Mugoli Samba, Editor, Apple News
Having completed a combined undergraduate degree in Journalism and African Studies at Carleton in 2018, Mugoli Samba now works as an editor at Apple News, holds a Canadian Church Press... More
BGInS Students Travel to Ghana
It was an experience of a lifetime for 12 Carleton University students enrolled in the Institute of African Studies annual Study Abroad course, cross-listed this year with the music program’s... More
NEW: PhD International Affairs with Collaborative Specialization in African Studies
The Institute of African Studies has launched a collaborative PhD with Specialization in African Studies across three units: Anthropology, Sociology and International Affairs. The inaugural cohort of the PhD program... More
How Regionalism has Helped Africa Manage the COVID-19 Pandemic
Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba is an adjunct research professor in the Institute of African Studies. By Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons licence. All photos provided... More
In Memoriam: Sulley Gariba
Carleton University is mourning the loss of Carleton alumnus and honourary degree recipient Sulley Gariba. Sulley passed away on April 27 at the age of 62 in Accra, Ghana due... More
The Dualities of Nduka Otiono
By Joseph Mathieu Nduka Otiono, the Graduate Program Supervisor at Carleton University’s Institute of African Studies (IAS), sees duality in almost all that he does. He is both a researcher and a... More
Carleton Welcomes African Women Scholars in Research Exchange
By Karen Kelly Carleton University’s Institute of African Studies will host 17 West African women academics over the next three years as part of the highly competitive QES Advanced Scholars... More
Bursary and Poetry Collection Planned in Honour of Professor Pius Adesanmi
A bursary and a collection of poetry have been announced in honour of Dr. Pius Adesanmi, the Director of the Institute of African Studies. Professor Adesanmi died tragically in the... More
Professors Win SSHRC Grant for Research on Women Miners
Law and Legal Studies Professor Doris Buss has devoted years to studying the tens of thousands of women who work in artisanal and small-scale mining in Africa. Along with Professor... More
Professor Kamari Clarke Leads Discussion on Africa and the International Criminal Court
As Kamari Clarke, Professor of Global and International Studies, began her keynote address at the FPA Research Excellence Symposium, she described the global hopes for the International Criminal Court (ICC)... More
Exemplary Staff and Faculty Honoured at Spring Event
Groundbreaking Research. Passionate Teaching. Community Building. The winners of the 2017 FPA Excellence Awards are all of those things and more. Honoured at the recent FPA Spring Social, the... More
Carleton Researchers Collaborate with Small-Scale Miners
Doris Buss is an associate professor of Law and Legal Studies. Blair Rutherford is the director of the Institute of African Studies (and a professor of Sociology & Anthropology). Professors... More
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