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<div>Following our popular episode, ‘<a href="https://www.scidev.net/global/technology/africa-science-focus/where-are-africa-s-women-in-stem-1.html" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Where are Africa’s women in STEM?</a>’, this week, we hear from female scientists who are launching their careers.</div>
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<div>From Janelisa Musaya in Malawi, to Violet Kayamba in Zambia and Martha Zewdie Gebeyehu in Ethiopia, some of the most important research on the continent is being led by women.</div>
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<p><em><strong>Africa Science Focus, </strong></em><strong>with Selly Amutabi</strong>.</p>
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Episode Twelve

Following our popular episode, ‘Where are Africa’s women in STEM?’, this week, we hear from female scientists who are launching their careers.

From Janelisa Musaya in Malawi, to Violet Kayamba in Zambia and Martha Zewdie Gebeyehu in Ethiopia, some of the most important research on the continent is being led by women.

Want to know more about what’s happening in science in Africa? Send us your questions and we’ll find an expert to answer them — text or voice message WhatsApp +254799042513.

Africa Science Focus, with Selly Amutabi.

This programme was funded by the European Journalism Centre, through the European Development Journalism Grants programme, with support from the Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation.