Currently on display at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, are four substantial West African carvings, including one abstract Yoruba item. These are shown as a part of the NGA’s ongoing ‘World Wide’ collection.

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Meeting Venue: Building 146, RSSS, Room 2.56, Lecture Room 1, From Rita Agha, Co-convenor ASN: ‘Dear Esteemed Colleagues,I hope this message finds you in good health and high spirits. Thank you for your commitment and active engagement in the ANU African Studies Network. I am delighted to extend to you a cordial invitation to our

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August Meeting, Friday 25th, 5.30-6.30 pm Building 146, RSSS, Room 1.21, Lectorial Room 1 From Anu Adeyemi‘Once again, I like to extend an invitation to you for the August Meeting of the ANU African Studies Network. At this meeting, there will be a handing over to the new Executive Team (see below), Also, we would

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Bruce Armstrong, the CEO of Canberra-based Aspen Medical Group, paid a visit to their team in Somalia last week. The team is being led by Dr Hiram Muriuki, MBChB, MBA.  The team  provides  critical health services to the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS). UNSOS is  providing support to the African Union Mission in

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Co-author Wonder Agbemavi, a member of the ANU’s School of Demography, has provided details of a recent publication: Okyere et al. AIDS Research and Therapy (2023) 20:40https://doi.org/10.1186/s12981-023-00537-9Open Access ‘Utilisation of traditional healers among olderpeople living with HIV in South Africa: a WHOSAGE well-being of older people study’Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng, Bernard Afriyie Owusu,Wonder Agbemavi, Joseph

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From Anu Adeyemi, Co-Comvenor , ANUASN Dear All, Please be reminded that the ANU African Studies Network holds its July Meeting tomorrow (Friday 28 July) at 5:30pm. The venue for this meeting remains the same – RSSS Room 2.56. If you have difficulties accessing the building please phone  co-convenor Ernest Akuamoah on 0499347397. Our Agenda

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“An International Relations expert and human rights advocate at the ANU Coral Bell School, Professor Bina D’Costa has been appointed as the United Nations Human Rights Council Special Procedures Mandate Holder in the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent (WGEPAD). ” Professor D’Costa has spent most of her career “researching post-conflict environments, fragile contexts and

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(See also the post of May 16 about the 2023 Cherry Gertzel Bursary for women post grads researching Africa). From Professor Robert Ackland:ACSPRI’s mission is to help foster high-quality teaching and research in the social sciences and to enhance the impact of social science research. To help achieve this mission, ACSPRI is pleased to announce

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A new publication from ANU’s School of Demography,‘Comparative evidence of years lived with reproductive-age morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa (2010‒2019)’Audrey Kalindi, Brian Houle, Vladimir Canudas-Romo From the Abstract in Demographic Research, Volume49 (6):109-142, ‘This study provides comparative evidence of the excess disease burden on the healthy lives of SSA women due to reproductive-age morbidities and quantifies

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Greetings from the AFSAAP Secretary We look forward to connecting with all of you at the symposium on Wednesday and Thursday (May 24-25th). Below are the Zoom details for those joining us online: https://uws.zoom.us/j/83766759216?pwd=aTVpTms3aVM3bHp1clhWMkdETHhvUT09 Meeting ID: 837 6675 9216Password: 441891 You can also find a summary of the program at the link below (including linked

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