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Breaking: This Burkinabé champion is also an engineer

Hughes-Fabrice Zango is an engineer and a triple jump champion. When he is not training for the Olympic Games, he is preparing his thesis in electrical engineering. From 8AM to 4PM, Monday to Friday, Zango works as a researcher in the university laboratory. After 6PM and during weekends, he trains in athletics with the French […]

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COVID-19: Kenyan students develop respirator

Students from the Kenyatta University in Kenya have developed the Tiba Vent, a respirator which they hope can save lives and money in the battle against COVID-19. It is meant to solve the shortage of the equipment needed to treat patients who are most seriously affected by the virus. “Currently we know that there are […]

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Education: Students demand reopening of schools in Nigeria

Students in Nigeria on Wednesday took to the streets of Abuja, the capital to demand the reopening of their schools, since closed as parts of efforts to contain the further spread of coronavirus. “We demand the reopening of our schools, because the schools educational sector is the number one sector of any progressive nation, one […]

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Kenya: VCs suggest triple fees for new intake of university

The new cohort of university college students ought to pay Sh48,000 in lessons fees, three instances the cutting-edge Sh16,000 if a inspiration by means of vice chancellors is adopted.  The prices amplify is intended to plug income holes created through the de facto abolition of the privately sponsored students programme in 2015 and cowl for […]

Health: South Africa Wits University clinicians volunteer for COVID-19 vaccine trial

Six senior clinicians at the Faculty of Health Sciences at University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, have volunteer to participate in South Africa’s first COVID-19 vaccine trial. The Ox1Cov-19 Vaccine VIDA-Trial aims to find a vaccine that will prevent infection by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences […]

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Sudan closes schools and universities over COVID-19

Sudan’s has ordered the closure of schools and universities for one month from Saturday to control the spread of coronavirus, a statement from the cabinet said. The statement said all public gatherings, such as weddings and social events, will also be banned. On Friday, Sudan announced its first case of the novel coronavirus following the […]

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Cameroon: Paul Biya New Appoints Officials at State Universities

The Head of State Paul Biya on Thursday July 11 appointed top officials at the helmn of some state universities with some familiar faces making their way back to affairs. At the University of Bamenda, Professor Sammy Beban Chumbow was appointed as Pro Chancellor of the institutionwhile Paul Ndembiyembe was appointed Chairman of the board […]