African Partner Countries (APCs)
The main DARA partner institute in each of the SKA African Partner Countries and the local contact are listed below.
University of Zambia (UNZA)
Project Lead: Dr Steven Mudenda
Research interests: sensors, electronics & instrumentation, solar energy
University of Namibia (UNAM)
Project Lead: Dr Eli Kasai
Research interests: astrophysics, cosmology, blazars, data science
Technical University of Kenya
Project Lead: Prof Paul Baki
Research interests: space physics, general relativity, gravitational physics
Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute
Project Lead: Dr Emmanuel Proven-Adzri
Research interests: methanol masers, star formation, galaxy evolution, radio telescope instrumentation, big data, machine learning
Bostwana International University of Science & Technology (BIUST)
Project Lead: Prof Roberto De Propris
Research interests: galaxy evolution, galaxy clusters, cosmology, stellar content
University d’Antananarivo, Madagascar
Project Lead: Dr Solohery Randriamampandry
Research interests: galaxy evolution, galaxy clusters
Universidade Eduardo Mondlane - Mozambique
Project Lead: Dr Dinelsa Machaieie
Research interests: physics education, star formation and evolution, astrobiology
University of Mauritius
Project Lead: Prof Nalini Heeralall-Issur
Research interests: radio astronomy, astro-informatics, observatory facilities and sites