African Studies News and Events No Images? Click here Upcoming Events “Bottom-up Change in a Top-down Government: Changing Policy and Law in Ethiopia” with Logan Cochrane Banting Fellow, Global and International Studies Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 |...
“I wanted to share some good news with you, I just got back from my home city of Winnipeg and wanted to let you know that I’ve won the 2018 IDEA Canada Nyota Award, also fun fact: the word “Nyota” is a Swahili word meaning “Star” ...
Upcoming Events “Bottom-up Change in a Top-down Government: Changing Policy and Law in Ethiopia” with Logan Cochrane Banting Fellow, Global and International Studies Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 | 1:00pm to 2:30pm Location: Discovery Centre, MacOdrum...
The Africa Study Group is pleased to announce our next event will be a presentation by David Brook, Chief Strategy Officer of Grand Challenges Canada: Supporting African Innovation: Stories and Lessons Learned from Grand Challenges Canada” Time: Thursday November 15,...
One of our members, Hany Besada has one article in this publication on peace and security in Africa: Afsol African Centered Solution Journal (Oct 16, 2018)
Upcoming Events “Missing the Cues. Tales of a Newcomer’s Life in Canada. A Memoir” with Professor Annette Isaac Institute of African Studies, Carleton University Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 | 1:00pm to 2:30pm Location: Discovery Centre, MacOdrum...
Author: Bonny Ibhawoh, McMaster University, Ontario Publisher: Cambridge University Press Date Published: March 2018 About the Book. Human rights have a deep and tumultuous history that culminates in the age of rights we live in today, but where does Africa’s story...
The Africa Study Group is happy to invite you to our next event. Leslie Norton, Assistant Deputy Minister, Sub-Saharan Africa at Global Affairs Canada will present on Canada’s Engagement with Sub-Saharan Africa Time: Wednesday October 10, 2018 from 5:30 PM to...
Version française suit The ASG is happy to present, in conjunction with Open AIR of the University of Ottawa, a presentation by Erika Kraemer-Mbula, Associate Professor of Economics University of Johannesburg, and Research Fellow & Senior Lecturer, Institute for...
Il faut d’abord saluer les efforts faits pour que ces élections puissent se tenir sur tout le territoire du pays. Il y a eu des incidents malheureux certes, dont l’assassinat d’un directeur de bureau de vote au second tour, et la fermeture de bureaux de votes. Le...
As the rapid Eritrean-Ethiopian peace process increasingly captivates observers, the long-ignored Red Sea is also being thrust back into the spotlight. The 2300 km inlet, geographically separating continental Asia and Africa, is now at the epicenter of a high-stakes...
Ethiopia is a country with unique history and present. A nation united where pride in being “Ethiopian” is unwavering regardless of political or social differences. Distinct culture in food, clothing and social behaviour. King Menelik II said in 1909 “There was never...
Last month Ethiopia’s new Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, surprised many by unexpectedly announcing his country’s unconditional acceptance of a 2002 boundary commission, which had awarded the town of Badme to neighboring Eritrea. In 1998-2000 the two countries fought a...
Discussions of development issues in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) tend not to focus on the importance of countries’ capacities to optimize domestic revenue sources. Improving the capacity of Sub-Saharan African governments to raise revenue from domestic sources...
Les candidats sillonnent le pays. Le taux de récupération des cartes d’électeurs était de 62% vendredi (n’avons pu mettre la main sur une information plus récente), journée chômée pour faciliter le déplacement des électeurs, ainsi que lundi, 23 juillet. La MINUSMA est...
Le Mali connaît une descente aux enfers depuis 2012 et ni les élections présidentielles de 2013, ni l’Accord pour la paix et réconciliation issu du processus d’Alger signé en 2015, ni la présence de la MINUSMA et les forces anti-terroristes Barkhane et la plus récente...
Quelques reportages récents sur cette tragédie humaine. Film français: https://ici.tou.tv/les-migrants-ne-savent-pas-nager/S01E01 Les migrants, une tragédie sans...
When: Wednesday, May 30, 2018, 5:30PM to 7:30PM Where: Richmond Room, Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Ave W, Ottawa Economic relations between Africa and Canada are often caricatured as occasional tankers of oil products from Algeria, Nigeria or Angola, along with...
Mo Ibrahim 2018 forum last weekend discussed the effectiveness of public service in Africa. Le forum Mo Ibrahim de mai 2018 s’est penché sur l’efficacité du secteur public en Afrique (rapport disponible en anglais seulement). MO 2018-Forum-Report Public...
Dear members of House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence, and Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence As a former senior military officer, I would like to offer some, hopefully objective, remarks regarding the current return of Canada...
Nina is working at Global Affairs Canada and is responsible for Grand Challenges Canada. The video is in French, but here is a transcript in English: My name is Emefa Nina Womitso-Mawulawoe, and I work in the Social Development Partnerships Office, GAC. I have two...
WHEN: Wednesday, April 25, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM WHERE: Richmond Room, Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier West The panel will explore issues such as: What is MINUSMA’s mandate? What is the current local context in Mali since the 2015 Peace Accord? Is Mali a good choice...
One of our members, and former member of ASG Steering Committee, Ian Ferguson, wrote an article on Winnie Mandela that was published in the paper version of the Global and Mail on Saturday, April 7, 2018. After South Africa’s first democratic elections, Mrs. Mandela...
Upcoming Events Out of Fragility? This panel will discuss how Bangladesh, Rwanda and Mozambique emerged out of fragility. The panelists will identify factors which enabled these three countries to increase state capacities and investigate whether these three...
