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March 9, 2026

Biotechnet II Launches Regional Awareness and Soft Skills Workshops across East Africa

Following the launch of the BiotechNet II Project in January, a series of awareness workshops has taken place across East Africa.

May 7, 2024

Building Genomic Sovereignty in Africa: Regional Sequencing Platforms for Pandemic Preparedness and One Health

Online 7 May 2026

July 27, 2023

A workshop on bioinformatics was held in Addis Abeba in August for researchers from Ethiopia and Djibouti as part of the BIOTECHNET project.