Author: David William Lucas
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52 books in 52 Days
Writing in the Sydney Morning Herald on 21 December, 2022, political correspondent David Crowe describes how he read 52 books from 52 countries in 52 days, including these five African books which remind us of the wealth of African literature were: Dream in a Time of War by Ngugi wa Tihiong about Kenya under British
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ANU African Studies Workshop 9 December
With thanks to David Mickler David Mickler ANU African Studies Workshop 9 Dec 2022
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Friends of Kahungwe Association
Friends of Kahungwe Associationinvites you to a fundraisingChristmas Dinner for KahungweFriday 9th December 2022 at 7pmSpanish Club, Narrabundah, ACT A night of delicious Indonesian food, plus live music from Zambezi Sounds and Chicharrita Funds raised will go towards education for children in Kahungwe, ZimbabweIf you cannot attend, but would like to contribute,
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Australian Tigray Alliance
I missed the exhibition HIDDEN GENOCIDE held at Parliament house on November 24, but the Australian Tigray Alliance’s homepage is at https://australiatigrayalliance.org/
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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – AFRICAN STUDIES WORKSHOP 2022
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – AFRICAN STUDIES WORKSHOP 2022 at ANU Studying Africa at ANU: Interdisciplinary Perspectives Workshop: Friday, 9 December 2022Proposals due: Thursday, 24 November 2022 We welcome attendance and active participation from scholars at any level. This workshop has been funded by the Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) workshop grant which will cater
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Panellists for Tonight’s Discussion on Elections in Africa:
5pm tonight, Friday 14th October Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) Building 146. Room 2.56 Panel Discussion: Elections in Africa: A Necessary Evil?Panelists• Dr. Babatunde Obamamoye is a Visiting Fellow at the Department of International Relations,Australian National University and a Lecturer in the Department of International Relations, Obafemi Awolowo University.• Daniel Mugadziwa is an MPhil
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Panel on Elections in Africa
Ernest Akuamoah ( Ernest.Akuamoah@anu.edu.au ) has sent a reminder about the panel on Elections in Africa: A Necessary Evil?Date: Friday 14th, 2022Venue: Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) Building 146. Room 2.56 Time: 5-6pm. There will be light refreshment. ‘While elections have become regular events in almost all African countries, the processes are often marred by
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TRANSFORMING SMALL SCALE IRRIGATION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Professor Jamie Pittock of the Fenner School has advised that: ‘Here is the formal agenda plus registration for in person and by zoom: ANU seminar Thursday 13th October, 2-5 pm – Transforming irrigation in southern Africa.’ https://fennerschool.anu.edu.au/news-events/events/transforming-small-scale-irrigation-sub-saharan-africa
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RSSS funds workshop for the African Studies Reading Group.
Good news from Ernest Akuamoah <Ernest.Akuamoah@anu.edu.au> ‘So I got some money ($2800 out of the max. request of $5000) from the Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) to organise a workshop for the African Studies Reading Group. We are expected to use the money by 9th December. I would like to thank Bernie, Gboyega, and
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Austrade Data
Austrade publishes data on Africa and individual countries at:https://www.austrade.gov.au/australian/education/news/austrade-update/region-in-focus-africa Included in these data is the fall in the number of student visaholders from Africa.