The Making, Unmaking and Remaking of Africa's Independence and Post-Independence Constitutions
By Dr. H.P. Dlamini, Professor N.F. Awasom
Post-doctoral Fellow, & Visiting Professor
International Studies Group University of Ghana, Legon-Accra
University of the Free State
Episode 130 of Africa Past and Present -- the podcast about African history, culture, and politics -- is now available at http://afripod.aodl.org, on Apple Podcasts and similar outlets.
Dear Reserachers and Colleagues,
The Institute of Asian and African Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Max Schloessinger Memorial Foundation are pleased to announce the publication of Jerusalem studies in Arabic and Islam (JSAI), volumes 49 (2020) and 50 (2021).
Dear friends,
Those who’ve read _Writing African History_ (2005) may recall the brief chapter about local history in Africa. It was by the late Bala Achi and talked about his experiences researching the history of his own people, the Atyap, in central Nigeria. It mentioned the problems the project faced as well as the successes it had had. Bala’s bio blurb mentioned that it was unknown whether the book would ever come out.
I am happy to announce that _A Short History of the Atyap_ was published in late 2019 and was launched in Abuja by Bala's daughter, Nevan.
Nokoko, the journal of Carleton University’s Institute of African Studies, is preparing a special issue on the theme “Shifting Geopolitics and Militarization in Africa.” We invite abstracts for research articles addressing the issues presented below. We also welcome book reviews, and briefings from scholars, public intellectuals, and activists.
Recent protests in the United States, France, Brazil, Nigeria, and beyond have brought renewed attention to biases and violence in systems of policing.
The African Studies Program at the University of Pittsburgh is hosting a virtual conference to ponder African futures in the context of current challenges and to think about innovative strategies for moving forward with the continent’s development agenda.
