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Mar 10, 2019
Hi, Quartz Africa readers! SCHOOL DAZE Just over a year ago, a photo of Richard Appiah Akoto, a teacher in Ghana drawing the features of a Microsoft Word processing window on a blackboard, went viral. People around the world were full of admiration for his...
Mar 9, 2019
Upcoming Events “The uncertain promise of future happiness: Women, youth and urban change in Ibadan, Nigeria”with Professor Grace Adeniyi OgunyankinPauline Jewett Institute of Women’s and Gender Studies, Carleton University Date: Wednesday,March 20, 2019 |...
Mar 5, 2019
Mar 4, 2019
DIGITAL COMMERCE There’s a $700 billion opportunity for African countries over the next five years if they can close the gender gap of mobile phone ownership, according to GSMA, the mobile trade body. It bases that estimate on the commercial opportunity for...
Mar 4, 2019
African Studies News and Events No Images? Click here Upcoming Events “The uncertain promise of future happiness: Women, youth and urban change in Ibadan, Nigeria”with Professor Grace Adeniyi OgunyankinPauline Jewett Institute of Women’s and Gender Studies,...
Feb 23, 2019
Upcoming Events This workshop critically assesses the global politics of China’s ambitious new grand strategy, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). As the world’s economic centre of gravity progressively moves eastwards, China is extending its trading routes and...
Feb 15, 2019
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Feb 15, 2019
African Studies News and Events No Images? Click here Upcoming Events African Film Festival 2019 The Canadian Film Institute, CFI is proud and excited to present its 4th African Film Festival, an inspiring five-film festival of Ottawa premieres of...
Feb 12, 2019
Feb 10, 2019
African Studies News and Events No Images? Click here Special Circulation: Regular Listserv will resume February 15, 2019 Upcoming Events “The uncertain promise of future happiness: Women, youth and urban change in Ibadan, Nigeria”with Professor Grace Adeniyi...
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Jan 30, 2019
The Africa Study Group is happy to announce that, in co-operation with the Centre for International Policy Studies of the University of Ottawa and with Open AIR, of UofO’s Faculty of Law, its next presentation will be by Paul Lamontagne, CEO of FinDevCanada. Mr...
Jan 27, 2019
Upcoming Events “The uncertain promise of future happiness: Women, youth and urban change in Ibadan, Nigeria”with Professor Grace Adeniyi OgunyankinPauline Jewett Institute of Women’s and Gender Studies, Carleton University Date: Wednesday,February 13,...
Jan 20, 2019
African Studies News and Events No Images? Click here Upcoming Events “Somali Studies in Canada: Resilience and Resistance”with Professor Nimo BokoreSchool of Social Work, Carleton University Date: Wednesday,January 23, 2019 |...
Jan 20, 2019
The Africa Study Group is very happy to announce our next event: Professor James Milner of Carleton will present on the GLobal Compact on Refugees : Challenges and opportunities for Canadian Leadership in Africa Time: Thursday January 31 from 5:30 to 7:30 PMLocation:...
Jan 16, 2019
On December 4th part of the Steering Committee met with the South African High Commissioner and some of her colleagues. This was part of the early stages of the Committee’s efforts to increase dialogue with the African diplomatic community in Ottawa to...
Jan 5, 2019
African Studies News and Events No Images? Click here Upcoming Events “Somali Studies in Canada: Resilience and Resistance” with Professor Nimo Bokore School of Social Work, Carleton University Date: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 | 1:00pm to 2:30pm Location: Discovery...
Dec 26, 2018
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Dec 26, 2018
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Dec 26, 2018
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Dec 26, 2018
Time: Thursday January 10, 2019 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM Place RIchmond Room, Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Av West, Ottawa The Steering Committee wishes all ASG members happy holidays and a healthy and prosperous New Year! Le Groupe de réflexion sur l’Afrique...
Dec 7, 2018
African Studies News and Events No Images? Click here Upcoming Events To: Institute of African Studies Community, We regret to inform you that our monthly Brownbag Seminar Series slated for December 12, 2018 will no longer hold as scheduled. We regret any...
Dec 5, 2018
The Africa Study Group is happy to co-sponsor a discussion with former Canadian Ambassador to South Sudan Alan Hampson (in English only), organized by CIPS Fragile States Network of the University of Ottawa. The discussion, on the revitalized peace agreement and its...
Nov 26, 2018
Ethiopia’s recent rapprochement with Eritrea and Somalia has breathed fresh life into the Horn of Africa. Expectations are high that we are witnessing a new era of sustained growth and greater economic integration. The government’s goal of Chinese-style growth, based...
Nov 24, 2018
African Studies News and Events No Images? Click here Upcoming Events Call for Paper/Panels | Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of African Studies (CAAS) 2019 University of Quebec, Montreal May 16 – 19, 2019 We are excited to announce that the Call for...
Nov 21, 2018
The ASG Steering Committee is happy to announce our next event, a presentation by Dr. Kipuka Kabongi on “The Electoral Process and the Political Issues in the Democratic Republic of the Congo”. The presentation will be in English and French. Time: 5:30 PM...
Nov 18, 2018
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Nov 16, 2018
African Studies News and Events No Images? Click here Upcoming Events In 2001 Africa was declared “a scar on the conscience of the world”. When The Economist declared Africa a “Hopeless Continent” the writer observed that African societies were “for reasons buried in...
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