The role of agricultural innovation system toward empowering women farmers to climate change adaptation strategies

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Dr Jabulani Nyengere

Malawi

Addressing disproportionate impact of climate change. Development and upscaling granulated urine fertilizers to enhance food security in southern Malawi's marginalized communities.

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Dr Sarah Otanga

Kenya

Promoting Climate Change Literacy in Lower Primary School through Interactive Learning Resources and Storytelling

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Dr Alassan Assani Seidou

Benin

Improving decision-making of pastoral land politics for women livestock farmers in drylands of Benin (West-Africa)

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Dr Ferdinand Lubobi Shamala

Kenya

Genome-Wide Association Study of Resistance Genes to Napier Head Smut Using Genotyping-by-Sequencing in Kenyan Napier Grass Germplasm

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Dr Enoch Kwame Tham-Agyekum

Ghana

Leveraging Community Radio for Climate Resilience: Fostering Social Learning and Cohesion in Drought-Prone Areas of Northern Ghana

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Dr Piwai Tshuma

Zimbabwe

Solar-Driven Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants: Utilizing Monolithic MOFs for Sustainable Water Remediation

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Dr Ruth Wambui Wainaina

Kenya

Enhancing Climate Resilience Through Innovative Science Communication: A Case Study of Smallholder Farmers in Murang'a County

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Cohort I (2022-2024)

South Africa

Future Africa Research Leadership Fellowship Programme

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Dr Kwame Adjei-Mantey

Ghana

Environmental Consciousness, Energy Poverty and Social Origin: An Empirical Analysis

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Dr Ebenezer F. Amankwaa

Ghana

Analyzing Adaptation to Extreme Heat in Schools to improve well-being (AVEHS)

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Dr Tabitha A. Amollo

Kenya

Development of cutting-edge solar energy conversion nanomaterials for the fabrication of a solar-driven refrigeration system

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Dr Prosper Bazaanah

Ghana

Community participation in governance and sustainability of rural water and sanitation systems in the Savannah Region, Ghana

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Dr Enoch Bessah

Ghana

Co-production of integrated indigenous and scientific weather and seasonal climate forecast for climate change adaptation in the Pra River Basin of Ghana

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Dr Emmanuel Chukwuma

Nigeria

Creating Circular economy from plastic wastes: reengineering of plastics with community engagement strategy

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Dr Brighton Chunga

Malawi

Determination of river basin closure and catchment restoration in Malawi

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Dr Sophie Etomes

Cameroon

Transformational Leadership for Developing Sustainable Productivity of Higher Education Institutions in Cameroon

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Dr Samson Mhizha

Zimbabwe

Building resilience nodes in a family reunification model for street children in Harare Zimbabwe

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Dr Seraphine Mokake

Cameroon

Monitoring the Dynamics of a Tropical Forest Ecosystem Under Anthropogenic Climate Change and Their Services during the Covid-19 Pandemic

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Dr Anna Msigwa

Tanzania

Remote Sensing and Machine Learning in water stress detection, with an Emphasis on Applications in maize Farming

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Dr Hellen Namawejje

Uganda

Financial awareness and literacy leadership

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Dr Onyekachi Nnabuihe

Nigeria

Climate Change Governance and Land Politics in Nigeria: The Conflict and Intervention Dimensions

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Dr Tonye V. Odubo

Nigeria

Women's land right and agricultural development in Bayelsa State, Nigeria

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Dr Jumoke Oladele

Nigeria

Developing a Computerised Adaptive Test for Evaluating Students’ Mental Well-Being Post-Covid-19 | Environmental Consciousness, Energy, Poverty and Social Origin: An Empirical Analysis

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Dr Levy Otwoma

Kenya

Quantifying local extinction and shifting baselines of Kenya's exploited reef fishes

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Dr Nkechi S. Owoo

Ghana

Exploring the Effects of Multidimensional Poverty on Climate Adaptation Behaviours in Ghana

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Dr Vincent Pagiwa

Botswana

Climate Change and Malaria Variability in the Okavango Region of Botswana: A Social Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity Assessment

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Dr Hauwa Mohammed Sani

Nigeria

COVID-19, Misinformation and Pseudoscience in Northern Nigeria

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Dr Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo

Cameroon

Eco-friendly approach to reduce onchocerciasis transmission around the Edea dam in Cameroon

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Dr David Ssekamatte

Uganda

Cultivating climate change and sustainability education in Business and Management Training at Higher Education Institutions in the African context: A multiple case of Uganda Management Institute and Nkumba University in Uganda

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Dr Eric Tutu Tchao

Ghana

Development of an Open Toolbox for Safe Food Production (DOTbox)

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Dr Dorothy Tembo

Malawi

Faith and Food in Rural Malawi

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Dr Ronald Tombe

Kenya

Inclusive Agricultural Transformation: Innovations and Scaling of Digital Systems for Enhancing Productivity, Knowledge Preservation and Incomes of Indigenous Communities

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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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