NOVAFRICA in the Spotlight
On July 3rd, 2018, Cátia Batista and Pedro Vicente gave an interview to the University of Notre Dame. Catia and Pedro discussed their three-year study on mobile money... Read More
NOVAFRICA Vacancy: Project Coordinator for Research Project on Belief Systems and Health Behaviors
Principal Investigators Alexander Coutts (Nova SBE), Teresa Molina (Nova SBE) and Pedro Vicente (Nova SBE) seek qualified applicants for a position of Project Coordinator (PC)... Read More
NOVAFRICA Event: Partners’ Cocktail in Bissau
On October 23, 2018, NOVAFRICA Partners’ Cocktail was held in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. NOVAFRICA has been developing research in Guinea-Bissau since 2015 and is currently conducting... Read More
Annual Report 2016
Since its creation in 2011, the NOVAFRICA center has produced substantial output in the field of business and economic development in African countries. Specifically, we... Read More
NOVAFRICA CONFERENCE: “Community health and the reduction of maternal and infant mortality”
On December 11, NOVAFRICA in partnership with VIDA will host a conference on Community health and the reduction of maternal and infant mortality. The conference is an... Read More
A unique opportunity – My 2017 Summer Research Internship Experience
My internship in NOVAFRICA was in the capital of Guinea-Bissau. It was my first time in Africa, as such, I was surprised from the moment... Read More
Project Coordinators for NOVAFRICA Projects in Angola and Guinea-Bissau
Professors Pedro Vicente (Nova SBE) and Teresa Molina (Nova SBE) seek qualified applicants for two positions of Project Coordinator (PC) for a project on the... Read More
NOVAFRICA 2017 Summer Internships
NOVAFRICA is excited to launch the 2017 Summer Research Internship Program! Project: Natural Resources in Mozambique Interns: Maria Benedita Carvalho and Alexander Wisse Project: Health Agents in... Read More
A talk with Pedro Vicente
On January 21th, 2017, Pedro Vicente gave an interview to the RDP Africa program “Cientificamente”. Pedro discussed several topics related to economic development in Portuguese-speaking African... Read More
Guinea-Bissau is in need of serious attention from Portugal
Guinea-Bissau needs serious attention from Portugal. Why? Three reasons: First: 65 percent of the population lives on less than 2 dollars per day (2003 data:... Read More
