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Friday, February 13, 2026

BEING BLACK IN AI : Evidence, Trends, and Policy Futures at the Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and African, Caribbean, and Black Communities in Canada

We are pleased to share the release of a new research report from the CanAfro Research Institute titled Being Black in AI: Evidence, Trends, and Policy Futures at the Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and African, Caribbean, and Black Communities in Canada. Released February 10, 2026, this policy-focused report examines how African,... More

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Study Abroad- Nairobi, Kenya-Summer-2026 Update

 The study abroad course (AFRI 3100 or AFRI 5100) allows students study a selected topic in African Studies with a Carleton professor in an African country (or countries) in which the professor carries out research. The students also learn from experts on the topic in the African country (or countries). This is an experiential... More

Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Drought and farming: how women in South Africa are using Indigenous knowledge to cope

Africa’s small-scale farmers make up nearly 80% of all farms in the agriculture sector. In South Africa, there are about 2 million small-scale farmers, predominantly Black and based in the eastern summer rainfall region of the country. Communal wells have helped small-scale farmers adapt to drought in South Africa. Courtesy Jabulile... More

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

The Transformative Power of African Knowledge

By Dan Rubinstein Photos by Brenna Mackay Carleton University’s new partnership with South Africa’s University of Zululand is much more than a formal agreement to work on research projects together. The two universities, whose leaders signed a memorandum of understanding in a ceremony on the Carleton campus on Sept. 3, are unlocking the... More

Monday, July 21, 2025

Carleton Expands Research and Educational Partnerships in Africa

By Dan Rubinstein A delegation from Carleton University visited South Africa and Uganda in late May on a partnership building trip — a significant step towards Carleton’s goal of expanding international research and educational collaborations and an acknowledgement of Africa’s increasing importance on the global stage. The trip embodies... More

Friday, August 18, 2023

Institute of African Studies Emerging Scholar Conference

The Institute of African Studies is proud to announce the inaugural Emerging Scholar Conference in Canada, marking the first-ever gathering of its kind. This annual event aims to foster and develop an engaged intellectual community among undergraduate students, graduate students, emerging scholars, and community scholars in the fields of African... More

Friday, August 18, 2023

IAS Annual Newsletter – New Issue

On this occasion of the first anniversary of my appointment as Director of Carleton's Institute of African Studies (IAS), it gives me great pleasure to introduce this new issue of the IAS Newsletter designed as an annual round-up to keep readers abreast of notable activities, events, and developments within and around the... More

Friday, June 30, 2023

Institute of African Studies Welcomes QES-AS-WA Scholars to Carleton

The Institute of African Studies at Carleton University is celebrating the long-awaited start of a new research acceleration project aimed at supporting West African women in academia. The project — titled Wurin ta na yin rubutu, which translates from Hausa to “her own room to write” — seeks to counter the institutional prejudice and... More

Monday, June 12, 2023

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 experiential learning course, Urban and Rural Music in Community. The students say the 18-day adventure in Ghana has changed their worldview and they will... More

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Carleton’s Institute of African Studies Launches Collaborative PhD with Specialization in African Studies

Building on the success and mandate of the Institute’s research vision and sustained interest in graduate studies in the field of African Studies, we are excited to announce the commencement of the collaborative PhD with Specialization in African Studies. This program is a first of its kind at a graduate level in Canada. The... More

Monday, April 17, 2023

Professor Chambi Chachage wins Connection Grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Congratulations Professor Chambi Chachage on the Connection Grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).... More

Sunday, February 26, 2023

Institute of African Studies celebrates new home in Dunton Tower

On February 17, Carleton’s Institute of African Studies (IAS) welcomed faculty members, students and members of the university and broader Ottawa communities to celebrate a landmark moment. The launch event — which featured live music from the Institute’s own Instructor Kathy Armstrong and was attended by several High Commissioners of... More

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