‘Senator Pocock is the first territory senator not from one of the two major parties. The ACT has two Senate seats. ‘When announcing his candidacy, he said the choice to run as an independent, rather than join an established party, was an easy one, hinging his campaign on person-led politics intended to support Canberrans over…

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The ANU held a Town Hall style meeting on 26 May 2022 to discuss The ANU’s International Strategy Update. The new website was most impressive but is currently only available internally. One question on  the Zoom chat was put to Brooke Logan who had said  that some updated regional plans had been sent to Regional…

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The ANU Media Team is updating the experts guide for the media. At present ANU staff members interested in Africa are scarcely represented in the Guide. To be listed in the Guide, this short survey should be completed as soon as possible. https://www.anu.edu.au/webform/expert-directory-entry The survey has one tick box for Africa but unlike most other…

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Title: Impact of diabetes on longevity and disability-free life expectancy among older South African adults Presenter: Collin Payne, School of Demography, ANU Date and Time: about 1.20 -2.00 pm Tuesday 26 April(after the presentation by Kim Xu) Presentation: Room 4.69, RSSS Building, ANU, 146 Ellery Crescent, Acton and By Zoom (details below) Abstract:Understanding the coexisting…

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Georgia Troup’s 2021 thesis is entitledUnderstanding the influence of nutritional drivers on the habitat use of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) living in a semi-arid, anthropogenic landscape. She concludes that her ‘Results also highlight the success of Rukinga in providing a safe refuge for elephants when travelling outside the national parks and into areas of human…

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‘Transforming irrigation in southern Africa’ , a project at the Fenner School, is described at https://fennerschool.anu.edu.au/research/projects/transforming-irrigation-southern-africa The Fenner School has advised that it has ‘received funding for an extension to June 2023, the aim of which is:By June 2023, we propose to evaluate the extent to which gains comprising increased production, reduced irrigation, increased resilience,…

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ANU Recent Publications on Africa Draft 5/4/2022 ANU School of Political Science and International Relations Ernest Akuamoah, 2020. ‘Democratic Governance and Political Development in Africa’, Australasian Review of African Studies, 2020, 41(1), 9–30https://doi.org/10.22160/22035184/ARAS-2020-41-1/9-30 Ernest Akuamoah, 2021. ‘The Coup in Guinea: Causes and Consequences’, Australian Outlook, 30 September, Australian Institute of International affairs, Atem Atem, Jennifer Balint, Denise…

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Australian Official Development Assistance budget summary 2021-22 for Africa Sub-Saharan Africa 15.0 $millionThe Middle East and North Africa 17.1 $million Thus the allocation for 2020-2021 is the same as for 2021-2022 Also Sub-Saharan Africa thus receives less than Kiribati which gets 24.2 $million. For more details see:https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/corporate/portfolio-budget-statements/pbs-2021-22-aid-budget-summary

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DR BABATUNDE OBAMAMOYE Congratulations to Dr Babatunde Obamamoye whose Graduation Ceremony was postponed from 2021 until February, 2022.  He graduated in the same week as Dr Kirsty Wissing, also from the College of Asia and the Pacific (see separate post). His thesis was entitled ‘Hegemony and African Agency in Liberal Peace Interventions’ He is currently…

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Two alumni of the College of Asia and the Pacific attended their graduation ceremonies in February, 2022:  Dr Babatunde Obamamoye (see separate post) and Dr Kirsty Wissing DR KIRSTY WISSING Kirsty Wissing is a recent ANU postgraduate from the School of Culture, History and Language, College of Asia the Pacific, ANU.  She received her PhD…

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