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April 2025: Professor Babafemi Akinade Badejo – African Male Researcher of the Month Professor Babafemi Akinade Badejo stands as one
April 2025: Dr. Damaris Matoke-Muhia – African Female Researcher of the Month Dr. Damaris Matoke-Muhia is a distinguished molecular biologist
March 2025: Paper of the Month by Abajobir et al. 2025 - Maternal Mental Health and Child Development: Impact on
March 2025: Dr. Priscilla Kolibea Mante – African Female Researcher of the Month Dr. Priscilla Kolibea Mante is an esteemed
March 2025: Professor Ihsen Yengui – African Male Researcher of the Month Introduction Professor Ihsen Yengui is a distinguished Tunisian
February 2025: Paper of the month by Jimoh, M. O., & Olukunle, O. J. 2012 - Enhancing Food Security in
February 2025: Moti Jaleta Debello – African Male Researcher of the Month Moti Jaleta Debello, an esteemed agricultural economist from
February 2025: Dr. Laura Estelle Loko Yeyinou – African Female Researcher of the Month Dr. Yêyinou Laura Estelle Loko Yeyinou
January 2025: Florence Aghomo – African Female Researcher of the Month Florence Aghomo is a trailblazer in the field of
January 2025: Paper of the Month by Chiaka-Onyemeze et al. 2025 - African Yam Bean Benefits: Study Reveals Hepatic and
January 2025: Professor Ali Baklouti - African Male Researcher of the Month Professor Ali Baklouti is a distinguished Tunisian mathematician
December 2024: Paper of the Month by Kiburi et al. 2024 - Healthcare Providers' Positive Attitudes Toward Digital Interventions in
December 2024: Professor Caroline Ncube – African Female Researcher of the Month Overview Professor Caroline Ncube is an esteemed academic
December 2024: Dr. Katumusiime Jacob – African Male Researcher of the Month Dr. Katumusiime Jacob is a distinguished Ugandan scholar
November 2024: Prof. Beckley Ikhajiagbe, African Male Researcher of the Month Overview Prof. Beckley Ikhajiagbe is a distinguished academic and
November 2024: Paper of the Month by Dine, et al. 2024 - 10 Essential Rules for Building Successful and Sustainable
November 2024: Prof. Stella Ifeanyi Smith – African Female Researcher of the Month Prof. Stella Ifeanyi Smith, the Director of
October 2024: Paper of the Month by Alhassan et al., 2024-Enhancing Food Safety in Africa: How Biotechnology & Molecular Biology
October 2024: Adewunmi Akingbola – African Male Researcher of the Month Adewunmi Akingbola, a distinguished medical doctor and scientist,
October 2024: Ms. Nomthandazo Precious Sibiya – African Female Researcher of the Month Introduction and Early Education Ms. Nomthandazo Precious
September 2024: Paper of the Month by Ossai, et al., 2024-High Rates of Depression and Anxiety Among Leprosy and Buruli
September 2024: Dr. Evidence AKHAYERE – African Male Researcher of the Month Educational Background
PhD in Environmental Science (2019) -
September 2024: Shavani Naicker – African Female Researcher of the Month Shavani Naicker, a final-year PhD candidate in Applied Mathematics
August 2024: Paper of the Month by Heinz, et al.., 2024-Longitudinal Study Reveals Alarming Rise in Klebsiella Pneumoniae Infections and
August 2024: Dr. Yaw Bediako – African Male Researcher of the Month Early Life and Education Dr. Yaw Bediako, an
August 2024: Professor Rose Leke – African Female Researcher of the Month Early Life and Education Born and raised in
July 2024: Paper of the Month by Bisschoff, et al 2024 – Study Uncovers Genetic Insights and Treatment Efficacy of
July 2024: Dr. Bonaventure Okere – African Male Researcher of the Month Early Life and Education Dr. Bonaventure Okere has
July 2024: Esther Kimani – African Female Researcher of the Month Introduction Esther Kimani, a trailblazing Kenyan innovator, has made
June 2024: Paper of the Month by Bello, et al 2024 – Impact of Alcohol and Tobacco Use on Labor
June 2024: Dr. Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela – African Female Researcher of the Month Dr. Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, an esteemed psychologist and professor,
June 2024: Professor Abdon Atangana – African Male Researcher of the Month South African Professor Abdon Atangana, a distinguished figure
May 2024: Professor Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua – African Female Researcher of the Month In the annals of academic history, certain names
May 2024: Senegal Alfred Mabry – African Male Researcher of the Month Senegal Alfred Mabry, a young African American, is
May 2024: Paper of the Month by Bengtson, et al 2024 – Exploring Cardiometabolic Health in Pregnant Women: Insights from
April 2024: Paper of the Month by Mlambo, et al., 2024 – The New Scramble for Africa in a post-colonial
April 2024: Walter Eugene Massey – African Male Researcher of the Month Walter Eugene Massey is an esteemed American educator,
April 2024: Victoria “Vickey” Moore – African Female Researcher of the Month Victoria “Vickey” Moore is a distinguished computer scientist
March 2024: Paper of the Month by Tewolde, 2024 – Coloured in South Africa, Black in the United States’: International
March 2024: Prof Moses Retselisitsoe Phooko – African Male Researcher of the Month Prof Moses Retselisitsoe Phooko stands as a
February 2024: Paper of the Month by Bello et al., 2023 – Self-reported
health status of a
sample of patients
February 2024:
Dr. Kate Orkin – African Female Researcher of the Month Dr. Kate Orkin is a distinguished Senior Research
January 2024: Prof Rufus Olusola Akinyemi – African Male Researcher of the Month Prof Rufus Olusola Akinyemi is a distinguished
January 2024:
Diana Asante – African Female Researcher of the Month Diana Asante, a PhD candidate in the
Biochemistry and
December 2023: Paper of the Month by Samuel et al., 2023 – The Economic Analysis of Wind Farm Feasibility in
