The RCS Team joins the AfricaLics Secretariat and global research community in mourning the passing of Professor David Kaplan. Dave was more than an outstanding scholar,he was a mentor, a builder, and a deeply generous human being whose commitment to strengthening African research ecosystems left a lasting mark on all of us who worked alongside him.
AfricaLics successfully held its End of Year Party on 5 December 2025, bringing together AfricaLics alumni and members, including the Secretary General, Dr. Ann Kingiri; the Vice-President, Dr. Justina Onumah; […]
Introduction The African Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation and Competence Building Systems (AfricaLics) is pleased to announce a call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) from African scholars and researchers […]
The AfricaLics Secretariat is pleased to announce that the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) has approved a new grant that will enable AfricaLics to scale up its efforts to strengthen research capacity […]
Based on the workshops and summary paper prepared for the 20th anniversary of Globelics, Susan will lead a discussion of key research challenges for the field to address in the coming […]
By Dr. Mercy Salami, University of Ilorin, Nigeria Background This blog is based on a webinar held 24th July 2025 in which Professor Michael R. Carter of the University of […]
We wish to inform you that the webinar originally scheduled for Thursday 4th September 2025, has been postponed. The new date will be communicated to you in due course. We […]
Webinar Topic: Energy Transition in Africa: Leveraging Critical Minerals for Local Value Addition Register here Background and Rationale Africa is home to significant reserves of critical minerals such as lithium, […]
The Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are so classified on the basis of their scores determined by the criteria of socio-economic development. Africa has 32 of the world’s 44 LDCs. Graduation […]
Innovation is recognised as key for driving new development pathways that address socio-economic challenges, including the intersection of today’s megatrends: the climate transition, digital revolution, and demographics shifts. In Africa, […]
