Rwandan President Paul Kagame says that science is critical to narrowing the gap between the developed and developing regions in his speech at the 27th TWAS General Meeting in Kigali, Rwanda.

TWAS has announced the winners of the TWAS Prizes for 2016 at the Academy's 27th General Meeting in Kigali, Rwanda.

The election of 40 new TWAS Fellows took place at the Academy's 27th General Meeting in Kigali, Rwanda.

Marian Nkansah is involved in heavy-metal screening research in Ghana, helping raise awareness of dangerous elements in food, drink and the environment.

The Chinese scientist developed innovative nano-sized materials that could be used to clean water, deliver medicine and improve batteries.

Nepali biomaterial scientist Bijay Singh is awarded the 2016 Atta-ur-Rahman Prize for the development of new biomaterials and carrier substances that allow precise drug, gene and vaccine delivery on cellular targets.

Leading researchers and science policymakers convene in Rwanda for meeting of The World Academy of Sciences

Benin mathematician M. N. Hounkonnou is awarded the C.N.R. Rao prize for the outstanding level of his mathematical research and his commitment to mathematics education and training.

In a new film, scientists from every region of the developing world describe how a TWAS Research Grant powered their work to improve food productivity, fight malaria and assess threatened resources.

As humanity becomes increasingly urban, researchers must explore how to make enormously complex city environments healthier places to live, says urban health expert Franz Gatzweiler.