Author: David William Lucas
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From the President, African Professionals of Australia (ACT Chapter)
The African Professionals of Australia (APA) is a non-for-profit organisation whose purpose is to empower professionals of African origin to reach their full potential in their respective professions. This includes providing a platform to pursue and achieve continued professional relevance and impact to the Australian community at large. APA is one of the largest African organisations…
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Half of a Yellow Sun
This film of Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche’s novel about the Nigerian Civil War will be on national release from March 27th. Film reviewer David Stratton writing in The Weekend Australian gives it four stars out of five and writes that it is “a significant achievement for the embryonic Nigerian film industry.”
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ANU African Student Association
The ANU African Student Association (ANUASA) held a welcome party for new students on March 1st. ANU’s contact address is anuasateam@gmail.com The current officers are: President – Lawrence Mutimbu Vice President – Sebolelo Mohasi Secretary: Carolyne Adero Treasurer: John Mwangi PRO: Evans Kyule
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Liberian Novel
When the Heart Decides, is a story of the triumph of love over adversity, and of the strength of the heart that seeks love even in the midst of one of the world’s bloodiest civil wars. It is a classic African epic that recounts the realities of war with a dash of romance and Christianity.…
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From AFSAAP Newsletter Habari kwa Ufupi No 46
‘ AFSAAP received many entries to the 2013 Annual AFSAAP Post-graduate Prize, which is awarded to the best paper presented at the annual AFSAAP Conference or Post-graduate workshop. The judges enjoyed reading the diversity of papers and quality of postgraduate research in African Studies in Australia. The AFSAAP Executive are pleased to announce that the winner of…
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Australian Aid Stakeholder Survey 2013
The Development Policy Centre has been working hard since August to process and analyse the results of the first Australian aid stakeholder survey. A total of 356 stakeholders in the Australian aid program were surveyed, from the senior executives of Australia’s biggest NGOs and development contracting companies, to the officials of multilateral, partner government and Australian…
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AFSAAP Conference – Perth 2013
Two papers from the ANU were presented at the annual conference of the African Studies Association of Australasian and the Pacific (AFSAAP): Christina Kenny ‘There’s this belief that they can’t lead, that’s why they didn’t stand up’: Women’s experience of civil and political rights at the 2013 Kenyan General Elections In the lead up to…
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Africa Update 2013 – Monday 27 May
https://crawford.anu.edu.au/people/academic/stephen-howes Professor Bob Bowker (Centre: Professor Bob Bowker, Right: Dr Daniel Connell – Crawford school, Left: Dr Brian Fisher) https://cais.anu.edu.au/Robert-Bowker
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