Fonn, SharonCotton, PhilipHabib, AdamMbithi, Peter Mulwa FelixMtenje, AlfredNawangwe, BarnabasOgunbodede, Eyitope OOlayinka, IdowuGolooba-Mutebi, FrederickEzeh, Alex2021-12-092021-12-092018Fonn, Sharon & Ayiro, Laban & Cotton, Philip & Habib, Adam & Mbithi, Peter & Mtenje, Alfred & Nawangwe, Barnabas & Ogunbodede, Eyitope & Olayinka, Abel & Golooba-Mutebi, Frederick & Ezeh, Alex. (2018). Repositioning Africa in global knowledge production. The Lancet. 392. 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31068-7.https://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/235Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 13·5% of the global population but less than 1% of global research output. In 2008, Africa produced 27 000 published papers—the same number as The Netherlands. Informed by a nuanced understanding of the causes of the current scenario, we propose action that should be taken by African universities, governments, and development partners to foster the development of research-active universities on the continent.enArticle