October 1 | 10:40am A Discussion with Azizou Garba, Associate Director of the Centre Nationale D’Etudes Strategiques et de Securité (CNESS) in Niger. International Coordination and Security in the Sahel. Attend on Zoom (Meeting ID: 958 4594 9215; Passcode: 081471) or in-person at the UF International Center Large Conference Room. The Sahel Research Group is pleased to announce that …
Carter Lectures 21.1 with Funmi Adewole, De Montfort University. Contemporary Dance as African Cultural Production. ‘Funmi Adewole is lecturer in dance, School of Humanities and Performing Arts, De Montfort University in Leicester. Scholar, storyteller, and dramaturge, Dr. Adewole started out as a media practitioner in Nigeria and moved into performance on relocating to England in 1994. For several …
Africa | China Working Group Focus on Post-COVID Relations Fall Panel 2: Re-Thinking the China Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Marina Rudyak, Heidelberg University China's Belt and Road Initiative in Africa and the SDGs: Taking Stock of Promises and Implementation Gaps. Under What Conditions Do African Countries Benefit Most? Marina Rudyak is a sinologist working …
Digital | Africa with Michael Crawley, Durham University. “Today We Have No Kilometers” - Tracking, Testing and Data amongst Elite Ethiopian Athletes. Attend on Zoom
Please join us for our first session of the AFRICANS IN EUROPE working group this Tuesday October 12, 3.30-5, in Grinter 404. At that time, we will do two things 1) introductions: why are you interested in the Africans in Europe theme?? 2) begin to discuss how to organize two ZOOM WORKSHOPS with guests from …
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 of Rwanda. He has worked as the physiotherapist for the Rwanda Soccer National team for the past 10 years. He will present findings from a …
October 15 | 10:40am A Discussion with Azizou Garba, Associate Director of the Centre Nationale D’Etudes Strategiques et de Securité (CNESS) in Niger. The Impact of Security Considerations on State Construction in the Sahel. Attend on Zoom (Meeting ID: 946 3786 1399; Passcode: 613914) or in-person at the UF International Center Large Conference Room. The Sahel Research Group is pleased to …
Baraza with George Bob-Milliar, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology. Repetitive Distributive Politics in Northern Ghana: The Case of SADA and NDA. Dr. Bob-Milliar is senior lecturer in the Department of History & Political Studies. His publications include: “Political Transitions and Commissions of Inquiry: The Politicisation of Accountability in Ghana.” Third World Quarterly (co-author, 2020); “We run …
Join us on Saturday October 16th from 4-7pm for the Center for African Studies 2021 Annual Fall Party at the Austin Cary Forest Campus. The event will comply with UF Covid Protocols and masking indoors will be expected. CAS faculty, staff, students, friends, and family are invited to the Center's Annual Fall Reception. Join us …
October 22 | 10:40am Seminar with Oumar Ba, former Head of Office in Gao, Mali and retired UN official Role of the United Nations in the Resolution of Conflict in Mali and Central African Republic. Attend at the UF International Center Large Conference Room or attend on Zoom.
Carter Lectures 21.2 with Faustin Linyekula Back to the Future: Choreographers Mobilizing Africa-sourced Futures in the (post)COVID Era. Register to attend on Zoom. Faustin Linyekula is known as a dancer, choreographer, but calls himself a storyteller. He tells his stories through writing, theatre, dance, still or moving images. Linyekula lives and works in Kisangani, Democratic Republic …
SASA: Adeojo Mosunmola, UF. Of Presence and Absence: A Review of Josiah Jesse Ransome-Kuti’s Influence on Religious Indigeneity and Nigerian Politics. 11:45am Register https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_C9F8VJiiQjK81KTKXHfEjg
October 29 | 10:40am A Discussion with Azizou Garba, Associate Director of the Centre Nationale D’Etudes Strategiques et de Securité (CNESS) in Niger. Causes, Consequences, and Responses to Violent Extremism in the Sahel. Attend on Zoom (Meeting ID: 914 6479 9613; Passcode: 035887) or in-person at the UF International Center Large Conference Room. The Sahel Research Group is …
Baraza with Michael Gennaro, Seminole State College One Big Night: Dick Tiger and the Fight over Nigerian Independence Dr. Gennaro is associate professor of history and earned his PhD at UF. His publications include: “The Cause is a Worthy One: Sport in Lagos, Nigeria during WWII.” Journal of African Military History (2020); “Ban this Cruel Sport Boxing: …