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 Sort descending | Name | Area of Study | Country | Dissertation Type | Year |
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Migration as a Strategy of “Authentic” Development? The Case of Senegal | Jau-Yon Chen | Development, Immigration / Migration, International Relations | Senegal | Dissertation | 2014 |
Military Intervention in Sierra Leone Politics: The Case of National Reformation Council (NRC), 1967-1968 | Julian Sam-Bomah | Conflict Resolution, Governance, Political Science | Sierra Leone | Dissertation | 1995 |
Mobilizing Diaspora: The Universal Ethiopian Students’ Association, 1927-1948 | TaKeia N. Anthony | Diaspora, Education, History, Youth | Ethiopia | Dissertation | 2014 |
Monetary Union and Regional Economic Integration: An Empirical Study on East Africa | Maryam A. Vuai | Economics, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Science | Dissertation | 2017 | |
Mozambican-South African Relations 1975-1985: A Study of Destabilization | Joshua St. Mark | History | Mozambique, South Africa | Dissertation | 1990 |
Multinational Companies and Rural Development in Cameroon: A Case Study of Pamol Limited | Aja Oro | Development | Cameroon | Dissertation | 1999 |
Multinational Corporations and Nigerian Government: The Relationship between Nigerian Government and International Oil Companies | Bernice Moulton | Energy, Governance, International Relations, Political Science | Nigeria | Dissertation | 1980 |
Music and Dance Associations of the Igede of Nigeria: The Relevance of Indigenous Communication Learning Systems in Rural Development Projects | Robert Nichols | Communications and Media, Development, Education, Music, Dance | Nigeria | Dissertation | 1992 |
Music and Liberation War During the Biafran War (1967-1970) | Chioma Oruh | Conflict Resolution, Governance, Music, Political Science | Nigeria | Thesis | 2009 |
Name Changes among the Bajita as Evidence of Culture Change | Bernard K. Muganda | Culture, Sociology | Thesis | 1968 | |
Nation-Building and Political Socialization in Ghana, 1957-1966 | Bartholomew Uzonwune | Political Science | Ghana | Dissertation | 1973 |
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 |
National Cultural Integration and Culture Reorganization in Tanzania: Ujamaa as a Culture Pattern | David Washington | Culture, Political Science | Tanzania | Thesis | 1973 |
National Reconstruction in Mozambique: A Case Study in Political Economy | Andrea V. Metzger | Economics, Political Science | Mozambique | Thesis | 1980 |
National Security Challenges: An Assessment of State Responses to Boko-Haram Insurgency in Nigeria | Ayotunde Femi Igbalajobi | Foreign Policy, Global Security, Human Security, International Relations, Terrorism | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2016 |
Nationalism in Botswana 1920-1960 | Sefalana C. Modisi | Political Science | Botswana | Thesis | 1976 |
Network Density: Assessing the Prospects for Progress-Oriented Development in the Informal Economy and Regional Integration | Grace Herrle | Development, Economics | Thesis | 2005 | |
Nigeria Foreign Policy Toward Southern Africa Liberation Struggles: A Case Study of the Zimbabwean Independence Struggle | Olayiwola Abegunrin | Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Science | Nigeria, Zimbabwe | Dissertation | 1979 |
Nigerian Boundaries: Constraints on National Unity | Skyne Uku-Wertimer | Political Science | Nigeria | Dissertation | 1973 |
Nigeria’s Africa Policy and Regional Security: A Case Study of Nigeria’s Contributions to ECOMOG Peace Support Operations in Liberia, 1990-1999 | Felix Firima Barikor | Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Science | Liberia, Nigeria | Dissertation | 2014 |
Njia Mbili Zilimshinda Fisi: The Issue of Language, Education, and Development in Contemporary Tanzania | John Inniss | Development, Education, Language, Youth | Tanzania | Dissertation | 1999 |
Nkrumah, Kente and African Philosophy: Political Thought and Development in Ghana | Angela Mills | Culture, Development, Economics, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology | Ghana | Thesis | 2009 |
Non-Governmental Organizations and the Social Constructions of Africa: A Nigerian Case Study | David Olusegun Olanipekun | Communications and Media, NGOs / International / Intergovernmental Organizations, Sociology | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2012 |
Non-governmental Organizations and United Nations | Imani M. Cheers | Foreign Policy, NGOs / International / Intergovernmental Organizations, Political Science | Thesis | 2007 | |
Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) and Liberian Society: 1970-2000 | Puchu Bernard | NGOs / International / Intergovernmental Organizations | Liberia | Dissertation | 2004 |
Obstacles Confronting the Formulation and Implementation of Economic Plans in Ethiopia, Ghana and Tanzania | Shibabaw Yimenu | Economics, Political Science | Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania | Dissertation | 1973 |
Oil As a Resource Blessing for Ghana's Sustainable Development: Drawing Lessons from Nigeria's Experience in Oil Exploration & Investment | Deniece Yeboah | Development, Economics, Energy, International Relations, Political Science, Public Policy | Ghana, Nigeria | Thesis | 2011 |
Oil: Lessons from Comparative Perspectives for Ghana | Maame Frema Osei Boakye | Energy, Political Science | Ghana | Thesis | 2012 |
One-Party Rule and Democracy in Tanzania and Lake County, Indiana | David A. Bochnowski | Governance, Political Science | Tanzania, United States | Thesis | 1969 |
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 | |
OPEC, A Model for Behavioral Change in Commodity Trade Industry Systems | Carl Egerton | Commerce / Trade, Foreign Policy, International Relations, NGOs / International / Intergovernmental Organizations | Dissertation | 1989 | |
Oral Literature in Zimbabwe: An Analytico-Interpretative Approach | Solomon Mutswairo | Literature, Oral Tradition | Zimbabwe | Dissertation | 1979 |
Origins and Development of the Indigenous Culture of Ethiopia | Bryan McClure | Culture | Ethiopia | Thesis | 1972 |
Pan-Africanism and the Afro-Arab Dilemma | Ron Nichols | Pan-Africanism | Dissertation | 1999 | |
Pan-Africanism and the Ghana Trade Union Congress: the International Policy of an African Trade Union Federation | Giles R. Wright, II | Commerce / Trade, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Pan-Africanism, Political Science | Ghana | Thesis | 1962 |
Pan-Africanism and the Ghana Trade Union Congress: the International Policy of an African Trade Union Federation | Anthony W. Wojloh | Commerce / Trade, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Pan-Africanism, Political Science | Ghana | Thesis | 1962 |
Paradigm For Seeing: A Historical Analysis of African Women in Visual Representation | Betty Ellerson | Art History, Gender Studies, History | Dissertation | 1994 | |
Peace and Justice in Sierra Leone: The Lome Peace Process Revisited | Abdul Lamin | Conflict Resolution, Political Science | Sierra Leone | Dissertation | 2003 |
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 |
Perspectives on Nigeria Historiography, 1875-1971; the Historians of Modern Nigeria | Robert Hess | Geography, History | Nigeria | Dissertation | 1972 |
Petroleum Extraction, Agriculture and the Local Communities in the Niger Delta: A Case Study of Ilaje Community | Adedayo Razak Ladelokun | Development, Economics, Agriculture | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2021 |
Physical and Chemical Characterization of Airborne Saharan Dust Aerosols During the Aerosol and Ocean Science Expeditions (AEROSE) | Esther Bassey Effiong | Chemistry | Dissertation | 2013 | |
Policy and Implementation: The Case of Maternal Mortality in Kenya | Norah Langat | Gender Studies, Health / Medicine | Kenya | Thesis | 2012 |
Political Development of Higher Education in Ghana | Patricia Mortensen | Development, Education, Political Science, Youth | Ghana | Thesis | 1969 |
Political Intervention in Two African States: A Study of American Involvement and African Dependency | Marvin Holloway | Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Science | United States | Thesis | 1969 |
Politics of Ethnicity, Region and Religion in Post Houphouët-Boigny Côte D’Ivoire | Balla Mohamed Keita | Ethnic and Racial Studies, Political Science, Religion / Theology | Cote D’ivoire | Dissertation | 2013 |
Politics, Policies and Change in a Post-Colonial State: The Ghanaian Case | Akwasi Osei | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Political Science | Ghana | Dissertation | 1986 |
Portuguese, Creole or Both: The Problematic of Language Choice in the Republic of Guinea- Bissau. The Social, Political and Economic Implications of Language Choice | Myrna Handem | Economics, Education, Language, Political Science, Public Policy | Guinea-bissau | Dissertation | 2015 |
Post-Colonial Africa: Confronting the Social and Cultural Challenges of Globalization | Gamby Camara | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Culture, Globalization, Sociology | Thesis | 2012 | |
Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Women in Rwanda | Reggy Anyango | Conflict Resolution, Gender Studies, Sociology | Rwanda | Dissertation | 2009 |