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ANU Africa Network
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This website was established in 2013 by David Lucas, and renovated and relaunched in 2020 as part of a project to increase awareness of Africa and African studies in the ANU and the ACT, funded by the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Another outcome of that project was a major research report, published in August 2021, African Studies at the Australian National University and in the Australian Capital Territory, analyzing the past, present and future of the study of Africa at the Australian National University and the wider Australian University sector.
The major innovation on this updated website is the creation of the ACT Africa Expert Directory which lists experts on Africa from institutions around the ACT, primarily the ANU. We will continue to curate this list, offering a key resource for media, government and non-government organizations seeking expert facts and opinions on Africa. Individuals can request to be added to the list by contacting the website managers.
Another notable addition is the expanded directory of PhD theses on Africa produced in the territory’s universities, a solid measure of the vitality of the study of Africa in the city of Canberra.
Reviewing these directories, it is revealing to note that the vast majority of research on Africa is produced by disciplinary experts (environmental scientists, economists, demographers, etc.) rather than area studies experts. This means that the study of Africa is woven into the fabric of the research culture of the ANU and the ACT’s other universities in ways that are not necessarily apparent.
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Panel on Eradicating disease/Science Communication in Africa
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ANU’S Contribution to Science and Communication in Africa
Thursday 15 September, 2016, 6-7 pm.
Venue: Australian Centre on China in the World
BuildingAddress:188 Fellows Lane, ANU- For more details about registering etc., see
https://www.anu.edu.au/events/science-and-innovation-in-africa
Panellists include:
- Professor William Foley, Leader Animal-Plant Interactions Lab, ANU Research School of Biology.
- Mr Gboyega Adeniran, PhD Candidate, Water Governance, ANU Centre for European Studies
- Dr Graham Walker, Science Circus Africa Project Officer, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science
- Mr Matthew Neuhaus, senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, currently Assistant Secretary, Africa Branch
This panel will have two main foci, the first being the decades of work by ANU Emeritus Fellow Dr Howard Bradbury AM on Konzo,
Cassava is a staple food in parts of Africa but If prepared incorrectly can produce a poisonous cyanide compound which can cause death or can result in the crippling disease, Konzo.
Dr Bradbury has worked to eradicate konzo in 16 villages in Africa. by providing health practitioners with both an easy method for testing for cyanide, and the skills needed to encourage communities to use this method as part of their daily routines.
Secondly. the panel will discuss the ANU’s Science Circus Africa project which has resulted in 162 local African staff being trained to perform their own science shows using everyday equipment such as bicarb soda, beach balls and magnets.
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Law and Governance in sub-Saharan Africa
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The AFSAAP Newsletter has given notice of an upcoming short course on Law and Governance in sub- Saharan Africa.
“AFSAAP members will find this focused short course of interest. Held at ANU, the dates are 9-10 and 12-13 September. It is convened by Assoc. Prof. Jolyon Ford, and a course study guide is here.”
His contact details are: jo.ford@anu.edu.au
This is a new offering and perhaps the only Africa-related course held at ANU for many years.
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The Faithful Servant premiere
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The Faithful Servant, a play by Tom Davis, is set in Australia and Mozambique.
It looks at the what it means to be good, as perceived by the three main characters:
Raymond, an Australian doctor, played by P.J. Williams;
His adopted daughter, Caroline, played by Tariro Mavondo;
Coetano, a patriotic Mozambican, played by Dorian Nkono.It will premiere at the Street Theatre in Canberra on September 6th and run until the 18th:
https://au.patronbase.com/_StreetTheatre/Productions/FSER/PerformancesAuthor Tom Davis has a PhD in political science and has worked in the foreign aid sector for twenty years and as a lecturer, researcher and consultant in international development and public policy.
For more see:
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/canberra-life/tom-daviss-play-the-faithful-servant-to-premiere-at-the-street-theatre-20160824-gqzu5z.html