The European Bioinformatics Institute EMBL-EBI will be holding a workshop on "Current use and future needs of bioinformatics data resources in Africa" during ISCB-Africa ASBCB bioinformatics conference in Cape Town on 17th April, 2025. To register: embl-org.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

ThankGod Ebenezer With a big statement here as part of the AfricanBiogenomeProject #AfricanPlantGenomis2025

Prof Anne Muigai talks about the African BioGenome Project . Key takeaway for me: improve quality and quantity of science in Africa. #plantgenomicsafrica #africanplantgenomics ThankGod Ebenezer

This April, I shall be speaking about the African BioGenome Project African BioGenome Project at Monash University Monash Malaysia 🇲🇾. I shall talk about the vision of the African BioGenome Project, conception & motivation, its progresses, perspectives & why it's provoking actions across Africa.

African researchers, if you're looking for inspirations in African biodiversity genomics, pls watch this clip. Ansia & Michael discuss their experiences assembling African plant genomes sequenced on African soil: youtu.be/U2s8DvjkacU Prof Anne Muigai IITA SAMRC

Two African researchers, Ansia van Coller & Michael Landi, presented their research on the genome assemblies of endemic African plant species during the ongoing African BioGenome Project African BioGenome Project Open Institute West Africa Regional Workshop 2025. youtu.be/B3pUPEJWzFU?si…

Please help complete survey on Intellectual Property, Genetics Resources, Digia Sequence Information (DSI), and Access and Benefit-Sharing: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

PUBLICATION ALERT: Scientists within African BioGenome Project African BioGenome Project have published sequenced genome & assembly of Nguni Sheep, a sheep breed in Southern Africa, in a paper led by scientists at University of South Africa Unisa. Link to article: nature.com/articles/s4159…

PUBLICATION ALERT: The African BioGenome Project (AfricaBP) Open Institute has now published the progress of its activities in 2024 in a publication authored by over 100 Africa-based researchers. Article: doi.org/10.1038/s44185… AfricaBP press release: africanbiogenome.org/2025/07/29/afr…

In 2024, the African BioGenome Project African BioGenome Project organised 31 workshops across 11 African countries and trained 401 African researchers. For more information, please click links below. Article: doi.org/10.1038/s44185… AfricaBP press release: africanbiogenome.org/2025/07/29/afr…

🌍 Africa’s bioeconomy has great untapped potential, and genomics could unlock it. The African BioGenome Project (AfricaBP) aims to sequence 105,000 non-human genomes to boost farming, conservation, and biotech across the continent. 1/5 Nature Portfolio nature.com/articles/s4418…

(1/2) 🧬 The African BioGenome Project 🌍 is empowering the next generation of genomics experts through groundbreaking, hands-on workshops, with 3,595 attendees across 50 African countries. These workshops showcase the strategic planning and coordination necessary to lay a

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Practical Day 1: Several African researchers arrive at AAU, Ethiopia, for the RNA-Seq analysis workshop as part of the African BioGenome Project African BioGenome Project Open Institute East and Central Africa Regional Workshop 2025.

Thika, Kenya - Practical Day 1: African researchers carrying out wet lab aspects of sequencing procedure with Illumina at MountKenyaUniversity as part of African BioGenome Project Open Institute Regional Workshop 2025. This practical workshop is sponsored by F & S Scientific Ltd & Illumina

🧬 NEW Chromosome-level genome assembly for the South African Nguni Sheep 🐑 The African BioGenome Project 🌍 is a groundbreaking initiative advancing African-led genomics innovation across the continent. 👉 Read the article here: bit.ly/4mlUC8n The African BioGenome Project

All is getting set for the African BioGenome Project Open Institute Southern Africa Regional Workshop 2025 scheduled for 8th - 12th September, 2025, to be coordinated by South African Medical Research Council SAMRC, Cape Town, South Africa.