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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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African Global Cafe
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The African Global cafe will take place on Friday 5th August 2016 at Melville Hall. The function will start at 7pm and end around 10pm. ANUASA is inviting ANU staff and scholars who are involved in Africa.
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Lecture ‘Going beyond ‘politics matters’ in international development’
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Going beyond ‘politics matters’ in international development
On Wednesday 6 July (12.30pm, Brindabella Theatre, Crawford Building ANU), Samuel Hickey, the Research Director of the Effective States and Inclusive Development (ESID) Research Centre and a Professor of Politics and Development at the University of Manchester, will present the findings of a five year research project on politics and development in Asia and Africa. Register here
Professor Hickey is an Africanist whose 2016 publications include coverage of Uganda and Ghana.
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WINDLAB SUPPORTS NEW POSTGRAD UNIT AT ANU
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From Nathan Steggel, Director, Windscape Institute
Windlab Limited is a Canberra headquartered company with strong links to both the ANU and Africa. Windlab was established from CSIRO wind prospecting technology in 2003 and since that time has identified and progressed wind energy projects from concept to construction ready across Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and United States. We established our South African business in 2007 and two projects are now up and running in South Africa. The 94MW West Coast One wind farm https://www.windlab.com/projects/westcoastone and the 134MW Amakhala Emoyeni wind farm https://www.windlab.com/projects/amakhala. West Coast One started commercial operations in June 2015 and Amakhala is under construction and nearly operational.
More recently Windab opened a small office in Dar-es Salaam and started development of projects across East
Africa. In addition to using our technology and expertise to identify exceptional wind energy sites, Windlab pride ourselves on our community engagement principles – the key principles are an open and transparent engagement process and outcomes that are fair and equitable for the local communities.We’re currently waiting on the outcome of the expedited round of REIPPP 4.5 in South Africa https://www.ipprenewables.co.za/ – this is the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme. West Coast and Amakhala were successful in Round II of this program.
The ACT renewable auction process is similar to the process run in South Africa and requires that local economic commitments are made to research, education, export orientated and local initiatives in Canberra. Windlab was successful in round 1 of the ACT Wind Auction with Coonooer Bridge Wind Farm https://coonooerbridgewindfarm.com.au/ and Ararat Wind Farm and is undertaking the long-term asset management of both projects from its Canberra office on Marcus Clarke Street. One of the local commitments included developing and presenting a Masters level unit in Wind Energy for the ANU. The course runs annually over two intensive weeks with project work in between. The first week was delivered to 25 students in April 2016 and appeared to be highly successful – we gave examples of real projects throughout the course, including African project examples. Students attend the course from a broad range of science/engineering backgrounds – we are hopeful that in future years it may be possible to attract students from African countries to attend the course either in isolation or as part of a degree undertaken at ANU.
After all “Nishati safi ni muhimu kwa Africa ijayo” – Clean Energy is Africa’s Future!