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Happy Independence Day, Tunisia!
Happy Independence, Tunisia! Tunisia is not any better after the Arab Springs, with the country facing serious economic and political crises COVID-19 hit Tunisia hard and jeopardised economic growth further Australia maintains a stable relationship with Tunisia, but the diplomatic presence and trade between the two countries are limited. Today, we celebrate 68 years since…
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Technology Transfers Between China and Ethiopia
‘Does China’s BRI and Private Investment Abroad Help Industrial Development in the Third World? Tenuous Technology Transfers Between China and Ethiopia’ Speaker Dr Liang Chen Hosted by Australian Centre on China in the World Date and timeThu 14th Mar 2024, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm AEDT LocationSeminar Room + Online, Australian Centre on China in the…
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Happy International Women’s Day!
Today, on International Women’s Day, we celebrate the incredible achievements of women worldwide. In honour of this occasion, let’s highlight the remarkable women who contribute to the ANU African Studies Network (ASN). Here they are: Karo Moret-Miranda: Karo is a lecturer at the Australian National University School of History, focusing on African and…
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Parry’s Thursday seminar on irrigation in southern African
See Susan’s biography in yesterday’s post. The Thursday talk on campus is on ‘Transforming irrigation in southern Africa’ Join from the meeting link https://aciar.webex.com/aciar/j.php?MTID=mb04a4f41c0c57e31bbe3e46f68ab0097 From Susan.O’Connell @aciar.gov.au Join by meeting number Meeting number (access code): 2650 838 7290Meeting password: GPqpyMPM352 Tap to join from a mobile device (attendees only) +61-2-9338-2221,,26508387290## Australia Toll Join by phone…
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Dr Karen Parry’s Biography
From: https://researchers.anu.edu.au/researchers/parry-k Circular Food System project: Theme Leader for Equity & InclusionANU College of ScienceE: Karen.Parry@anu.edu.au I have recently completed my PhD entitled ‘Loosening the ties that bind: institutional analysis of young people’s livelihoods on smallholder irrigation schemes in Zimbabwe’. My research was linked to an ACIAR-funded project ‘Transforming irrigation in southern Africa’ (TISA), which…
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Namibian President Hage Geingob dies at age 82
Namibia is plunged into sorrow as the nation mourns the passing of President Hage Geingob at the age of 82. Having led the country since 2015, President Geingob succumbed to cancer at the Lady Pohamba Hospital in Windhoek, where he had been undergoing treatment. In reflection of this significant loss, we extend our heartfelt condolences…
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Kirsty Wissing returns to ANu and Rachael Gross continues
Dr Kirsty Wissing, whose ANU thesis was on water in Ghana, has returned to Canberra on a 3-year ANU-CSIRO research fellowship considering Indigenous water values and flood mitigation strategies in the Northern Rivers region in NSW. She is housed in the School of History, Culture and Language in the Coombs Building, ANU, and at the CSIRO. .
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Africa seen as an important future source of international students
A report by The Lygon Group, commissioned by Universities Australia, suggests that by 2050, the nations of sub-Saharan Africa will be the “new China and perhaps India” – Australia’s current top two sources for international students. “Meanwhile, the continent of Africa is projected to change in the opposite direction with a steady growth in the…
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Ups and Downs: A Short History of Australian-African Diplomatic Relations
By Hon Prof Matthew Neuhaus Early Days Australian-African interaction certainly dates back to the earliest days of European settlement, when the First Fleet sailed from England via Cape Town in 1787. We may yet discover earlier interactions with indigenous Australians, but there is so far little evidence of that. One for future archaeologists, perhaps! As…
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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.’ Angus Thompson, 2025. ‘Universities urge to capitalise on growing demand from Africa’, The Sydney Morning Herald, 22 December,page 3. https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/it-won-t-be-china-india-any-more-universities-urged-to-pivot-to-new-student-market-20231221-p5eswp.html Read more at The Study Australia Education Mission to Africa21 February – 2 March 2024Nigeria | Ghana | KenyaAustrade…