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.

  • Iveren ABIEM
    Nigeria

    Post-doctorate, Life and Environmental Sciences. 

    Project title: Carbon storage in Afromontane forest. 
     

  • Assia Aboubakar MAHAMAT
    Chad

    Post-doctorate, Engineering and Technology Sciences. 

    Project title: Development of eco-friendly construction materials in Sub Saharan Africa. 
     

  • Winifred Ayinpogbilla ATIAH
    Ghana

    Post-doctorate, Life and Environmental Sciences. 

    Project title: seasonal flood forecast in Ghana. 
     

  • Farida BOUBE DOBI
    Niger

    PhD student, Life and Environmental Sciences. 

    Project title: Groundwater resources management in Niger. 
     

  • Awa Bousso DRAME
    Senegal

    PhD student, Life and Environmental Sciences. 

    Project title: Coastal modeling and geospatial sciences in Senegal. 
     

  • Olyvia Gwladys FADEYI
    Benin

    PhD student, Engineering and Technology Sciences. 

    Project title: Edible mushroom value chain and rural women's empowerment in Benin. 
     

  • Brenda NAMUMBA
    Zambia

    Post-doctorate, Post-doctorate. 

    Project title: Using SKA Precursor telescopes tounravel the mysteries of the universe. 
     

  • Bibi Nausheen JAFFUR
    Mauritius

    PhD student, Engineering and Technology Sciences. 

    Project title: Biopolymer production from plant fibres. 
     

  • Adjata KAMARA
    Côte d’Ivoire

    PhD student, Life and Environmental Sciences. 

    Project title: Biopesticide against post-harvest rot of yam. 
     

  • Julliet KIRUI
    Kenya

    PhD student, Formal Sciences. 

    Project title: Water quality classification using Ensemble learning and IOT. 
     

  • Geraldin LENGAI
    Kenya

    Post-doctorate, Life and Environmental Sciences. 

    Project title: Spices as fungicides for late blight management. 
     

  • Beauty MAKAMURE
    Zimbabwe

    PhD student, Life and Environmental Sciences. 

    Project title: Whole genome sequencing for detection of TB-Drug resistance in Zimbabwe. 
     

  • Ruth MWANGI
    Kenya

    PhD student, Life and Environmental Sciences. 

    Project title: Biopesticides against degradation of postharvest tomatoes. 
     

  • Nora NGANYEWO
    Cameroon

    PhD student, Life and Environmental Sciences. 

    Project title: Genetics and Plasmodium Falciparum invasion in The Gambia. 
     

  • Oluwatosin OGUNDOLIE
    Nigeria

    PhD student, Formal Sciences. 

    Project title: Flood prediction in Nigeria. 
     

  • Lovasoa Rina RAHARINAIVO
    Lovasoa Rina RAHARINAIVO
    Madagascar

    PhD student, Life and Environmental Sciences. 

    Project title: Plastic pollution and its alternatives in Madagascar. 
     

  • Bibi Yusra RUHOMALLY
    Mauritius

    PhD student, Formal Sciences. 

    Project title: Modelling illicit drug use dynamics using NERA model. 
     

  • Ange Cyntia UMUHIRE
    Rwanda

    PhD student, Sciences of the Matter. 

    Project title: space weather prediction and forecast in Rwanda. 
     

  • Bezalem Eshetu YIRDAW
    Ethiopia

    PhD student, Formal Sciences. 

    Project title: modeling child morbidity using multilevel Bayesian network. 
     

  • Mawulolo YOMO
    Togo

    PhD student, Life and Environmental Sciences. 

    Project title: Sea water intrusion dynamics in the Coastal sedimentary Basin of Togo. 
     

  • Faouziath SANOUS, Africa Young Talent 2020
    Faouziath SANOUSSI
    Benin

    Post-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.

  • Latoya SEOKE, Africa Young Talent 2020
    Latoya SEOKE
    Botswana

    PhD student, Biological Sciences.

    Project title: The development of diagnostic tools to detect the foot-and-mouth disease virus.

  • Tsaone TAMUHLA, Africa Young Talent 2020
    Tsaone TAMUHLA
    Botswana

    PhD student, Computer and Information Science.

    Project title: Clinical and genetic data to better understand the emerging pandemic of type 2 diabetes in Africa. 

  • Agnes NATOUMBA, Africa Young Talent 2020
    Agnès NTOUMBA
    Cameroon

    PhD student, Biological Sciences.

    Project title: The development of bio-insecticides against a species of larvae (Anopheles gambiae), using nanoparticles from plants endemic to Cameroon. 

  • Haifaou YOUNOUSSA, Africa Young Talent 2020
    Haifaou YOUNOUSSA
    Comoros

    PhD 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. 

  •  Dominique Fatima VOUMBO MATOUMONA, Africa Young Talent 2020
    Dominique Fatima VOUMBO MATOUMONA

    Post-doctorate, Health Sciences.

    Project title: Malaria and the resistance of the parasites that cause this disease (Plasmodium falciparum) to existing antimalarial treatments.

  •  Nadege TATY MAKUNTIMA, Africa Young Talent 2020
    Nadege TATY MAKUNTIMA
    Congo - Kinshasa

    PhD 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.

     

     

     

  • Martha NEGASSA, Africa Young Talent 2020
    Martha NEGASSA
    Ethiopia

    PhD 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. 

  • Esther Eyram ASARE YEBOAH, Africa Young Talent 2020
    Esther Eyram ASARE YEBOAH
    Ghana

    PhD 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.

  • Tsarasoa Malala ANDRIANINARIVOMANANA, Africa Young Talent 2020
    Tsarasoa Malala ANDRIANINARIVOMANANA
    Madagascar

    PhD student, Biological Sciences. 

    Project title: The study of Anopheles coustani, a mosquito species suspected of transmitting malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa.

  • Zara RANDRIAMANAKOTO, Africa Young Talent 2020
    Zara RANDRIAMANAKOTO
    Madagascar

    Post-doctorate, Physics. 

    Project title: The star clusters within galaxies and the influence of their environment.

     

  • Halima TWABI, Africa Young Talent 2020
    Halima TWABI
    Malawi

    PhD 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...).

  • Devina LOBINE, Africa Young Talent 2020
    Devina LOBINE
    Mauritius

    Post-doctorate, Basic Medicine. 

    Project title: The molecular, pharmacological and neuroprotective properties of medicinal plants as therapeutics for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

  • Adekemi ADESULU,Africa Young Talent 2020
    Adekemi ADESULU
    Nigeria

    Post-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.

  • Ibukunoluwa OLAJIDE, Africa Young Talent 2020
    Ibukunoluwa OLAJIDE
    Nigeria

    PhD 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. 

  • Valentine DUSHIMIYIMANA, Africa Young Talent 2020
    Valentine DUSHIMIYIMANA
    Rwanda

    PhD student, Health Sciences. 

    Project title: A better preventive management of cardiovascular diseases in HIV patients in Rwanda using predictive tool. 

  • Doaa ALI, Africa Young Talent 2020
    Doaa ALI
    Sudan

    PhD 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.

  • Maha DAHAWI, Africa Young Talent 2020
    Maha DAHAWI
    Sudan

    PhD student, Biological Sciences.

    Project title: The identification of genes responsible for genetic generalized epilepsies (GGEs) among consanguineous Sudanese families.

     

  • Neema MDUMA, Africa Young Talent 2020
    Neema MDUMA
    Tanzania

    PhD student, Electrical Engineering and Information Engineering. 

    Project title: Addressing the issue of student dropout in secondary schools in Tanzania, using a machine learning model. 

     

  • Hannah SIMBA
    Hannah SIMBA
    Zimbabwe

    PhD student, Health Sciences. 

    Project title: The role of genetic and environmental factors on esophageal cancer.

  • MENONLI ADJOBIMEY
    MENONLI ADJOBIMEY
    Benin

    PHD student, Health Sciences.

  • Mme Coker
    Motunrayo Coker
    Nigeria

    PhD student, Biological Sciences.

  • Lenye Dlamini
    South Africa

    PhD student, Biological Sciences.

  • Bibi Sharmeen Jugreet
    Mauritius

    PhD student, Biological Sciences.

  • Sandra Jusu
    Sandra Jusu
    Sierra Leone

    PhD student, Material Engineering. 

  • Agil Katumanyane
    Uganda

    PhD student, Biological Sciences.

  • Vinie Kouamou
    Vinie Kouamou
    Cameroon

    PhD student, Health Sciences.

  • Theresa Mazarire
    Theresa Mazarire
    Zimbabwe

    PhD student, Computer and Information Science.

  • Sephora Mianda Mutombo
    Congo - Kinshasa

    PhD student, Chemistry. 

  • Mary
    Mary Murithi
    Kenya

    PhD student, Biological Sciences.

  • Ruth NANA NJANTANG
    Ruth NANA NJANTANG
    Cameroon

    PhD student, Physics.

  • Lois Okereke
    Lois Okereke
    Nigeria

    PhD student, Mathematics.

  • Hyam Omar Abbass Ali
    Sudan

    PhD student, Mathematics.

  • Hendrina Shipanga
    Namibia

    PhD student, Biological Sciences.

  • Abena Dufie
    Abena Dufie Wiredu Bremang
    Ghana

    PhD student, Civil Engineering. 

  • Ndeye Maty Ndiaye
    Senegal

    Post-doctorate, Nanotechnologies. 

  • Jacky Sorrel Bouanga Boudiombo
    Gabon

    Post-doctorate, Physics. 

  • Annette UWINEZA
    Rwanda

    Post-doctorate, Basic medicine.

  • MOTSWEDI ANDERSON
    Botswana

    Post-doctorate, Biological Sciences.

  • Esther Laurelle M. DEGUENON
    Benin

    Post-doctorate, Biological Sciences.