On the eve of TWAS's 11th General Conference in Durban, Daniel Schaffer, the Academy's public information officer, explores the current state of science in South Africa.
TWAS and the African Union (AU) Commission have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOU) calling for greater and collaboration between the two organizations.
"Scientific cooperation can make a unique contribution to the cause of regional stabilization" in Afghanistan and its neighbouring countries, says Franco Frattini
"TWAS and IAP ... should lead a mission to develop a broad plan of action to promote education and research capacity for science-based development in Afghanistan."
Rangin Dadfar Spanta, Afghanistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs, expressed a strong a desire for his nation's scientific community to strengthen its ties with TWAS