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West Africa struggles to retain its scientists
Original: ‘We’re losing our scientists’: STEM struggle in W Africa
West Africa is facing a growing crisis in science, technology, engineering and mathematics as trained researchers and academics leave the region for better-paid opportunities abroad. Reporting under the banner 'We're losing our scientists' highlights the brain drain draining universities and research institutions of expertise, undermining local capacity in physics and other STEM fields.
Why now: Concern over the brain drain of African scientists and its impact on the region's scientific development
West AfricaSTEM researchersKuwait Times
Evidence
- ‘We’re losing our scientists’: STEM struggle in W Africa · Kuwait Times
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