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The Gates Foundation is a major influencer and funder of agricultural ‘development’ in Africa, yet there are no avenues to…
What am I? An Africanist is someone who engages deeply with African topics such as history, politics, languages, cultures or…
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Country Flag Community programme Description Burundi 🇧🇮 Gacaca courts A community-based justice system focused on reconciliation and restorative justice after…
Ubuntu is practised, lived and shared among all African peoples. We do not yet know what the Hadza call Ubuntu…
I. Introduction The Day of the African Child (DAC) Social Work & Social Development Student Conference (SWSDSC) serves as a…
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Whether you attended the conference or not, we are asking you to kindly spare 5 minutes to provide feedback to…
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173 people registered for the conference. 83 watched on YouTube livestream (access the livestream here). Eswatini universities booked a hotel…
Speech delivered during the 2025 Awards Ceremony held on 16 June. Good day, esteemed colleagues, distinguished guests, students, and fellow…
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Statistics 4 hour conference 14 presentations divided into 4 sessions 4 guest speakers 8 moderators and chairpersons 83 registered participants…
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The 2024/2025 awards ceremony will be held during the last hour of the online Day of the African Child Students…
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Professor Arthur G. O. Mutambara, Director and Full Professor – Institute for the Future of Knowledge, University of Johannesburg
Citing African authors contributes directly to increasing their visibility, citation rates, and the impact of the journals they publish in….
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Now live, the Ubuntu Digital Platform was developed on the Ushahidi platform, a knowledge crowd sourcing application developed in Kenya….
Following the meeting at the White House where Africa was humiliated by the Americans led by President Trump on 21…
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Mzee Ngugi, son of Thiongo died at the age 87 on 28 May this week. Rest well, pumzika, Mzee. He…
With a view of fostering an Africa Fit for Children, the Committee developed Africa’s Agenda for Children 2040 (Agenda 2040)…
The Africa Social Work and Development Network (ASWDNet) wishes you a happy Africa Day. Africa Day was started in 1963,…
The land question resulting from colonisation is at the heart of current disputes between the United States of America (USA)…
For you to get a chance to present, you will need to submit an abstract. What is an abstract An…
Planning and budgeting for children’s rights: progress since 2010 Theme for 2025 On 16 June, Africa commemorates the Day of…
The information below is based on the guidelines of the ASWDNet available here and feedback received from reviewers over several…
A towering figure in African philosophy, postcolonial thought, and decolonial scholarship About Mzee Valentin-Yves Mudimbe, the distinguished Congolese philosopher, philologist,…
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Steps in publishing a good journal article Predatory journals, how to spot them Step in legitimate publishing How predatory journals…
The feautured picture above shows Cudjo and Abache who were forcibly taken to Alabama by cotton farmer Timothy Meaher and…
This year, we are having conversations about Africa Day. These conversations will be via WhatsApp, Google Meet, Microsoft teams or…
The People Centred – Journal of Development Administration (JDA) is now indexed on the Department of Higher Education and Training…
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This year’s Africa Day Indaba 2025 for Australasia and the Pacific will be on 23 May 2025, online. Concept Brief…
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The slogan – Aluta continua The slogan aluta continua which is Portuguese for the struggle continues, was created by the…
Join me in congratulating Olabisi Adebawo for the new position. Olabisi’s key strengths are: About the Africa Independent Ethics Committee…
