UCT’s professor Liesl Zühlke has won the L’Oréal-UNESCO International Science Award. (Photo: supplied) University of Cape Town (UCT) professor Liesl Zühlke has been selected as the 2026 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Award laureate for Africa and the Arab States, recognising her work in cardiac and cardiovascular science, particularly among children and underserved communities….
Hunter College said on Wednesday that it placed a professor on leave days after their remarks about Black students surfaced in a local public school meeting. The president of the New York City public university, Nancy Cantor, said in a statement that a professor was placed on leave pending the university’s investigation of “abhorrent remarks”…
The University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) is redefining medical education. Founded to train compassionate, skilled, and knowledgeable healthcare leaders, the university welcomes students from across Africa and the world. In this exclusive interview, Professor Abebe Bekele, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Dean of the School of Medicine, shares how UGHE has grown since its early days,…
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The award, one of the nation’s highest honours for international figures, recognised Prof. Oramah’s dedication, pivotal role, and strategic leadership in expanding trade and investment relations between the Member States of Afreximbank and Barbados. Dr. Kevin Greenidge, Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados and longtime Afreximbank board member, was equally honoured with the Order…
The 12th graduation convocation of William V. S. Tubman University (TU) was elevated by a stirring call for Pan-African unity and transformative leadership from Professor Letlhokwa George Mpedi, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Johannesburg (UJ). Delivering the keynote address on the university’s Harper campus, the South African educator urged graduates to use their education as…
Former World Health Organisation (WHO) Director of Research Policy and Cooperation, Professor Tiki Pan, says Low-and Lower-Middle-Income Countries are adopting the WHO position on tobacco harm reduction hook, line and sinker despite stagnant smoking rates and the high morbidity and mortality linked to tobacco in LLMICs. Professor Pan was involved with the agency during the discussions…
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) kicked off a leadership transition in Cairo with a day of tributes marking the conclusion of Professor Benedict Oramah’s 10-year tenure as president and chairman of the Board of Directors. The event brought together dignitaries from across the continent including former heads of state Macky Sall (Senegal) and Mahamadou Issoufou…
Kigali — A new chapter in African leadership education has opened, and Liberia is proudly part of the story. Dr. Clarence K. Moniba has been recruited as a Professor of Leadership at the newly established African School of Governance (ASG), headquartered in Kigali, Rwanda. The African School of Governance, modeled after world-class institutions such as…
Benjamin Rosman Benjamin Rosman, founding director of the Wits University Machine Intelligence and Neural Discovery (Mind) Institute, has been named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential thinkers in AI for 2025. Time said on Rosman: “[He] is tired of being asked about the ‘African angle’ on artificial intelligence. That’s not because…
