Donor support for science and technology (S&T) in Africa has been “disappointing”, according to a report from the Commission for Africa published last week (12 September).
Some US$3 billion, which the commission had urged donors to spend on building centres of excellence in S&T, has not been spent. And the state of external support for [...]
Calestous Juma,
Development is easier done than said. This inversion of the old maxim reflects the end of an era in which Africa’s development was defined largely as a matter for discourse rather than accomplishment. The traditional focus on relief and emergency activities is being replaced by a new focus on competence building to enable [...]
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