African science research fund launched by AESA
September 10, 2015
The new fund is intended to back Africa-focused research[/caption]
A new fund has been launched for African science, amid concerns that research is too Western-focused.
A lack of investment may threaten Africa’s development, say backers of the Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (AESA). To address this the AESA will provide an estimated $100m (£65m) for Africa-focused research. It is also hoped that African governments will invest 1% of GDP in scientific work. The AESA was created by the African Academy of Sciences with the financial backing of the Wellcome Trust, the Gates Foundation and the UK government. Mauritian President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, who helped launch the fund, told the BBC that the priorities for donor-backed research had often been set by people outside the continent, meaning that some African issues have not been addressed. [caption id="attachment_20560" align="alignright" width="300"]
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