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Happy Independence Anniversary to Zimbabwe
The Australian National University African Students Association (ANUASA) congratulates the Government and People of the Republic of Zimbabwe on this auspicious occasion commemorating the 34th Independence Anniversary of that great country. We extend heartfelt felicitations and sincerest best wishes to the Government and gallant People of Zimbabwe. As Zimbabwe observes this historic event, we pray…
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Executive Producer, Half of a Yellow Sun
YEWANDE SADIKU, is a Nigerian investment banker who was keynote speaker at the 2013 African Studies Association conference in Perth (see https://afsaap.org.au/conference/conference-2013 ) As Executive Producer of the film Half of a Yellow Sun, she helped to raise financing for the film adaptation of the best selling novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, directed by Nigerian…
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UNGA declares ‘International Decade for People of African Descent’
The 72nd plenary meeting of the UN General Assembly, on 23 December 2013, adopted a Resolution proclaiming the ‘International Decade for People of African Descent’. This decade commences on 1 January 2015 and ends on 31 December 2024, under the theme “People of African descent: recognition, justice and development”. This decade will officially be launched…
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Research on non-government health institutions
Belinda Thompson is a PhD candidate at the Crawford School focusing on ‘not -for -profit, non-government hospitals and large clinics in developing countries’ including Africa. For more details see https://crawford.anu.edu.au/news/3755/late-arrival
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Changing the African Narrative
On March 20th, 2014 ABC radio Canberra hosted a discussion regarding changing the African narrative in the western media. The panellists were H.E. Molosiwa Selepeng, the Botswana High Commissioner and dean of the African heads of Mission in Canberra, Phoebe Mwanza, the President of African Professionals of Australia ACT Chapter and Margaret O’Collaghan who worked…
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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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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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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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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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