Summer Institute for Educators 2021

The Language of Diplomacy

For senior Ashley Tousana, learning languages is the first step to building foreign relations. She has spent enough time studying Mandarin and living abroad in China that she considers it a second home. It has also reinforced her interest in possibly pursuing a career in China-Africa development affairs, specifically in their trade policy and economic relations.

Schools, Supplies and Water in Uganda

"When Euland Ramsey embarked on her first mission trip to Uganda in 2009, she originally thought she’d just chalk it up to a great experience and cross it off her bucket list. But as she and the other volunteers were handing out the 200 pairs of flip flops that they brought over for the locals, she saw that the number of people in line far exceeded the amount of footwear they had left in the boxes..." [Read more in the Bison Beat May 2021 issue.]

Book: Gender and Education in Kenya

EDITED BY: Esther Lisanza, Ph.D.
CONTRIBUTIONS BY: Mokaya Bosire; Damaris Choti; Zulekha R. Khamisi; Leonora Anyango-Kivuva; Esther Mukewa Lisanza; Catherine Mwihaki Ndungo and Anne Rotich
BOOK TITLE: Gender and Education in Kenya

The book can be purchased here: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781793634931/Gender-and-Education-in-Kenya

Old and New Diaspora

Learn Zulu with Zulunomics!

AUTHOR: Phiwokuhle Mnyandu, Ph.D.
BOOK TITLES: 502 Zulu Verbs and 251 Zulu Verbs

Are you studying or teaching Zulu
and wish there was an easier way?

Second Out of (and Into) Africa Conference

Alumni Highlights: Interview with Darryl L. Jones II

We interviewed our alumnus, Darryl L. Jones II, regarding his Ph.D. education and language training at Howard. Darryl is a proud Ph.D. graduate of Howard University's Department of African Studies and Research and the historic class of 2020.  At Howard, his academic research explored the nexus of climate change, environmental degradation, and human security – specifically that of descent-based slavery and issues of terrorism – in Mauritania, under the direction of Dr. Alem Hailu.

Comments by Amb. Johnnie Carson at Howard University's 2021 Symposium: Re-Shaping US-Africa Policy and the Role of HBCUs

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Welcome to CABA's Home Base

The Center for African Studies at Howard University is now the institutional base for the Children’s Africana Book Awards (CABA). The Awards are presented annually to the authors and illustrators of the best children’s and young adult books on Africa published or republished in the U.S. The Center is building a complete in-house collection of CABA Books, which will be available to educators, as part of the Outreach Library.