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Health | Africa

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Health | Africa with Dr. Nuhu Assuman, University of Rwanda. Prevention of Soccer Injuries in Rwanda. Dr Assuman is the Deputy Dean of the School of Health Sciences at the University

Islam | Africa

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Islam | Africa: Issouf Binate, UF. Turkey's Religious Soft Power in Cote d'Ivoire. 11:45am

Digital | Africa

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Sibel Kusimba, University of South Florida. Predators on the Silicon Savanna? Financing Care in Nairobi. 12:45pm

Islam | Africa

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Islam | Africa Working Group November 9 | 11:45am Islam | Africa with Benjamin Soares, UF. Roman Catholic – Muslim Encounters in Colonial Mali. This paper considers the complex history

Health | Africa

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Health | Africa with Dr. Afsar Ali and Dr. Félicien Masanga Maisha Cholera in DRC: Epidemiology, Ecology and Anthropology In this presentation, we will provide the epidemiology, ecology and anthropologic aspects of the

Africa | China

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 Africa | China: African Debt Rescheduling and Management. 10:00am CAWG will explore the presence of China in East Africa, especially BRI and debt rescheduling. China is expanding its role in

State | Africa

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The Working Group on Institutions and the State in Africa and the Center for African Studies are pleased to invite all interested faculty and graduate students to attend our upcoming

Africa | China

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Africa | China: Rethinking the Belt-Road Initiative (BRI). 10:00am CAWG will explore Africa-Asian maritime encounters and origins going back hundreds of years. They manifest in today’s discourses on China’s Maritime

Health | Africa Working Group

Health | Africa March 16 @ 8:00am Samsun Lampotang, UF. Prostate Cancer in Africa and Exploring the Use of Simulators in Prostate Biopsy.

Digital | Africa Working Group

Digital | Africa January 17 @ 12:45pm Siri Lamoureaux, University of Siegen. The View of the ‘Southern Sky’ from the Global South: The Square Kilometer Array and the Datafication of

Africa | China Working Group

Africa | China January 20 @ 10:00am FOCAC 2021 and the Future of Sino-African Relations. Zoom: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/94152218913?pwd=QWhkNk12QWVJVytCYi9tZ1Y3dndNUT09   

Digital | Africa Working Group

Digital | Africa February 14 @ 12:45pm Frederick Madore, Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient & Perry Collins, UF. Publishing the Islam Burkina Faso Collection: Collaboration for Digital Scholarship. Link to the Zoom

Islam | Africa Working Group

Islam | Africa February 15 @ 11:45am Brahim Afrit, UF. The Paradox of the Two Ummas: the Predicament of the Algerian Ulama between Tradition and Modernity.   This talk will

Health | Africa Working Group

Health | Africa February 16 @ 8:00am Jean-Baptiste Sagahutu, University of Rwanda. Community Participatory Intervention Training and Interprofessional Training in District Hospitals.

Africans | Europe Working Group

Africans | Europe February 21 @ 4:00pm Michela Wrong. Exporting Opposition: Europe as a Stage for African Dissent.   Michela Wrong is a writer and journalist with nearly 30 years’

Africa | China Working Group

Africa | China February 24 @ 10:00am Re-Visiting African Agency in China-East Africa Relations. Rethinking African Agency within China-Africa Relations Through the Lens of Policy Transfer: A Framework for Analysis,

State | Africa Working Group

State | Africa February 28 @ 3:00pm Anne Mette Kjaer, Aarhus University. When ‘Pockets of effectiveness’ matter politically: Extractive industry regulation and taxation in Uganda and Tanzania Abstract It is

Islam | Africa Working Group

Islam | Africa *Postponed* March 15 @ 11:45am Baba Adou, UF. Race, Ethnicity and Religious Change in Mauritania.

Health | Africa Working Group

Health | Africa March 16 @ 8:00am Samsun Lampotang, UF. Prostate Cancer in Africa and Exploring the Use of Simulators in Prostate Biopsy.

Africa | China Working Group

Africa | China March 24 @ 10:00am African Union’s Agenda 2063 in the Context of China’s BRI.

Architecture | Africa Initiative

Architecture | Africa April 20 @ 8:30am Dawit Benti, Addis Ababa University. Contemporary Architecture in Ethiopia.

Africa | China Working Group

Africa | China April 21 @ 10:00am Historical Links as Context for Contemporary Strategic and Cultural Exchanges.

China | Africa Working Group

China | Africa: Aid, Knowledge, and Innovation Transfer Post Covid-19. Time: 10am Location: TBA

National Resource Management Working Group

'Meet-and-Greet' Social   First Magnitude Brewery:  Time: 4:30-7:30pm Location: First Magnitude Brewing Company Come meet & mingle with NRM-SSI students and faculty members to network and learn how to get more involved!

China | Africa Working Group

China | Africa: Evolving Relations: Changing Perspectives Post Covid-19. Time: 10am Location TBA

National Resource Management Working Group

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NRM | Africa: Duan Biggs, Northern Arizona University &  Resilient Conservation Organization Towards more equitable and inclusive conservation in Africa in a post-COVID world Time: 12:30pm-1:30pm Location: 471 GRINTER or join

Islam | Africa Working Group

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Islam | Africa: Michael Schuster, University of Florida. Preaching ‘True’ Islam in Tunisia. Time: 2pm Location: 471 GRINTER

Arts | Africa Working Group

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Charting Individual Paths through the Post-Covid Art World with Michael Dela Dika (Ghana/USA) Wednesday, Oct. 26, 3:00 - 5:00 pm (EDT): Zoom registration is free and required: https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAudemoqDwvGtxIzQWVhq7W_11jsERnpCv7 At this fragile moment in the history

Arts | Africa Working Group

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Arts | Africa: Art and Building a Future with/without Women? with Textile Sculptor Beatrice Opokua Atencah and multidisciplinary visual artist Theresah Ankomah  Time:  3pm Location: Zoom- Registration Required  Zoom Link: https://lnkd.in/ge-58MEZ All sessions

China Africa Working Group

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FALL 2022 Panel 2: CASES OF EVOLVING CHINA–AFRICA RELATIONS November 3, 2022 (Thursday) 10 AM–12 PM (EST) Zoom: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/94152218913?pwd=QWhkNk12QWVJVytCYi9tZ1Y3dndNUT09

Islam | Africa Working Group

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Islam | Africa: Brahim Afrit, University of Florida. Reforming Islam from Above: The Algerian Experience. Time: 2pm Location: 471 GRINTER

Arts | Africa Working Group

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Arts | Africa: Harnessing the Power of Dreams: Fragilities and Strengths inside the creative process with choreographer: Agathe Djokam Time: 3pm Eastern Time (US and Canada) Location: Zoom Zoom Registration is

China | Africa

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Africa, China, Public Opinion and Soft Power. Time: 10am Location: Zoom

Institutions | State (Postponed)

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Elizabeth Wellman, Williams College. When Voters cross Borders: The Global Dimensions of National Elections. Elizabeth Wellman, Williams College. Time: 3pm Location: 471 GRINTER Postponed

China | Africa Working Group

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China | Africa: The Russia-Ukraine War and Implications for China-Africa Relations.

Institutions | State

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Empowerment as Power Within: Women Self-assess the Status of their Rights in Malawi. Emily Maiden, University of North Florida. Emily Maiden is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University