The African Creative Industries Will Create Millions of Jobs Across the Continent

December 16, 2022 | Kyra Edwards (UVI Voice 2.0)

Dr. Phiwokuhle Mnyandu appears on VOA Straight Talk Africa

On VOA Straight Talk Africa: Will South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa survive the "farmgate" corruption scandal? Plus, we discuss the state of human rights across Africa. Guests include said Tshamano Makhadi, a media and communications specialist, Phiwokuhle Mnyandu, lecturer of African Studies at Howard University, and Carine Kaneza Nantulya Africa, deputy director of the Human Rights Watch's Africa division.

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PRESS RELEASE - Center for African Studies Launches HBCU-Africa Correspondents Corps

December 10, 2022 - On the eve of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, the Center for African Studies at Howard University is pleased to announce the launch of the Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU)-Africa Correspondents Corps.  HBCU students will be covering many events during the Summit, interviewing key stakeholders and leaders, and providing nuanced reporting on the pressing issues covered during the Summit. 

PRESS RELEASE - Center for African Studies Launches African Languages Translation Initiative

December 9, 2022 - On the eve of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, the Center for African Studies at Howard University is pleased to announce the launch of the African Languages Translation Initiative (ALTI) and the release of translations of the U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa into Amharic, Swahili, Yoruba, and Zulu.

African Languages Translation Initiative

PRESS RELEASE -- BPIA President congratulates delegation and appointments to the United Nations Permanent Forum for People of African Descent

Geneva, Switzerland -- On March 25, 2021, led by BPIA President Alexandria Maloney and BPIA member 

HBCU-Africa Correspondents Corps AY 2023-2024

Engaging with the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit

Conversation on Women and Trade: Advancing African and Diaspora Women in the Global Marketplace

See Photos of HU at ASA

Howard represented at the 65th Annual African Studies Association (ASA) Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, November 17 - 19, 2022!