Sub-Saharan Africa Young Talents
Every year, the Sub-Saharan African Young Talents program, spanning the 47 Sub-Saharan African countries, awards 20 talented women scientists at PhD and post-doctoral levels. Discover the 2020, 2021 and 2022 Sub-Saharan African Young Talents.
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Iveren ABIEMNigeriaPost-doctorate, Life and Environmental Sciences.
Project title: Carbon storage in Afromontane forest.
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Assia Aboubakar MAHAMATChadPost-doctorate, Engineering and Technology Sciences.
Project title: Development of eco-friendly construction materials in Sub Saharan Africa.
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Winifred Ayinpogbilla ATIAHGhanaPost-doctorate, Life and Environmental Sciences.
Project title: seasonal flood forecast in Ghana.
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Farida BOUBE DOBINigerPhD student, Life and Environmental Sciences.
Project title: Groundwater resources management in Niger.
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Awa Bousso DRAMESenegalPhD student, Life and Environmental Sciences.
Project title: Coastal modeling and geospatial sciences in Senegal.
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Olyvia Gwladys FADEYIBeninPhD student, Engineering and Technology Sciences.
Project title: Edible mushroom value chain and rural women's empowerment in Benin.
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Brenda NAMUMBAZambiaPost-doctorate, Post-doctorate.
Project title: Using SKA Precursor telescopes tounravel the mysteries of the universe.
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Bibi Nausheen JAFFURMauritiusPhD student, Engineering and Technology Sciences.
Project title: Biopolymer production from plant fibres.
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Adjata KAMARACôte d’IvoirePhD student, Life and Environmental Sciences.
Project title: Biopesticide against post-harvest rot of yam.
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Julliet KIRUIKenyaPhD student, Formal Sciences.
Project title: Water quality classification using Ensemble learning and IOT.
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Geraldin LENGAIKenyaPost-doctorate, Life and Environmental Sciences.
Project title: Spices as fungicides for late blight management.
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Beauty MAKAMUREZimbabwePhD student, Life and Environmental Sciences.
Project title: Whole genome sequencing for detection of TB-Drug resistance in Zimbabwe.
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Ruth MWANGIKenyaPhD student, Life and Environmental Sciences.
Project title: Biopesticides against degradation of postharvest tomatoes.
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Nora NGANYEWOCameroonPhD student, Life and Environmental Sciences.
Project title: Genetics and Plasmodium Falciparum invasion in The Gambia.
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Oluwatosin OGUNDOLIENigeriaPhD student, Formal Sciences.
Project title: Flood prediction in Nigeria.
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Lovasoa Rina RAHARINAIVOMadagascarPhD student, Life and Environmental Sciences.
Project title: Plastic pollution and its alternatives in Madagascar.
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Bibi Yusra RUHOMALLYMauritiusPhD student, Formal Sciences.
Project title: Modelling illicit drug use dynamics using NERA model.
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Ange Cyntia UMUHIRERwandaPhD student, Sciences of the Matter.
Project title: space weather prediction and forecast in Rwanda.
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Bezalem Eshetu YIRDAWEthiopiaPhD student, Formal Sciences.
Project title: modeling child morbidity using multilevel Bayesian network.
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Mawulolo YOMOTogoPhD student, Life and Environmental Sciences.
Project title: Sea water intrusion dynamics in the Coastal sedimentary Basin of Togo.
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Faouziath SANOUSSIBeninPost-doctorate, Agricultural Sciences.
Project title: Developing a new millet-based product with high nutritional value with baobab fruit pulp and moringa leaf powder to enhance the value of Benin’s food crops and contribute to the fight against malnutrition in Africa.
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Latoya SEOKEBotswanaPhD student, Biological Sciences.
Project title: The development of diagnostic tools to detect the foot-and-mouth disease virus.
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Tsaone TAMUHLABotswanaPhD student, Computer and Information Science.
Project title: Clinical and genetic data to better understand the emerging pandemic of type 2 diabetes in Africa.
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Agnès NTOUMBACameroonPhD student, Biological Sciences.
Project title: The development of bio-insecticides against a species of larvae (Anopheles gambiae), using nanoparticles from plants endemic to Cameroon.
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Haifaou YOUNOUSSAComorosPhD student, Medicine.
Project title: The identification of chromosomal and molecular abnormalities associated with disorders of sex development during the prenatal and postnatal period in Senegal.
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Dominique Fatima VOUMBO MATOUMONAPost-doctorate, Health Sciences.
Project title: Malaria and the resistance of the parasites that cause this disease (Plasmodium falciparum) to existing antimalarial treatments.
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Nadege TATY MAKUNTIMACongo - KinshasaPhD student, Earth and Environmental Sciences.
Project title: To diagnose health zone vulnerabilities and better understand the governance of infectious disease epidemics such as cholera, Ebola or Covid-19, in resource-scarce countries.
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Martha NEGASSAEthiopiaPhD student, Earth and Environmental Sciences.
Project title: Mapping the spatial and temporal dynamics of organic carbon from soil and water in the arid areas of eastern Ethiopia, for more appropriate management of soil and water resources.
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Esther Eyram ASARE YEBOAHGhanaPhD student, Biological Sciences.
Project title: Molecular characterization of multi-drug resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacterial pathogens from hospital environments, patients and staff in a teaching hospital in Ghana.
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Tsarasoa Malala ANDRIANINARIVOMANANAMadagascarPhD student, Biological Sciences.
Project title: The study of Anopheles coustani, a mosquito species suspected of transmitting malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Zara RANDRIAMANAKOTOMadagascarPost-doctorate, Physics.
Project title: The star clusters within galaxies and the influence of their environment.
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Halima TWABIMalawiPhD student, Mathematics.
Project title: Statistical methods to provide better insight into the consequences of maternal HIV on the development of a pregnancy and then on the future child (stunting, wasting, among others...).
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Devina LOBINEMauritiusPost-doctorate, Basic Medicine.
Project title: The molecular, pharmacological and neuroprotective properties of medicinal plants as therapeutics for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Adekemi ADESULUNigeriaPost-doctorate, Biological Sciences.
Project title: Analyzing the microbial composition of raw milk and traditional dairy products in Nigeria to help ensure the safety and quality of African fermented foods.
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Ibukunoluwa OLAJIDENigeriaPhD student, Electrical Engineering and Information Engineering.
Project title: To develop an optical communication model capable of reacting to the specific climatic conditions of tropical areas, using predictive algorithms.
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Valentine DUSHIMIYIMANARwandaPhD student, Health Sciences.
Project title: A better preventive management of cardiovascular diseases in HIV patients in Rwanda using predictive tool.
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Doaa ALISudanPhD student, Chemistry.
Project title: The development of new cancer treatments using a groundbreaking synthetic methodology based on garlic-like compounds (organotrisuldes), which are able to fight cancer cells.
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Maha DAHAWISudanPhD student, Biological Sciences.
Project title: The identification of genes responsible for genetic generalized epilepsies (GGEs) among consanguineous Sudanese families.
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Neema MDUMATanzaniaPhD student, Electrical Engineering and Information Engineering.
Project title: Addressing the issue of student dropout in secondary schools in Tanzania, using a machine learning model.
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Hannah SIMBAZimbabwePhD student, Health Sciences.
Project title: The role of genetic and environmental factors on esophageal cancer.
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MENONLI ADJOBIMEYBeninPHD student, Health Sciences.
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Motunrayo CokerNigeriaPhD student, Biological Sciences.
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Lenye DlaminiSouth AfricaPhD student, Biological Sciences.
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Bibi Sharmeen JugreetMauritiusPhD student, Biological Sciences.
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Sandra JusuSierra LeonePhD student, Material Engineering.
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Agil KatumanyaneUgandaPhD student, Biological Sciences.
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Vinie KouamouCameroonPhD student, Health Sciences.
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Theresa MazarireZimbabwePhD student, Computer and Information Science.
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Sephora Mianda MutomboCongo - KinshasaPhD student, Chemistry.
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Mary MurithiKenyaPhD student, Biological Sciences.
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Ruth NANA NJANTANGCameroonPhD student, Physics.
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Lois OkerekeNigeriaPhD student, Mathematics.
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Hyam Omar Abbass AliSudanPhD student, Mathematics.
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Hendrina ShipangaNamibiaPhD student, Biological Sciences.
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Abena Dufie Wiredu BremangGhanaPhD student, Civil Engineering.
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Ndeye Maty NdiayeSenegalPost-doctorate, Nanotechnologies.
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Jacky Sorrel Bouanga BoudiomboGabonPost-doctorate, Physics.
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Annette UWINEZARwandaPost-doctorate, Basic medicine.
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MOTSWEDI ANDERSONBotswanaPost-doctorate, Biological Sciences.
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Esther Laurelle M. DEGUENONBeninPost-doctorate, Biological Sciences.