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16th March 2020                   ISSUE No: 1

Dear All,
We are pleased to launch the ACE for Development Impact News. This initiative is in line with enhancing the visibility of the Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence for Development Impact (ACE Impact) project through improving information dissemination, communications and engagement among the African Higher Education stakeholders.

The Association of African Universities which is the Regional Facilitation Unit for the ACE Impact Project is responsible for handling communications, project implementation, monitoring, evaluation and learning – and has therefore initiated this platform to facilitate information flow and bring to light the important and enormous work being done by the Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence. 

This platform will serve as an additional communication channel for the dissemination of ACE Impact related information. Our other information dissemination platforms include Facebook (ACE I), Twitter (@theACE_Project) and the bi- annual ACE Newsletters where we share success stories and events.

Based on the success of the ACE Phase 1 Project, the World Bank and the French Development Agency (AFD) in collaboration with the African governments and the AAU, launched the ACE Impact Project in 2018 to strengthen post-graduate training and applied research in existing fields and support new fields that are essential for Africa's economic growth. There are 53 ACEs - 25 new ones; 18 from ACE I; 5 Emerging Centers; 1 “top up” center in Social Risk Management; and 4 Colleges and Schools of Engineering. The new thematic areas include sustainable cities; sustainable power and energy; social sciences and education; transport; population health and policy; herbal medicine development and regulatory sciences; public health; applied informatics and communication; and pastoral production.
 
We are grateful to the Centres for their support in putting these news items together and we encourage them to continuously furnish us with information on latest happenings in their various institutions.

Below is a selection of news items for your reading.
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COVID-19 AND AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES
  1. The African Centre of Excellence for the Genomics of Infectious Disease (ACEGID) at Redeemer’s University, Ede, Nigeria leads the way in fighting COVID-19. Read More
  2. Makerere University has developed a dedicated website to provide Africa with facts and research based information on COVID-19 Read More 
  3. The University of Ghana Health Services and Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research has formed a Joint Emergency Response Team (UG ERT) to prevent and diagnose COVID-19 at University of Ghana campuses. Read More
  4. Stellenbosch University cancels March/ April graduation week as precaution to the spread . Read More

NEWS FROM THE ACEs
  1. Students from the Centre of Excellence in Applied Science and Mathematics (CEA-SMA), Benin participate in a Big Data Seminar  (French) Read More
  2. Vacancy for a Project Coordinator at ACEGID. Read More
  3. Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA), Nigeria trains 1400 youth on Agricultural Value Chains Read More
  4. The Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECoR) brokers a partnership with Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) of Germany. Read More
  5. The ICT-Driven Knowledge Park, OAU Africa Centre of Excellence is organizing training on the use of Microsoft Excel Solver Training for early career researchers (23-27th March, 2020). Read More
  6. The BGFI Bank in Côte d´Ivoire donates a multimedia room to the Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny (French) Read More 
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
  1. The West African Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) calls for PhD Plant Breeding Applications. Read More 
  2. ENSEA launches a Call for Applications for the recruitment of the third cohort of doctoral thesis students for the 2020 – 2021 academic year. Read More 
KNOW THE ACE IMPACT CENTRES
  1. CEA en Sciences Mathematiques, Informatique et Applications, University of Abomey- Calavi, Benin
  2. CEA Pour L’eau Et L’assainissement (C2EA), University of Abomey- Calavi, Benin 
  3. Ecole d'ingénieurs, (CoE_EIE), Université d’Abomey Calavi, Benin
  4. CEA pour la Formation et La Recherche en Sciences et Technologies de l’eau, 2iE, Burkina Faso
  5. Collège d’Ingénierie pour la formation et la recherche en Sciences et Technologies d’Ingénierie de l’Energie et des Infrastructures en Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre (CoE-2iE), Burkina Faso 
  6. Centre De Formation, De Recherche Et D’expertises En Sciences Du Medicament (CEFOREM), Université de Ouaga I, Burkina Faso
  7. CEA et Innovation Biotechnologiques Pour L’elimination Des Maladies A Trans-Mission Vectorielle  (CEA / ITECH-MTV), Université Nazi Boni, Burkina Faso
  8. Centre d'Etudes, de Formation et de Recherche en Gestion des Risques Sociaux (CEFORGRIS),  Université de Ouaga I, Burkina Faso 
  9. CEA: Mines et Environnement Minier (CEA-MEM), INP-HB, Cote d'Ivoire
  10. CEA: Valorisation Des Dechets En Produits A Haute Valeur Ajoutee (VALOPRO), INP-HB, Cote d'Ivoire
  11. CEA: Changement Climatique, Biodiversite et Agriculture Durable (CEA-CCBAD), Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Cote d'Ivoire
  12. CEA: Statistique et Economie Quantitative, ENSEA, Cote d'Ivoire
  13. Centre émergent: logistique et transport, Djibouti 
  14. UD Ecole d'ingénieurs, Djibouti
  15. Regional Water and Environmental Sanitation Centre Kumasi (RWESCK), KNUST, Ghana
  16. Regional Center for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (RCESS), University of Energy and Natural Resources, Ghana
  17. West African Center for Water, Irrigation and Sustainable Agriculture (WACWISA), University for Development Studies, Ghana.
  18. Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECoR), University of Cape Coast, Ghana 
  19. Regional Transport Training and Research Centre, (TRECK) KNUST, Ghana
  20. College of Engineering, CoE_KNUST (KEEP), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
  21. West African Centre For Cell Biology of Infectious and Non- Communicable Diseases (WACCBIP + NCDS), University of Ghana
  22. West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana
  23. West Africa Genetic Medicine Centre (WAGMC), University of Ghana
  24. Centre d’Excellence Africain pour la Prevention et le Controle des Maladies Transmissibles (CEA PCMT), Université Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry, Guinea
  25. Centre émergent, Mines et sociétésCoE_Guinée (CEMS), L’Institut Supérieur des Mines et  Géologie de Boké, Guinea
  26. Centre d’Excellence Regional sur les Productions Pastorales : Viande, Lait, Cuirs Et Peaux (CERPP), Université Abdou Moumouni, Niger
  27. Teaching / Learning Math and Science for Sub-Saharan Africa (MS4SSA), Université Abdou Moumouni, Niger
  28. Centre émergent:  Environnement minier, Niger 
  29. African Center of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID), Redeemer's University, Nigeria
  30. African Center of Excellence for Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic Biotechnology (ACENTDFB), Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria
  31. Africa Centre of Excellence on New Pedagogy in Engineering Education (ACENPEE), Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria
  32. African Center of Excellence  for Reproductive Health Innovation (CERHI), University of Benin, Nigeria
  33. African Center of Excellence in Dry Land Agriculture (CDA), Bayero University, Nigeria
  34. African Center of Excellence for Population Health and Policy (ACEPHAP), Bayero University, Nigeria
  35. Centre For Food Technology and Research (CEFTER), Benue State University, Nigeria
  36. African Centre Of Excellence for Mycotoxin And Food Safety (ACEMFS), Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria
  37. African Centre Of Excellence for Drug Research, Herbal Medicine Development and Regulatory Science (ACEDHARS), University of Lagos, Nigeria
  38. African Centre Of Excellence for Innovative And Transformations Stem Education (CITSE), Lagos State University, Nigeria
  39. African Centre Of Excellence for Sustainable Power and Energy Development (ACE SPED), University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
  40. African Centre Of Excellence in Future Energies and Electrochemical Systems (ACE FUELS), Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria
  41. OAU ICT-Driven Knowledge Park (OAU-Oak Park), Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
  42. Center of Excellence for Oilfield Chemicals Research (CEFOR), University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
  43. Africa Centre of Excellence for Public Health and Toxicological Research, (ACE-PUTOR) University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
  44. Africa Centre of Excellence on Technology Enhanced Learning (ACETEL), National University of Nigeria
  45. Covenant Applied Informatics and Communication (CApIC), Covenant University, Nigeria
  46. African Center of Excellence in Mathematics and ICT (CEA MITIC), Gaston Berger University, Senegal
  47. CEA pour la Sante de la Mere et de L’enfant  (CEA- SAMEF), Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal
  48. CEA: Agir en Environnement et Sante, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal
  49. CEA: Agriculture pour la Securite Alimentaire et Nutritionnelle (CEA AGRISAN), Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal
  50. Emerging Center: Science, Technology and Engineering for Entrepreneurship, The Gambia
  51. Centre d’Excellence Regional pour la Maitrise de l’Electricite (CERME), Universite de Lome, Togo
  52. Centre d’Excellence Regional sur les Sciences Aviaires (CERSA), Université de Lomé, Togo
  53. Centre d’Excellence Regional Villes Durables en Afrique (CEA CERViDA DOUNEDON), Université de Lomé, Togo

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