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Judith Neilson steps up for Africa
From the Australian Financial Review dated 3 May, 2025: Bulawayo-born billionaire Judith Neilson, through the Judith Neilson Foundation, has boosted funds by A$10 million to Africa, including public health programs. This is in response to the cuts in USAID.
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Africa Festival
Africa Festival Canberra 5 April 2025 in Commonwealth Park See https://www.facebook.com/Africapartyinthepark/
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2025 AFSAAP CONFERENCE POSTPONED
See https://afsaap.org.au/conferences/perth-2025-february-6-8/
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Africa identified as a Main Source of International Students
A report commissioned by Universities Australia ‘identifies Africa as a major source of students by 2050.’ Outgoing university lobby chief Catriona Jackson says the sector needs to capitalise on the emerging African market to stay ahead in the global competition for students, while urging greater acknowledgement of education’s diplomatic clout as Australia vies for influence…
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African leader wins Young Canberra Citizen of the Year
The Canberra Times (1/12/24) reports that Vando Celestina Emmy Rabi, who emigrated from South Sudan in 2019, has won the Young Canberra Citizen of the Year award. Ms Rabi lost both her parents at a young age and moved to Australia aged 15 to live with her aunt. She is the executive youth leader at…
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Jack Caldwell’s Contribution to African Social Science and Health
ANU School of Demography Seminar Presenters David Lucas & Helen Ware Date Tuesday, 29 October 2024 Time 1:00pm–2:00pm AEDT (UTC+11) Location Room 4.69, RSSS Building, ANU, 146 Ellery Crescent, Acton ACT, and via zoom Abstract In 2009 a survey of population scientists ranked Professor John Caldwell, universally known as Jack, as the most respected…
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About the Lecture: Kinship: how to live in a more-than-human world
2024 Robin-Griffiths Lecture: Kinship Professor Sandra Swart (Stellenbosch University) Thursday 24 October 20246-8pm AEDTLevel 1, Auditorium (1.28)RSSS Building (146) https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com.au%2Fe%2F2024-robin-griffiths-lecture-kinship-by-professor-sandra-swart-tickets-1022196626627&data=05%7C02%7Cdavid.lucas%40anu.edu.au%7C6c0fbd7f8f154781900a08dcee2e725a%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C638647130596922706%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=TSPNSPL04gotEo4lJLkBc63r4EqVcXanhXPHBbTy8GM%3D&reserved=0 Our earliest roads were elephant paths. Even today, in Africa’s most impenetrable undergrowth, it is the trails maintained by elephants that enable human mobility. Hacking back the overgrowth of time and following one historical track,…
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Happy 62nd Independence, Uganda
On October 9, 1962, Uganda gained independence from British colonial rule, with Apollo Milton Obote as its first Prime Minister. However, like many former colonies, Uganda experienced significant political upheaval in the decades following independence. In 1966, Prime Minister Obote suspended the constitution and illegally overthrew President Edward Mutesa, who was also the King of…
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Call for Abstracts: 3rd Annual Australian National University African Studies Network Conference
Theme: Decolonising Knowledge: Reframing Australia-Africa Relations in the New EraDates: November 28-29, 2024Location: Australian National University (ANU) Campus, Canberra (Virtual participation available) The Australian National University African Studies Network is pleased to announce the call for abstracts for its 3rd Annual Conference. We invite submissions from all disciplines related to the conference theme. The conference…
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Elijah Buol, OAM
Elijah Buol, who is currently completing a doctorate in law at the ANU, was appointed CEO of Act for Peace in 2024. https://actforpeace.org.au/articles/new-incoming-ceo-to-champion-the-voice-of-displaced-people/