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̽»¨Ö±²¥ ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge’s determination to enhance research capacity across Africa, and to engage in collaborative research with African partners, has been given a significant boost following the announcement of a major gift.

Two conferences held to mark Africa Day show the breadth of the challenges, and the successes, on the continent.

Africa’s fastest-growing economies could offer a radical alternative to the West’s current reliance on national capitalism according to an academic who helped coin the term the ‘informal economy’.

̽»¨Ö±²¥ ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge's wide-ranging and long-term strategy of engagement with African higher education institutions moved into its next phase following the recent announcement of a $1.2 million grant by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and a $1 million grant by ̽»¨Ö±²¥Alborada Trust.

More than 80 Cambridge researchers have signed up to take their expertise to Africa to strengthen health research on the continent.