Tanzanian appointed to United Nations Advisory Committee The United Nations has appointed Ghaamid Abdulbasat (@ghaamid.a) as a member of the International Advisory Committee (IAC) representing the youth of Africa and the world to implement the Nagoya Protocol of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity/Environment. The objective is to strengthen the implementation of the agreement...Read More

ILRI NEWS: By Mwihaki Mudia  |  Contributor: Tadelle Dessie   In sub-Saharan Africa, chicken production is integral in nearly all poor rural smallholder households, accounting for about 80% of the poultry flock in the region (Akinola and Essien 2011, FAO 2020). For smallholder chicken farmers, many of whom are women, chicken production offers numerous of benefits – from...Read More

Antibiotic resistance is a growing concern in the treatment of bacterial infections, including Salmonella infections. Salmonella is a type of bacteria that can cause foodborne illness in humans and animals. Antibiotics are commonly used to treat Salmonella infections, but overuse and misuse of antibiotics can lead to the development of antibiotic-resistant strains of the bacteria....Read More

Isolating Greater Cane Rat Populations (Ndezi) from Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania: Linking the Morphometric and Molecular Characteristics The Greater Cane Rat (Thryonomys swinderianus) also known as a Grass Cutter is a large rodent species that is native to Africa. The exact origin of the species is not well understood, but it is believed to have...Read More

The expansion of Bantu-speaking peoples in Africa is one of the most significant events in the continent’s history. This expansion occurred over several millennia, from around 3000 BCE to 1000 CE, and led to the spread of Bantu languages and cultures across a vast region of Africa, including central, eastern, and southern Africa. The genetic...Read More

PhD position (m/f/d) Nutrient cycling and carbon storage in grazed systems Technical University of Munich, Germany 20.04.2023, Wissenschaftliches Personal The aim of our group is to improve the understanding of the trade-offs between production, mitigation and conservation in livestock-based systems, and to identify innovative mechanisms to aid landscape-level management of these systems. We conduct modelling studies and...Read More

Various Opportunities; Higher education, Funding, Webinars, Short Courses, and more! Undergraduate, Honours, Masters & PhD Positions, Post-Doctoral Fellowships *New* Application deadline – 28 April 2023. Africa Union-Africa CDC Pathogen Genomics & Bioinformatics Fellowship Program. For more info, click here *New* Application deadline – 16 May 2023. Graduate training in cancer genomics and genomic data science: Masters and PhD. For more info, click here...Read More