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.
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Title Sort descending | Name | Area of Study | Country | Dissertation Type | Year |
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Chieftaincy in Ghana: the Decline of the Power and Prestige of Chiefs in Ghana in General and Ashanti in Particular | Richmond Anaman | Governance, Political Science | Ghana | Thesis | 1976 |
China’s Public Diplomacy in Kenya: The Case of Chinese Language and Cultural Programs at the University of Nairobi Confucius Institute | Anita C. Wheeler | International Relations, Language, Political Science | China, Kenya | Dissertation | 2012 |
Chinese Infrastructure Development Aid and Its Effect on Economic Growth and Productivity: The Nigerian Case, 2000-2015 | Janeen Cheree Guest | Development, Economics, Foreign Policy, International Relations | China, Nigeria | Dissertation | 2017 |
Citizen Engagement and Democratic Governance: The Significance of October 2014 Popular Uprising in the Political Landscape of Burkina Faso | Barthélemy Bazemo | Foreign Policy, Governance, Political Science | Burkina Faso | Dissertation | 2020 |
Civil Society Participation in the Promotion and Strengthening of Democracy and Regional Security: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Experience | Kpedetin D.S. Lucrece A. Oke | Development, Economics, Governance, Political Science, Public Policy | 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 | 2018 |
Claudia and Assata: Historicizing Africana Women Literature and the Black Radical Tradition | Kimberly Ferren Monroe | Diaspora, Gender Studies, History, Literature, Pan-Africanism | Dissertation | 2019 | |
Colonialism and the Underdevelopment of Sierra Leone 1918-1967 | Sheikh B. Daramy | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Development, Political Science | Sierra Leone | Thesis | 1983 |
Communication in Culture and Society: Origin, Evolution, Challenge and Achievement in Senegalese Publishing | Elana Denise Anderson | Communications and Media, Culture | Senegal | Dissertation | 2013 |
Communication – A System Model for Description of Social Processes, a Case Study: Ghana 1951-1981 | Rodney J. Scott | Communications and Media, Culture, Sociology | Ghana | Thesis | 1987 |
Community Participation Programs: A Preliminary Study of Teklehaimanot Area, Ethiopia | Elizabeth Kibour | Public Policy | Ethiopia | Thesis | 1995 |
Competing Visions in African Politics: A Case Study of Felix Houphouet-Boigny and Kwame Nkrumah on their Divergent Perspectives of African Independence and Unity | Aboussou Dadoua | Economics, Governance, History, Political Science | Cote D’ivoire, Ghana | Dissertation | 2017 |
Complex Causality Between Transportation and Human Security: A Special Focus on the City of Douala, Cameroon | Stéphanie Laura Mbella Mouéllè | Human Security | Cameroon | Dissertation | 2014 |
Concepts of Medicine as Interpreted by Akan Healers and Indigenous Knowledge Archives Among the Bono-Takyiman of Ghana, West Africa: A Case Study | Kwasi Konadu | Health / Medicine | Ghana | Dissertation | 2004 |
Conceptualized Approach to Rural Development: Areas Studies of Eastern Africa with Special Reference to Ethiopia | Wosene Yefru | Development | Ethiopia | Dissertation | 1983 |
Conflict in Congo-Zaire and the participation of the youth population: Implications on Human Security 1996-2000 | Mauna Dosso | Conflict Resolution, Human Security, Political Science, Youth | Democratic Republic of The Congo, Republic of The Congo | Thesis | 2010 |
Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Assessing Peace Agreements, from the Lusaka Peace Accord to the Dar es Salaam Declaration 1999-2008 | Miranda Miims | Conflict Resolution, Foreign Policy, Governance, Political Science | Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of The Congo, Namibia, Rwanda, Sudan, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe | Thesis | 2008 |
Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution in Central Africa: A Case Study of the Republic of Congo, 1965-1999 | Neuvic Kalmar Malembanie | Conflict Resolution, Political Science | Republic of The Congo | Dissertation | 2018 |
Constitution Reforms in Ghana: 1957-1968 | Daniel Kobina Sam | Governance, Political Science | Ghana | Thesis | 1969 |
Constructive Engagement, State Terrorism and the Sociological Radicalization of the Black South African: 1984-1986 | Zamokuhle Zungu | Sociology, Terrorism | South Africa | Dissertation | 1993 |
Contextualizing Womanism: Representations of Black Women in the Plays of Athol Fugard and Zakes Mda | Kari Miller | Gender Studies, Literature | South Africa | Dissertation | 2009 |
Continuity and Change in Ghanaian Narrative Literature | Cyprian Rowe | Literature | Ghana | Dissertation | 1973 |
Continuity and Change in The Role of the Twenty-First Century West African Griot | Jane Bernoudy | Culture, Music, Sociology | Thesis | 2004 | |
Continuity and Discontinuity in Elite Structure in Ethiopia | Shibabaw Yimenu | Sociology | Ethiopia | Thesis | 1969 |
Continuous-Time and Discrete-Time Models of Cholera Infections in Cameroon | Eric Ngang Che | Biology | Cameroon | Dissertation | 2020 |
Contributing Factors to the Dramatic Drought in Black East African Theatre | Lawrence Thindiu | Art History, Literature | Thesis | 1970 | |
Cooperative Liberalism or Competitive Realism in International Organizations in Africa? A Case Study of the Nature of the BRICS in Nigeria, Angola and South Africa | Constance Monique Pruitt | Political Science, International Relations, NGOs / International / Intergovernmental Organizations, Governance, Development | Nigeria, Angola, South Africa | Dissertation | 2022 |
Culture and Development: A Case Study of the National Museums of Kenya and Nigeria | Conchita Ndege | Art History, Culture, Development, Fine Arts | Kenya, Nigeria | Dissertation | 1991 |
Currulao or Bambuco Viejo: African Creativity and Resistance on the Pacific Coast of Colombia | Verny H. Varela Ruiz | Culture, Diaspora | Colombia | Dissertation | 2019 |
Decolonizing Research: A Study of the Indigenous Research Efforts of AAWORD/AFARD – The Association Of African Women For Research and Development/ Associacion Des Femmes Africaines Pour La Recherché Sur Le Developpement | Betty Ellerson | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Development, Gender Studies | Thesis | 1991 | |
Deregulation Policy and Competition in Nigeria’s Telecoms Industry | Onochie Jude Dieli | Communications and Media, Economics | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2015 |
Determinants of Effective Development Aid in Africa: Examining the Impact of International Assistance in Rwanda | Shirley Pierre | Development, Humanitarianism, International Relations, NGOs / International / Intergovernmental Organizations | Rwanda | Thesis | 2015 |
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 |
Developing a Study Unit of Africa For the Black Primary Children | Betty Owsley | Education, Youth | Thesis | 1973 | |
Development and Validation of an Amharic Version Simplified Medication Adherence Questionnaire (SMAQ) and Its Use in the Assessment of Medication Adherence Predictors Among Persons of Ethiopian Descent | Raniya Ali Al-Matari | Biology, Health / Medicine | Ethiopia | Dissertation | 2017 |
Development in Government-Sponsored Education in Liberia, 1944-1964 | Barbara C. Patterson | Development, Education, Governance, Political Science | Liberia | Thesis | 1967 |
Development of Secondary Education in Ethiopia | Atsede Asfaw | Education, Youth | Ethiopia | Thesis | 1972 |
Development Strategies and Adversities: An Examination of Electronic Waste in Ghana | Janet Jessica Imobisa | Environmental Studies, Technology | Ghana | Thesis | 2019 |
Dimensions of Conflicts Under President Moi in Kenya | Bente Brandt | Conflict Resolution, Governance, Political Science | Kenya | Thesis | 2004 |
Discourse on Regional Integration in Africa: Towards a Pan African Theory of Authentic Development | Gervais Gnaka | Development, Economics, Pan-Africanism, Public Policy | Dissertation | 2009 | |
Distinct Drumbeats Katherine Dunham: Dance as Nonverbal Communication and Cultural Understanding | Tamara L. Brown | Culture, Dance | Thesis | 1993 | |
Dr. John Henrik Clarke and the Significance of the Black Self-Educated Intellectuals in the African World: A Case Study of a Self-Made Scholar | Gordon Keith Allen | Pan-Africanism, Sociology | United States | Dissertation | 2018 |
Driving on an Unpaved Road: The Case of the Arts and Film Industry in the Republic of Namibia | Mutheu Maitha Bomba | Cinema, Public Policy | Namibia | Dissertation | 2010 |
Early Portuguese Imperialism in Ethiopia, 1490-1632: Origins, Responses, Consequences | Getahun Dilebo | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Science | Ethiopia, Portugal | Thesis | 1971 |
Economic Impact of Kenya on the East African Common Market | Bernard C. Amadi | Commerce / Trade, Economics, International Relations, Political Science | Kenya | Thesis | 1970 |
Education and Indigenous Knowledge in Africa: Traditional Bonesetting and Orthopaedic Medicine in West Africa | Chika Anne Ezeanya | Education, Health / Medicine | Dissertation | 2011 | |
Education and Pan-Africanism: A Case Study of Ghana, 1957-1966 | Mjiba Frehiwot | Education, History, Pan-Africanism, Youth | Ghana | Dissertation | 2012 |
Education for African Development; Elites, School Leavers and Drop-Outs and their Effect on Nation-Building | Mary Steven Sandrock | Development, Education, Youth | Thesis | 1970 | |
Education for Development: Educational Policy, Planning, and Management in Tanzania, 1967-1987 | Linda Byrd-Johnson | Development, Education, Youth | Tanzania | Dissertation | 1992 |
Education in Malawi | Betty Wilbert | Education | Malawi | Thesis | 1966 |
Education: An Indispensable Element of the Congo Economic Infrastructure | Trippe-Andre Manenga | Economics, Education, Political Science | Democratic Republic of The Congo | Thesis | 1968 |