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Wednesday, April 15, 2026<\/p>

Shireen Hassim receives Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award<\/h3>

Five Carleton University professors were recognized with a Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award during a ceremony held on campus on April 7, 2026. Graduate students from across all disciplines submitted nomination letters in support of their supervisors, highlighting the meaningful impact these faculty members have had on their academic journeys as... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Tuesday, April 14, 2026<\/p>

Carleton University Hosts First Black Faculty and Students Meet and Greet, Strengthening Community and Belonging<\/h3>

Carleton University\u2019s inaugural Black Faculty and Students Meet and Greet, held on March 30, 2026, at the\u00a0Institute of African Studies, brought together students, faculty, and alumni for an inspiring evening of connection, mentorship, and celebration. The event created a vibrant space where Black members of the Carleton community could see... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Thursday, February 26, 2026<\/p>

Project Report: Wurin ta na yin rubutu – Her Own Room to Write<\/h3>

From 2021-2024, Carleton University received funding from the\u00a0Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Advanced Scholars\u00a0program to run a research acceleration initiative for West African women PhD students and early-career researchers. Led by\u00a0Dr. Nduka Otiono, the initiative addressed the cultural and institutional barriers faced by women scholars by... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Friday, February 13, 2026<\/p>

BEING BLACK IN AI : Evidence, Trends, and Policy Futures at the Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and African, Caribbean, and Black Communities in Canada<\/h3>

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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Tuesday, February 3, 2026<\/p>

Study Abroad- Nairobi, Kenya-Summer-2026 Update<\/h3>

\u00a0The 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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Tuesday, December 23, 2025<\/p>

Drought and farming: how women in South Africa are using Indigenous knowledge to cope<\/h3>

Africa\u2019s small-scale farmers make up\u00a0nearly 80%\u00a0of all farms in the agriculture sector. In South Africa, there are about\u00a02 million small-scale farmers, predominantly Black and\u00a0based in\u00a0the eastern summer rainfall region of the country. Communal wells have helped small-scale farmers adapt to drought in South Africa.\u00a0Courtesy Jabulile... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Tuesday, September 9, 2025<\/p>

The Transformative Power of African Knowledge<\/h3>

By Dan Rubinstein Photos by Brenna Mackay Carleton University\u2019s new partnership with South Africa\u2019s 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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Monday, July 21, 2025<\/p>

Carleton Expands Research and Educational Partnerships in Africa<\/h3>

By Dan Rubinstein A delegation from Carleton University visited South Africa and Uganda in late May on a partnership building trip \u2014 a significant step towards Carleton\u2019s goal of expanding international research and educational collaborations and an acknowledgement of Africa\u2019s increasing importance on the global stage. The trip embodies... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Wednesday, July 16, 2025<\/p>

Daystar University’s School Of Communication hosts a live seminar on post-colonialism, youth agency and creative writing<\/h3>

Soc Students and Faculty flanking Prof. Otiono after the seminar By Leeroy Wuone [Nairobi Campus, Friday 27th June, 2025] On Thursday 26th June 2025, Prof. Nduka Otiono, a Nigerian Canadian creative writer led a live seminar on post-colonialism, youth agency and creative writing for Communication students taking Audio Production course at the... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Tuesday, May 27, 2025<\/p>

Voices of the African Diaspora: Building the Africa We Want<\/h3>

I remember the red soil of Tamale, my hometown in Ghana and our elders\u2019 stories of past kingdoms. Years later, I stood on Carleton University\u2019s campus in Ottawa, a humble student carrying those African dreams. In the cold Canadian winter, as I studied Economics far from home, I realized that being African in Canada... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Friday, April 4, 2025<\/p>

Carleton University and Partners Organize Conference on Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Restorative Development in Africa<\/h3>

From May 20-22, 2025 hundreds of scholars, community elders, youth leaders and other stakeholders in the development community will converge at the Imperial Beach and Resort Hotel, Entebbe for the maiden edition of the International Conference on Indigenous knowledge systems and restorative development in Africa. The conference is being organized... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Tuesday, March 11, 2025<\/p>

Cati Coe awarded SSHRC funded Open Research Area 8 (ORA 8) Award<\/h3>

Cati Coe has been awarded a major research award as a member of a multinational team of researchers under Open Research Area 8 (ORA 8) initiative coordinated by SSHRC in collaboration with the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR, France), the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, Germany), and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC, UK).... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Wednesday, February 26, 2025<\/p>

Celebrating Black History Month<\/h3>

Carleton Hosts a Conversation on Black Flourishing with President Wisdom Tettey In honour of\u00a0Black History Month\u00a0Carleton faculty, staff and students gathered for a thought-provoking discussion on Black flourishing in Canada. The event, Breaking Free from the Past and Advancing Black Flourishing in Canada: Some Reflections, featured an... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Monday, November 11, 2024<\/p>

QES: Giving West African Women \u2018the room to write\u2019<\/h3>

QES: Giving West\u00a0 African Women \u2018the room to write\u2019 \u2026Mentoring\u00a0 the Next Generation of Innovative Leaders and Community Builders By Segun Fatuase \u2018Fear the female gender\u2019 has gone beyond a wise-crack, going by the leaps and feats women are achieving on the African Continent and globally these days. It is now trite to echo... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Monday, September 9, 2024<\/p>

Carleton University hosts Mastercard Foundation Research Team<\/h3>

Carleton University hosts Mastercard Foundation Research Team Carleton University recently hosted key members of the Mastercard Foundation Research, Learning, Knowledge and Impact Evaluation team at the office of the Vice President, Academic, Professor Pauline Rankin. The meeting afforded the opportunity for the two organizations to review the... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Tuesday, August 6, 2024<\/p>

African communities have a lot of knowledge to share<\/h3>

African communities have a lot of knowledge to share: researchers offer alternatives to Eurocentric ways of doing\u00a0things The dominance of western methodology in research conducted in Africa continues to preoccupy academics. The result, they argue, has been the silencing of Indigenous knowledge. Indigenous ways of knowing are not making the... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Thursday, July 25, 2024<\/p>

FLIGHT 302 LEGACY AWARD<\/h3>

FLIGHT 302 LEGACY AWARD In memory of the victims of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 On March 10, 2019, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed near Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, claiming the lives of all 157 people aboard. Victims represented 35 nationalities, including 18 Canadian citizens, as well as permanent residents and others with ties to... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Thursday, July 25, 2024<\/p>

2024 A.B.L.E Scholarship Program Application<\/h3>

2024 A.B.L.E Scholarship Program Application Rose Fortune Scholarship-Peter Butler III Scholarships The Association of Black Law Enforcers (A.B.L.E.) is excited to partner with the Ontario Provincial Police and the Ontario Provincial Police Association to host its 32nd Annual Scholarship and Awards Gala! A.B.L.E. created its Scholarship Program to... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Monday, June 3, 2024<\/p>

Nineteen scholars honour Carleton\u2019s Professor Nduka Otiono<\/h3>

Nineteen scholars honour Carleton\u2019s Professor Nduka Otiono In the heart of Ottawa, within the esteemed halls of Carleton University,\u00a0Nduka Otiono\u00a0is not merely a colleague, but a beacon of inspiration. His literary contributions have transcended borders; his words weave a tapestry of cultural understanding that has enriched us all. Recently,... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Friday, May 24, 2024<\/p>

Empowering African Youth Through Indigenous Knowledge<\/h3>

Empowering African Youth Through Indigenous Knowledge Indigenous knowledge across Africa holds valuable insight into sustainable growth and development, yet has often been left out of mainstream discourse. In response, a groundbreaking partnership is underway to harness this wisdom and foster youth entrepreneurship in Indigenous communities. Led... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Friday, April 5, 2024<\/p>

Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba appointed as series editor of Anthem Impact in Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Development\u00a0<\/h3>

Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba, the Principal Investigator of the Africa Indigenous Knowledge Research Network, is appointed as series editor of Anthem Impact in Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Development. This will allow the members of the Africa Indigenous Knowledge Research Network \u00a0(https:\/\/africaindigenousresearch.com\/) and other academics to... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Friday, February 23, 2024<\/p>

Second Cohort of QES Advanced Scholars West Africa Program<\/h3>

Carleton Announces the Second Cohort of QES Advanced Scholars West Africa Program Carleton University\u2019s Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Advanced Scholars West Africa (QES-AS-WA) program is pleased to announce the selection of nine scholars for its second and final cohort in the current funding cycle. The selection of the nine distinguished West... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Friday, February 9, 2024<\/p>

Move as a collective<\/h3>

Move as a collective Carleton PhD student Sarah George\u00a0starts off a special issue on Black Radicalism for the Briarpatch magazine with an interview of decades-long activist Adrienne Coddett. George is a recent recipient of the Joseph Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship and will continue to explore the experiences of African, Caribbean,... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Friday, February 9, 2024<\/p>

African Studies Alumni – Mugoli Samba, Editor, Apple News<\/h3>

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 Award, and received an honourable mention from the National Magazine Awards. Her reporting has appeared in the Globe and... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Wednesday, February 7, 2024<\/p>

Indigenous knowledge and entrepreneurship in Africa<\/h3>

Breaking new grounds in research on Indigenous knowledge and entrepreneurship in Africa Riding on the wings of Indigenous knowledge, I am privileged to be leading a continental initiative to study how to unlock sustainable solutions for employment and entrepreneurship for African youths in Kenya,\u00a0 Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda in... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Wednesday, February 7, 2024<\/p>

Sounding Indigenous in South Africa<\/h3>

Sounding Indigenous in South Africa: Music and Performance Heritage in Khoisan Revival Dr. Lyndsey Copeland of Carleton University in Canada and Dr. Lee Watkins of Rhodes University in South Africa received a competitive grant from Canada\u2019s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to fund a collaborative research project... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Monday, February 5, 2024<\/p>

Inaugural Flight 302 Legacy Award<\/h3>

Two Carleton Anthropology Ph.D. Students Receive the Inaugural Flight 302 Legacy Award The Institute of African Studies at Carleton University congratulates Carleton Anthropology PhD Students - Ugochukwu Okoye and Chikezirm Nwoke- who have been awarded the inaugural Flight 302 Legacy Awards. The scholarship, valued at $10,000, was established to... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Friday, August 18, 2023<\/p>

Institute of African Studies Emerging Scholar Conference<\/h3>

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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Friday, August 18, 2023<\/p>

IAS Annual Newsletter – New Issue<\/h3>

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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Friday, August 4, 2023<\/p>

The coup in Niger – CTV News interview with Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba<\/h3>

In this interview, Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba, Assistant Professor at the Institute of African Studies talks about the coup in Niger and the implication for democracy in the West African region of the Continent. He also talks about the recent ECOWAS ultimatum and threat to intervene. The coup in Niger: CTV News interviews Samuel Ojo... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Monday, July 31, 2023<\/p>

Ghana 2023 Study Abroad in pictures<\/h3>

This 2023 summer study abroad course titled Urban & Rural music in Community: Participatory music-making in Ghana was taught at the West African Cultural Exchange Centre in Dagbamete, which is founded and directed by Kwasi Dunyo. This course immersed students in the vibrant musical culture and community life in Dagbamete, an Ewe village in... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Friday, June 30, 2023<\/p>

Institute of African Studies Welcomes QES-AS-WA Scholars to Carleton<\/h3>

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 \u2014 titled Wurin ta na yin rubutu, which translates from Hausa to \u201cher own room to write\u201d \u2014 seeks to counter the institutional prejudice and... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Monday, June 12, 2023<\/p>

BGInS Students Travel to Ghana<\/h3>

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\u2019s 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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Tuesday, May 30, 2023<\/p>

Carleton\u2019s Institute of African Studies Launches Collaborative PhD with Specialization in African Studies<\/h3>

Building on the success and mandate of the Institute\u2019s 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<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Monday, April 17, 2023<\/p>

Professor Chambi Chachage wins Connection Grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).<\/h3>

Congratulations Professor Chambi Chachage on the Connection Grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div><\/div>

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