By Dr. Ravaka Andriatsitohaina
After heavy tropical rain, when the soil is washed away, many farmers witness the same alarming scene: water rushing across their fields, carrying away the thin layer of soil their crops depend on. What disappears in minutes may have taken decades to form.
Ms Gladys Beryl Brew is the Programme Manager for Research and Training at the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA). She provides logistical and administrative support for ARUA’s research and training programmes.
Dr Emmanuel Adu-Danso is a Consultant on the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) institutional data-gathering and benchmarking project.
Dr Emmanuel Abbey is a Consultant on the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) institutional data gathering and benchmarking project.
Dr Blessed Ashmond is an Assistant Registrar at the University of Cape Coast and an Executive Assistant at the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA)
Prof. Ambuko is the Director of Research and Training at the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA). She is a Professor of Horticulture from the University of Nairobi with extensive experience in research, training and community engagement.
The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) joined university leaders, policymakers, higher education networks, and international development partners in Nairobi, Kenya, for the IMPACT HE Leadership and Stakeholder Forum held from 6th to 7th May 2026. The forum explored how African universities are driving local development through research, innovation, advocacy, and strategic partnerships.
What if the biggest challenge in breast cancer care isn’t the lack of innovation… but the failure to deliver the innovation where it is needed most? Breast cancer today is no longer just a biological disease. In Africa, it is a health systems problem where scientific progress often fails to meet real-world limitations. And in that gap, sadly, patients are lost.
A fear as old as innovation
From the advent of mechanisation in the 19th century to today’s fast-paced advances in technology and innovation, there has always been one persistent fear ~ will machines take our jobs? This question, which was previously a quiet concern, is now the talk of the town across all borders, income groups, professions and cultures. Digitisation and automation hit differently across different scenarios.
ARUA joined fellow partners in Nairobi, Kenya, on 15–16 April 2026 for the CB‑SITS Africa Validation Workshop, convened under the 2026 Annual CB‑SITS Partners’ Meeting hosted by the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA). The workshop formed part of a Carnegie Corporation of New York‑supported initiative to build a comprehensive, digital Capacity Building and Scientific Impact Tracking System for Africa (CB‑SITS Africa).