(April 3 – KIGALI, Rwanda) Africa’s first and largest network of centres of excellence, the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), in partnership with the Government of Rwanda, announced the launch of AIMS in Rwanda, an ecosystem of pan-African transformation that will leverage scientific innovation, learning and research to apply solutions to the continent’s challenges. […]
AIMS: La cour des grands – Quebec Science
Interview of Barry Green and students at AIMS by Mélissa Guillemette, who made a visit to Cape Town in early March 2016. http://www.quebecscience.qc.ca/reportage_qs/AIMS-La-cour-des-grands
Le prochain Einstein sera africain – Quebec Science
Profile story from an interview Thierry Zomahoun gave at the AAASin Washington DCin 2016. http://www.quebecscience.qc.ca/reportage_qs/Le-prochain-Einstein-sera-africain
Empowering Africa to provide the next STEM leaders – CNBC Africa
Thierry Zomahoun speaks about the need to prepare African youth for challenges of the future. http://gallery.cnbcafrica.com/video/?bctid=5232095158001
A new network for science advice in Africa – The Guardian
Feature praises the success of the Next Einstein Forum GG. https://www.theguardian.com/science/political-science/2016/apr/08/a-new-network-for-science-advice-in-africa
Africa’s Einsteins – Discovery, BBC World Service
Radio Documentary on Next Einstein Forum. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03p862v
The ‘next Einstein’? She’s from Africa – BBC
Survey piece about the NEF GG and promo for a documentary. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-35942463
Africa: Young, African Women Scientist Inspiring Next Peer Group of Innovators – AllAfrica
Story profiling competitors in NEF GG investment competition. http://allafrica.com/stories/201604010938.html
Assane Gueyes beschwerlicher Weg an die Spitze – Stern
Africa needs millions of engineers, doctors and researchers. People like Assane Gueye, who made it from the savage to a US elite. But the way back to home is difficult for highly qualified as Assane – precisely because they are so successful. http://www.stern.de/panorama/wissen/mensch/assane-gueye–internetexperte-vom-next-einstein-forum-ausgezeichnet-6769008.html
Les écoles françaises rateront-elles le train du Sénégal? – Le Monde
Next Einstein Forum Story. France, which plays a prominent part in the competition in Africa with the great Western schools, seems to be lagging behind in Dakar. En savoir plus sur: http://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2016/03/24/les-ecoles-francaises-rateront-elles-le-train-du-senegal_4889455_3212.html