Sep 28, 2019
Upcoming Events 5th Annual IAS Undergraduate Conference Globalization, Media and the African City The Institute of African Studies (IAS) at Carleton University’s 5th annual undergraduate research conference titled “Globalization, Media and the African...
Sep 24, 2019
My name is Patricia Kumbakisaka, and I am a proud Canadian-Congolese-Romanian. How often do you see Romanians with last names such as ‘Kumbakisaka’? You are probably used to see last names like ‘Florescu’ or ‘Stefanescu’. People call me the ‘citizen of the world’,...
Sep 23, 2019
Upcoming Events 5th Annual IAS Undergraduate Conference Globalization, Media and the African City The Institute of African Studies (IAS) at Carleton University’s 5th annual undergraduate research conference holds on Saturday, October 5th, 2019 at Carleton...
Sep 23, 2019
Hi, Quartz Africa readers! CHANGE MAKERS This week we published the 5th annual Quartz Africa Innovators list. As with previous editions we had a collection of 30 Africans who have dedicated vast amounts of their energies to improving their local communities and...
Sep 21, 2019
The Africa Study Group is happy to announce its second event for 2019-20, a discussion of the several crises in Cameroon, their root causes and possible way out, with Chris Roberts of the University of Calgary and Maxime Jong, a political analyst from Douala. ...
Sep 21, 2019
(le français suit) The Africa Study Group is happy to announce its first event of the 2019-2020 season, a panel on the outlook for Ethiopia, given the many changes in the last 18 months. Time: Thursday September 26th from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM Place: Colonel By...
Sep 8, 2019
Hi, Quartz Africa readers! THE REVOLUTION IS OUTSIDE World Economic Forum events often have an air of exclusivity. Presidents, senior government officials, top executives of major multinationals and leaders of large NGOs all get together in Davos and around...
Sep 3, 2019
Hi, Quartz Africa readers! NOODLIN’ In mid-July, a Chinese man approached me while I enjoyed a bowl of beef noodle soup in a restaurant in Nairobi. It was good, he said, that many more Kenyans were eating and enjoying Chinese food, positing that much more...
Aug 26, 2019
Hi, Quartz Africa readers! CHINA’S AFRICA PROJECT In early 2015 when we discussed plans to launch a standalone Quartz edition focused on Africa, there were two things we were clear about. The first was that innovation and innovators would be key to...
Aug 11, 2019
Hi, Quartz Africa readers! A GOLDEN GOOSE TAX There is little debate on whether African countries collect sufficient tax revenue. The IMF in particular has been imploring Sub Saharan African countries to focus on expanding their respective tax bases. Some...
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