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Update. New study: In #Africa, the percentage of journal articles written by women has "grown significantly, with Engineering and Technology rising from 16% to 21%, Physical Sciences from 19% to 23%, and Life Sciences and Biomedicine from 29% to 35%. In contrast, gains in social sciences were more modest, with Arts and Humanities remaining stable at 28% and Social Sciences increasing slightly from 26% to 28%."
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/fu

For climate and livelihoods, Africa bets big on solar mini-grids

Nigeria is pioneering the development of small, off-grid solar panel installations to bring reliable electricity to remote communities — setting a model for other African countries

yaleclimateconnections.org/202

Yale Climate Connections · For climate and livelihoods, Africa bets big on solar mini-gridsBy Victoria Uwemedimo, Knowable Magazine