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RISE: AMSEN AFNNET SABINA SSAWRN WIO
Millennium Science Initiative: Uganda
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Submitted by Alan Anderson on 13 November 2009
Sub-Saharan African countries desperately need to develop products that can meet local needs, preserve the environment, provide jobs, and drive the economy. John David Kabasa of Makerere University in Uganda thinks that he and his colleagues in AFNNET have found an answer to this need in the hot new field of natural products.
Submitted by hastings on 26 October 2009
A childhood encounter with traditional medicine is at the root of Secilia Kaenda Ilonga's foray into natural products chemistry.
Submitted by hastings on 26 October 2009
A brand new Faculty of Engineering at the University of Namibia (UNAM) will provide a professional home for at least three students pursuing MSc degrees through AMSEN.
Submitted by hastings on 23 October 2009
Among an impressive cohort of talented RISE students, those from Zimbabwe are notable for their strong academic preparation.
Submitted by hastings on 22 October 2009
Like most Malawians, Kumbukani ( K.K.) Nyirenda was born in a rural village, in a small house with no electricity or running water. K.K. did not grow up dreaming of being a chemist. He didn’t spend his childhood marveling at the natural world, and he had no special passion for science or any other academic subject.
Submitted by Alan Anderson on 19 May 2009
[An update on Bernard Odera's work from April 2012 is here.]
Submitted by Alan Anderson on 6 May 2009
Nicholas Mphangwe, known to his friends as Nick, works as a plant breeder for the Tea Research Foundation of Central Africa, in Malawi. Tea is critical to the Malawian economy, accounting for about 30 percent of the country’s foreign exchange and about 5 percent of the world’s tea crop.
Submitted by Alan Anderson on 1 May 2009
Dr. Ofurum Francis Arimoro developed his interest in stream biology in his home country of Nigeria, in the rich aquatic habitat of the Niger Delta.
Submitted by Alan Anderson on 27 April 2009
Last week we were relieved to hear that yet another free election had been held in South Africa, whose name was so recently synonymous with apartheid. Many other African nations have suffered their versions of apartheid and are also struggling through the early stages of self-governance.
Submitted by Alan Anderson on 24 April 2009
Odilon Ilunga, a large but soft-spoken man from the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, fretted about his clothes when I asked him to pose for a snapshot yesterday at the University of Namibia in Windhoek. He wore a shiny new suit, but to his eye, his T-shirt was askew and did not line up well under his shirt. His smile and optimism more than compensated.
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