“You cannot light another’s path without brightening your own” - A few tickets (at only R150 a ticket) are still available for the #PallisanderConcert at #EndlerHall, Stellenbosch in support of #Action4Inclusion to settle #studentdebt

According to the NYT Africa’s “foreign debt reached $1.1 trillion in 2023. 2 dozen countries have excessive debt according to the African Development Bank. And roughly 900 m people live in countries that spend more on interest payments than on health care or education”.

I get notrmallu criticized for highlighting unfair and discriminatory actions against Africa! But given mpox vaccine is available, so why is it taking so long to get to Africa? news24.com/citypress/news…

In Luminate’s new podcast series, #TalkToMeDirect Dr. 'Bosun Tijani - Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation, and the Digital Economy - speaks about why Africa must take part in the global AI conversation. Insightful and worth a listen! podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/tal…

The US is currently battling a surge in eastern equine encephalitis, a rare but very dangerous virus that is spread by mosquitoes 🦟 Learn more about this disease and its viral family, the Togaviruses, in CEPI's #TheViralMostWanted ➡️ cepi.net/matonaviruses-…

Increasing genomic surveillance we find interesting genetic variants associated with drug resistance, now guess if we could apply it for real-time WGS-based surveillance of TB in high-burden countries?! Great collab w/ TB Genomics Instituto Evandro Chagas INI/Fiocruz Fiocruz and Sebastien Gagneux

End of day with a walking back home by the river... priceless...

As we continue our impactful fellowship program with 547 fellows, let me introduce Dr. Andrew Waititu from the Ministry of Health in Kenya. Dr. Waititu is dedicated to enhancing patient outcomes and medication safety through his work in pharmacogenomics. #Genomics #Africa

The African Centre for Disease Control and WHO raised the alarm following a drastic uptick in #mpox cases. This surge is driven by a new strain of the virus. E.V. reports what we know so far and potential implications for South Africa. spotlightnsp.co.za/2024/09/04/sas… Tulio de Oliveira

The Africa In the World festival begins today. As Karl Gostner writes, it's a "festival of thought and joy, mind and heart." This is exactly what we aim for each year 🙏 Discover more about the festival's history and highlights here: bit.ly/4cV8Mb3

Starting the most amazing festivals in Africa, where we show that Africa can lead and make the world a better place

Wow, not worlds but respect!

Quote of the day 'what can I do today to make the world. Better place' ⬇️

One of the objectives of this year program was to show how science and technology can be used to defeat diseases in Africa, please join this great discussion this morning from SA.

📢Live-streaming from #AfricaIntheWorld2024 festival over the next two days: ✨ A New Growth Story: bit.ly/NewGrowthStory ✨ Like Gods Among Men: bit.ly/LikeGodsAmongM… ✨ The Revolution Will Be Tweeted: bit.ly/RevolutionWill… Baraza Media Lab Dele Olojede

Climate change is already forcing millions of people to migrate – and it will only get worse telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

Great article explaining some of our current research interests! telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

Very inspiring discussion on rethinking philanthropy at #africaintheworld, a festival of inspiring minds and actions in Africa

A really good discussion on how many AI algorithms portrait African people and indigenous people badly! AI replicating discrimination in the world by Dr. Abeba Birhane @africaintheworld

Saturday morning is for whale watching from the cliffs in South Africa 🇿🇦🐋