Africa

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Cambridge researchers have long worked with African colleagues on issues that matter not just to the continent but to the world.

Madagascan President discusses conservation challenges with Cambridge experts

20 Nov 2015

The President of the Republic of Madagascar, Hery Rajaonarimampianina, today visited the University of Cambridge to discuss ways in which the...

20 Years of Mandela Magdalene Scholarships

06 Nov 2015

Magdalene College recently celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the Mandela Magdalene scholarships which support graduates from South Africa in...

Interactions with Africa are in "the University's DNA"

23 Oct 2015

Vice-Chancellor hails success story as programme celebrates second Cambridge-Africa Day.

Cambridge confirms its leading role in engagement with Africa

20 Oct 2015

Funding for capacity-building initiatives is renewed ahead of the University's second annual Cambridge-Africa Day .

Angolan civilians walking past the remains of tanks in 2004. Relics of the conflict still litter the Angolan countryside.

The war that fed itself - and the hollow democracy it left behind

14 Oct 2015

A new study using extensive eyewitness accounts re-examines the causes and legacy of Angola's brutal 27-year civil war, once described by the United...

Archaeologists outside the entrance to the Mota cave in the Ethiopian highlands, where the remains containing the ancient genome were discovered.

Ancient genome from Africa sequenced for the first time

08 Oct 2015

DNA from 4,500-year-old Ethiopian skull reveals a large migratory wave of West Eurasians into the Horn of Africa around 3,000 years ago had a genetic...

Young male chimpanzees play more than females with objects, but do not become better tool users

07 Oct 2015

Research into differences between chimpanzees and bonobos in ‘preparation’ for tool use reveals intriguing sex bias in object manipulation in young...

Cambridge engagement with Africa will expand following major gift

04 Sep 2015

The University of Cambridge’s determination to enhance research capacity across Africa, and to engage in collaborative research with African partners...