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What does it mean for Africa to define the terms on which it engages a global order being remade in real time?
๐ Read the communiquรฉ and watch the full discussion: youtube.com/watch?v=uevIo4b2โฆ
carleton.ca/africanstudies/wโฆ
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May 27
โUnlocking Sustainable Solutions for Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship through Indigenous Knowledge in Africaโ kicks off in 30 minutes!
Join us:
carleton-ca.zoom.us/meeting/โฆ
#AIKRN #AfricanStudies #YouthEmployment #Entrepreneurship #IndigenousKnowledge #Africa #CarletonUniversity
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May 20
๐ข New insights from AIKRN & Mastercard Foundation research show how Indigenous Knowledge Systems are driving youth entrepreneurship, innovation & resilience in agriculture, health, creative industries & more.
๐ May 27, 10 AM EST via Zoom
Register: carleton-ca.zoom.us/meeting/โฆ
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May 20
๐ข Exciting Research Fellowship Opportunity!
AIReKEMA โ a partnership between Carleton University and African regional hubs โ invites applications for Research Fellows focused on migration in Africa.
Details: carleton.ca/africanstudies/wโฆ
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Join the Institute of African Studies & the Department of English at Carleton for a Poetry Evening and Book Reading with Prof. Nimi Wariboko.
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April 2, 2026 |
โฐ 6โ8 PM (EST)
๐ Carleton University Bookstore
Register: carleton.ca/africanstudies/eโฆ
Zoom: carleton-ca.zoom.us/j/967411โฆ
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Join us today for the Institute of African Studies Professional Development Symposium.
Date: April 01 from 3โ5 PM EST
๐ Dunton Tower 2017
or join via Zoom
๐ carleton-ca.zoom.us/j/943335โฆ
@CU_FASS , @NdukaOtiono
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Mar 27
Join the AIKRN Quarterly Webinar Series!
๐ข Ubuntu Translanguaging: Valuing local languages in community-engaged digital storytelling to address environmental disaster risks.
๐ค Prof. Tsitsi Mpofu-Mketwa
๐ Mar 30, 2026
โฐ 10 AMโ12 PM EST๐ป Zoom
Register: carleton-ca.zoom.us/meeting/โฆ
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Mar 27
Join us for a Public Talk & Poetry Evening with Prof. Nimi Wariboko
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April 2, 2026 (6pm EST)
๐ Carleton University Bookstore
Book launch of Soap Bubble readings from Songs of Childhood: Biafran War Memories.
Signed copies available!
Register:
carleton.ca/africanstudies/eโฆ
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Mar 23
IAS invites you to a Brownbag Seminar: "A Priori Understandings of Presidential Term Limits: Beyond Dogma, Experimenting With Term Limits in Africa" by Dr. Kagiso โTKโ Pooe
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March 25, 2026 | โฐ 1:00โ2:30 PM (EST)
๐ Zoom | ๐ฒ Free
Register now: carleton-ca.zoom.us/meeting/โฆ
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Mar 12
IAS invites you to the Umeme Flash Point Series:
Roundtable on Africaโs Future Amid Global Geopolitical Reset
๐ Mar 18, 2026 | โฐ 12:30 PM EST
๐ 2017 Dunton Tower & Zoom
Register to participate:
๐ In-person: eventbrite.ca/e/roundtable-oโฆ
๐ Online: carleton-ca.zoom.us/meeting/โฆ
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๐ข IAS presents:
Bullets, Batons & Silence: Analyzing the State Response to the 2024 End Bad Governance Protests in Nigeria
by Damilola Taiye Agbalajobi
๐ Mar 11, 2026 | โฐ 1:00โ2:30 PM (EST)
๐ Zoom
๐ Register: carleton-ca.zoom.us/meeting/โฆ
๐ Read more: carleton.ca/africanstudies/cโฆ
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IAS invites you to a Seminar on " Gender-Based Strategies & Indigenous Systems in Dairy Farming (Western Uganda)" by Dr. Judith I. Nagasha
๐ Feb 25, 2026 | โฐ 1:00โ2:30 PM (EST) | ๐ป Zoom | ๐ฐ Free
๐ Register now: carleton-ca.zoom.us/meeting/โฆ
@jinagasha;@NdukaOtiono; @CU_FASS;
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IAS invites you to a Seminar on " Gender-Based Strategies & Indigenous Systems in Dairy Farming (Western Uganda)" by Dr. Judith I. Nagasha
๐ Feb 25, 2026 | โฐ 1:00โ2:30 PM (EST) | ๐ป Zoom | ๐ฐ Free
๐ Register now: carleton-ca.zoom.us/meeting/โฆ
@jinagasha;@NdukaOtiono; @CU_FASS;
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30 Oct 2025
Join us for a Public Lecture: Industrial Carbon Pricing in a Challenging EnvironmentโThe South African Experience
๐๏ธ Fri, Oct 31 | ๐ 3 PM
๐ Minto Centre 2000, Carleton University
Keynote: Andrew Gilder
Panel: Stewart Elgie & Nicholas Rivers
Details ๐ carleton.ca/climatecommons/?โฆ
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6 Oct 2025
Join us for the 1st AIKRN Youth Forum Webinar!
Theme: Rooted Resilience: Indigenous Knowledge in Youth Innovation & Entrepreneurship
๐๏ธ Oct 6, 2025 | ๐ 11 AMโ1 PM (EST) | ๐ป Online via Zoom
๐ Register: carleton-ca.zoom.us/meeting/โฆ
#AIKRN #YouthInnovation #IndigenousKnowledge
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29 Sep 2025
๐ข Join us Sept 30, 10amโ12pm (EST) for the AIKRN Quarterly Webinar:
๐ Scaling Up: Indigenous Knowledge & Youth Entrepreneurship in Africa
๐ค Dr. Lauri Elliott & Dr. Nwakego Eyisi
๐ฅ Chaired by Prof. Oloruntoba
๐ Register: carleton-ca.zoom.us/meeting/โฆ
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12 Sep 2025
๐ Africa Indigenous Knowledge Research Network (AIKRN) Quarterly Webinar Series ๐
Scaling Up: Indigenous Knowledge & Youth Entrepreneurship in Africa
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Sept 30, 2025 | ๐ 10AMโ12PM EST
๐ค Dr. Lauri Elliott & Dr. Nwakego Eyisi
๐จ๐ฝโ๐ซ Chair: Prof. Ojo Oloruntoba
๐ Register now: carleton-ca.zoom.us/meeting/โฆ
#AIKRN #Africa #YouthEntrepreneurship
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24 Jul 2025
๐ข Carleton PhD students!
Apply for the CarletonโUniversity of JohanesburgโMakerere Doctoral Workshop in Kampala ๐บ๐ฌ (Sept 20โ27, 2025).
3 full scholarships available! Open to History, PoliSci, Socio & Anthro students.
๐ Deadline: July 31
๐ฉ federicadesisto@cmail.carleton.ca
๐ Read more: carleton.ca/africanstudies/jโฆ
#PhD #AfricaResearch
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12 Jun 2025
Join the AIKRN Quarterly Webinar (in partnership with @MastercardFdn) on
"NGOs & the Promotion of Indigenous Knowledge in Africa"
๐๏ธ June 30, 2025 | ๐ 10 AM EST
๐๏ธ Nerisa Kamar, Patience Tusingwire and Dr. Oluwamunmi Bakare-Fatungase share insights.
๐ Zoom: carleton-ca.zoom.us/j/772881โฆ
Learn how NGOs are preserving traditional knowledge in agriculture, health, language, and development. ๐ฑ๐๐ฃ๏ธ
#AIKRN #IndigenousKnowledge #Africa #NGOs #Webinar #CulturalHeritage
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30 May 2025
๐ Join us for Africa Day 2025 โ โVoices of the African Diaspora and the Africa We Wantโ
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May 31 | ๐ 2โ5:30 PM |
๐ Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre
355 Cooper Street Ottawa, ON K2P 0G6
๐คEngage with leaders, youth & innovators
๐๏ธFree event โ
Register now: eventbrite.com/e/diaspora-shโฆ
๐Program: carleton.ca/africanstudies/wโฆ
#AfricaDay2025 #AfricaWeWant #DiasporaVoices #Agenda2063
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