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Jun 3, 2019
Hi, Quartz Africa readers! FREER TRADE Thursday, May 30 is a notable date in African economic history. It was, of course, the day the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) came into force after which it comes to market on July 7. In a nutshell it means a single...
Jun 3, 2019
Now available – Issue 7 of IAS Nokoko Journal! Nokoko is an open-access journal promoting dialogue, discourse and debate on PanAfricanism, Africa, and Africana. ‘Nokoko’ is a Ga word that means something that is new,novel, surprising and interesting. The latest...
May 26, 2019
Hi, Quartz Africa readers! WRITING ABOUT AFRICA It’s been overwhelming to read the seemingly endless tributes to the Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina, who passed away this week at the age of 48. Binyavanga was nominated for our...
May 26, 2019
Now available – Issue 7 of IAS Nokoko Journal! Nokoko is an open-access journal promoting dialogue, discourse and debate on PanAfricanism, Africa, and Africana. ‘Nokoko’ is a Ga word that means something that is new,novel, surprising and interesting. The latest...
May 23, 2019
N.B. later start time! À noter, heure de départ tardive! June 6, 18:00-20:00 —> Ottawa City Hall, Colonel By Room
May 20, 2019
Hi, Quartz Africa readers! DIGITAL RIGHTS AND WRONGS When you read the headline “Somalia will turn off social media access to stop high school exam cheating” it’s difficult not to smile at the idea a high school exam could lead to a country...
May 20, 2019
Upcoming Events * Reflections on being an “Africanist” scholar in the 21st Century: A Tribute to Pius Adesanmi Nokoko is calling for submissions of original manuscripts that critically reflect on what it means or what it should mean to be an...
May 13, 2019
Hi, Quartz Africa readers! SUPPORTING THE SUPPORTERS Entrepreneurship can often be a lonely career path, particularly at the start. This is particularly the case in modern tech-enabled businesses where software takes care of many admin tasks that used to...
May 11, 2019
Upcoming Events * Reflections on being an “Africanist” scholar in the 21st Century: A Tribute to Pius Adesanmi Nokoko is calling for submissions of original manuscripts that critically reflect on what it means or what it should mean to be an...
May 5, 2019
CLIMATE CHANGED Over the last two months we’ve seen a major city and other parts of Mozambique devastated by Cyclone Idai in mid-March and then hit again by Cyclone Kenneth late April. They’ve impacted nearly 2 million people in Mozambique alone...
May 5, 2019
Upcoming Events * Reflections on being an “Africanist” scholar in the 21st Century: A Tribute to Pius Adesanmi Nokoko is calling for submissions of original manuscripts that critically reflect on what it means or what it should mean to be an...
May 2, 2019
The Africa Study Group is happy to announce our next event will be a discussion on “The South African Elections of May 8, 2019″ with David Hornsby and Shireen Hassim of Carleton University. Time: Tuesday, May 14, 2019, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PMPlace: Billling...
Apr 29, 2019
DIGITAL AMBITIONS Late last year, the World Bank Group, in partnership with the African Union and International Telecommunications Union, launched an initiative called “A Digital Infrastructure Moonshot for Africa” with an ambitious target to get universal and...
Apr 27, 2019
Upcoming Events Lapidary Practice: The Twentieth Century’s First Death Camp, William Kentridge, and the World’s LastNorthern White Rhinoceros Male Dr. Brian Macaskill, John Carroll University Macaskill’s presentation circles and cycles around the...
Apr 23, 2019
YOUTH TALK Africa’s fast-growing population is one of the defining issues of our age. It’s a topic which influences all kinds of discussions about the continent’s future, from the challenges of managing economic growth and food security to health and overall...
Apr 20, 2019
Upcoming Events Call for Papers | Globalization, Media and the African City Calling all undergraduate students with a passion for African Studies! The Institute of African Studies (IAS) at Carleton University is hosting its 5th annual undergraduate research...
Apr 15, 2019
TURNING POINT It isn’t hyperbole to describe this past week as significant or even a turning point for the African startup ecosystem. The obvious reason would be the successful initial public offering of Jumia (more below) but it’s bigger than Jumia and it...
Apr 13, 2019
As you may know, during the difficult NAFTA renegotiations last year, the Canadian Government changed the Trade Minister’s title to the Minister of International Trade Diversification. At the same time the members of the African Union were finalizing a...
Apr 13, 2019
Upcoming Events Call for Papers | Globalization, Media and the African City Calling all undergraduate students with a passion for African Studies! The Institute of African Studies (IAS) at Carleton University is hosting its 5th annual undergraduate research...
Apr 8, 2019
Hi, Quartz Africa readers! DEBT DILEMMA Last month, Africa’s eurobond debt passed a $100 billion milestone but anyone who’d been paying attention to the talk of rising African debt wouldn’t have been completely surprised. African countries issued a record $27.1...
Apr 6, 2019
African Studies News and Events No Images? Click here Upcoming Events Call for Papers | Globalization, Media and the African City Calling all undergraduate students with a passion for African Studies! The Institute of African Studies (IAS) at Carleton...
Mar 31, 2019
NAVIGATING A PR STORM Ethiopian Airlines is tackling its biggest disaster in years—a tragedy that reverberated across the world on Mar. 10 when its Nairobi-bound ET 302 flight crashed minutes after take-off, killing all 157 people on board. In its...
Mar 30, 2019
The Africa Study Group is pleased to announce its next event on “FinDev Canada: the latest tool in Canada’s development co-operation toolbox” with Yolanda Banks, Principal Advisor, Corporate Affairs, FinDevCanada. Time: Tuesday, April 9th 5:30 – 7:30PM...
Mar 30, 2019
Upcoming Events Call for Papers | Globalization, Media and the African City Calling all undergraduate students with a passion for African Studies! The Institute of African Studies (IAS) at Carleton University is hosting its 5th annual undergraduate research...
Mar 29, 2019
Texte Call for Global South Health DiplomacyDownload Appel pour une diplomatie de la sante dans les pays du SudDownload
Mar 24, 2019
Hi, Quartz Africa readers! INVESTOR BLUES Venture capital firms have been getting most of the investor headlines in Africa over the last decade. The idea Africa’s business hubs could replicate or even do a slightly ersatz version of Silicon Valley and launch the...
Mar 24, 2019
African Studies News and Events No Images? Click here Upcoming Events In celebration of the life of our beloved colleague, mentor, teacher and friend, Professor Pius Adesanmi (Institute of African Studies, Department of English & Department of...
Mar 18, 2019
Hi, Quartz Africa readers! TELLING A STORY In the news media we often remind ourselves perceptions of almost any subject can be shaped over time by biased or slanted coverage. It’s not a discussion that is often examined when it comes to entertainment, but there’s...
Mar 14, 2019
Please find attached the final – at least for now – version of the ASG’s 2019 Vision Paper. It is primarily a product of the Steering Committee but it benefited as well from comments from some List A members. We plan to share it through the CIC...
Mar 14, 2019
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