Africa-Related Dissertations Database
The Africa-Related Dissertations Database is a resource that represents various areas of Africa-Related expertise developed by Howard University graduate students. It provides information about Africa-Related dissertations and theses completed at Howard University. The database is searchable by area of study, country, type or year. You can also search using any keyword or name in the "Search" field.
Most of the dissertations and theses below are available on ProQuest. Most universities, including Howard University, have ProQuest subscriptions so that students, faculty and other personnel have complimentary access when logged into their university account.
Title | Name | Area of Study | Country | Dissertation Type Sort descending | Year |
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The Role of Mobile Phone Technology in Health Interventions in Rural Communities: A Kenyan Exploratory Study | Kerry-Ann Hamilton | Communications and Media, Health / Medicine, Technology | Kenya | Dissertation | 2010 |
Contextualizing Womanism: Representations of Black Women in the Plays of Athol Fugard and Zakes Mda | Kari Miller | Gender Studies, Literature | South Africa | Dissertation | 2009 |
William Henry Sheppard: Pioneer African-American Presbyterian Missionary, Human Rights Defender, and Collector of African Art, 1865-1927 | Wallace Short | Art History, Fine Arts, Human Rights, Religion / Theology | Dissertation | 2006 | |
Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) and Liberian Society: 1970-2000 | Puchu Bernard | NGOs / International / Intergovernmental Organizations | Liberia | Dissertation | 2004 |
Ubuntu: A Study of African Women’s Representation and Identity in South African Creative Media | Nancy Plaatjies | Cinema, Communications and Media, Gender Studies, Literature | South Africa | Dissertation | 2001 |
The Role of Information Technology in Development: A Case Study of Nigeria | Elile G. Awa | Development, Technology | Nigeria | Dissertation | 1996 |
African Americans, United States Policy Toward South Africa, and the Release of Nelson Mandela | Duane Cheers | Foreign Policy, Political Science | South Africa, United States | Dissertation | 1994 |
Politics, Policies and Change in a Post-Colonial State: The Ghanaian Case | Akwasi Osei | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Political Science | Ghana | Dissertation | 1986 |
Energy as An Instrument of Power in Nigeria Foreign Policy, 1960-1979 | Veronica Nmoma | Energy, Foreign Policy | Nigeria | Dissertation | 1984 |
African Responses to an Issue of Disputed Representation in the United Nations: The Case of China in the General Assembly | Jude-Cyprian Nwugo | NGOs / International / Intergovernmental Organizations | China | Dissertation | 1977 |
Application of Linkage Politics: The Case of South African Political System | Feraidoon Shams-Barragh | Political Science | South Africa | Dissertation | 1974 |
We Are Not Scared to Die: Julius Malema’s Signifying YouTube Rhetoric During the 2019 South African General Election Campaign Season | Tiffany Thames Copeland | Communications and Media | South Africa | Dissertation | 2020 |
Slaves or 'Black Moors' in Captivity: The Enslaved African Muslim in the Transatlantic Discourse of Islam, Humanity and Freedom | Gadah Saad Algarni | Slavery, Religion / Theology, Literature, History | Dissertation | 2022 | |
African Philosophy and the Metaphysics of the “After-Man”: Examining Selected Texts by Erna Brodber | A. Marie Sairsingh | Philosophy | Jamaica | Dissertation | 2018 |
Poverty Amidst Plenty: A Case of the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria | Ogechi L. Paschal-Ejiogu | Development, Public Policy | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2017 |
Regional Integration, Institutions and Trade Flows: The Case of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) | Aicha Lompo | Economics, Foreign Policy, International Relations | Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde (Cape Verde), Cote D’ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo | Dissertation | 2017 |
National Conflicts and International Intervention in Africa: United States Policies in Resolving the Two Sudans Protracted Wars | Ashantie L. Alford | Conflict Resolution, Foreign Policy, International Relations | South Sudan, Sudan, United States | Dissertation | 2015 |
The Clash of the Titans: Augustine Ngom Jua, Solomon Tandeng Muna, and Politics of Transition in Post-Colonial Anglophone Cameroon, 1961-1972 | Womai Ignatius Song | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Governance, History, Political Science | Cameroon | Dissertation | 2015 |
Investigating an Automated Method to Explore Mesoscale Convective Complexes in West Africa | Kim Dionne Whitehall | Atmospheric Sciences | Dissertation | 2014 | |
Biological Evaluation of Four Selected African Medicinal Plants for Their Trypanocidal Properties, Mode of Action, and Chemical Compounds | Hilaire M. Kenguele | Biology, Chemistry, Health / Medicine | Dissertation | 2010 | |
People's Poet: Mzwakhe Mbuli and the Power of the Poet in the Liberation Struggle and in the "New" South Africa | Sheba Kane Lo | Literature | South Africa | Dissertation | 2009 |
Protest and Resistance in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 1976-1990 | Paul Pressley | History, Human Rights, Political Science | South Africa | Dissertation | 2006 |
Saudi Arabia Development and Cultural Assistance to Sub-Saharan African Countries, 1975-1995 | Khaled Alghoraiyr | Culture, Development | Saudi Arabia | Dissertation | 2001 |
Localism and Ghana's Decentralization of a Partisan Center to a Non-partisan Districts: Historical Overview and a District's Perspective | Kwasi Boadi | Governance, History, Political Science | Ghana | Dissertation | 1999 |
Africa Neo-Diaspora Dynamics and Prospects for Afrocentrism and Counter-penetration: a Case Study of the Nigerian Community in the United States | Chike Anigbo | Diaspora, Immigration / Migration | Nigeria, United States | Dissertation | 1994 |
The Spatial Structure of Internal Trade in Staple Foodstuffs in Machakos District, Kenya | Agnes Musyoki | Commerce / Trade, Food Security | Kenya | Dissertation | 1986 |
The Extent to Which Corruption Has Hindered the Implementation of Economic Development in Africa: The Case Study of Nigeria from 1970 to 1983 | Uzobeyi Anigboh | Development, Economics | Nigeria | Dissertation | 1984 |
Urbanization and Poverty in Africa: Case Study Nairobi, Kenya | S. Morag Kinnison | Public Policy | Kenya | Dissertation | 1977 |
The Role of the United Nations in Decolonization in Africa, 1960-1973 | Michael Ojo | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Foreign Policy, NGOs / International / Intergovernmental Organizations, Political Science | Dissertation | 1974 | |
Obstacles Confronting the Formulation and Implementation of Economic Plans in Ethiopia, Ghana and Tanzania | Shibabaw Yimenu | Economics, Political Science | Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania | Dissertation | 1973 |
Survival Through Memory: African Retentions in Diasporan Cultural Production of Venezuela’s Barlovento Region | Mesi Ecola Walton | Diaspora | Venezuela | Dissertation | 2019 |
Online Shaming on Twitter: Examining the Experiences of Women From the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region | Shoaa Almalki | Communications and Media, Culture, Gender Studies | Dissertation | 2022 | |
Determining School Dropout Rates Among Black Students: A Comparative Study of Mdantsane, South Africa and Baltimore, Maryland | Pearline Marie Tyson | Education, Ethnic and Racial Studies | South Africa, United States | Dissertation | 2018 |
Monetary Union and Regional Economic Integration: An Empirical Study on East Africa | Maryam A. Vuai | Economics, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Science | Dissertation | 2017 | |
History Dances: Toward an Understanding of History and Culture Through the Lens of Mande Dance | Ofosuwa M. Abiola | Culture, History, Dance | Dissertation | 2016 | |
Mainstream Orientation, Perceived Stress, and Kidney Function in African Immigrants | Mana Kadigia Ali | Health / Medicine, Immigration / Migration | Dissertation | 2015 | |
Liberia: The Implementation of Its Founding Ideology and Early Socioeconomic and Political Development, 1822-1900 | Bartholomew Doe Toe, Sr. | Economics, History, Political Science, Sociology | Liberia | Dissertation | 2015 |
South-South Cooperation: The Role of Brazilian Investments in Mozambique's Agricultural Transformation | Wheeler R. Winstead | Agriculture | Brazil, Mozambique | Dissertation | 2014 |
Financial Dollarization and Institutional Quality in Sub-Saharan Africa | Chola Milambo | Economics | Dissertation | 2010 | |
Discourse on Regional Integration in Africa: Towards a Pan African Theory of Authentic Development | Gervais Gnaka | Development, Economics, Pan-Africanism, Public Policy | Dissertation | 2009 | |
Towards Economic Development in the Kingdom of Lesotho: A Case Study of Women’s Participation in National Development | Janice McCain | Development, Economics, Gender Studies | Lesotho | Dissertation | 2006 |
In Search of the Holistic Development Paradigm in sub-Saharan Africa | Crispin Hagen | Development | Dissertation | 2004 | |
Human Rights as a Political Catalyst to South African Policy Toward Namibia | Sussane Riveles | Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Political Science | Namibia, South Africa | Dissertation | 1991 |
The Dialectical Process in Modern African Literature: A Study in the Epistemology of Decolonization | Obi Egbuna | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Literature | Dissertation | 1986 | |
Structural Determinants of the Kenyan Pharmaceutical Industry, 1960-1981 | Joseph Jordan, Jr. | Health / Medicine | Kenya | Dissertation | 1983 |
A Comparative Study of the Political Thoughts and Policies of Kwame Nkrumah and Kofi Abreja Busia | Kofi Asamoa | Political Science | Ghana | Dissertation | 1977 |
Analysis of Problems and Projects of Kwame Nkrumah’s Pan-Africanism in Africa, 1945-1970 | Moses Nwoye | Pan-Africanism, Political Science | Ghana | Dissertation | 1974 |
Nation-Building and Political Socialization in Ghana, 1957-1966 | Bartholomew Uzonwune | Political Science | Ghana | Dissertation | 1973 |
Boundary Disputes Between Liberia and Colonial Powers: 1911-1923 | Anthony Wojloh | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Foreign Policy, Geography, History, Political Science | Liberia | Dissertation | 1971 |
African Art, the Entertainment Business Network and Hip Hop Culture | Omar Akbar Young | Fine Arts, Music, Culture, Sociology | Dissertation | 2020 |