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 | Name | Area of Study | Country | Dissertation Type | Year Sort ascending |
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Evaluation of Large Scale Irrigation and Its Linkage to Food Sufficiency in Nigeria | Ebere Oriaku | Agriculture, Food Security | Nigeria | Dissertation | 1985 |
Superpower Involvement in the Horn of Africa: The Ethiopian-Somali Border Conflict | Hilletework Mathias | Conflict Resolution, Foreign Policy, International Relations | Ethiopia | Dissertation | 1985 |
Soviet Foreign Policy Towards the Horn of Africa (1968-1978) | Peter Gabriel | Foreign Policy, History, International Relations | Russia | Dissertation | 1985 |
Students and National Politics in Nigeria: A Case Study of the National Youth Corps Scheme | Solomon Esemuede | Education, Political Science, Youth | Nigeria | Dissertation | 1985 |
The History of the Libyan Arabic Press 1951-1969 | Yusef M. Dwebi | History | Libya | Thesis | 1984 |
Resource Management in a Stratified Fulani Community | Wendy Wilson | Economics | Dissertation | 1984 | |
The African Writer and Social Change: A Case Study of Ngugi Wa Thiong’o | Sidney Walker | Literature | Dissertation | 1984 | |
Energy as An Instrument of Power in Nigeria Foreign Policy, 1960-1979 | Veronica Nmoma | Energy, Foreign Policy | Nigeria | Dissertation | 1984 |
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 |
Environment and Life-Style, A Case Study: The Impact of the Aswan High Dam on Egyptian Rice Production | Samy A. Musa | Environmental Studies, Food Security | Egypt | Thesis | 1984 |
Structural Determinants of the Kenyan Pharmaceutical Industry, 1960-1981 | Joseph Jordan, Jr. | Health / Medicine | Kenya | Dissertation | 1983 |
Free Health Care Delivery Program in Bendel State of Nigeria: Problems and Prospects | John Aregbeyen | Health / Medicine | Nigeria | Dissertation | 1983 |
The Politics of United States Agricultural Assistance to Zaire | Joseph A. Ponte | Agriculture, Political Science | Democratic Republic of The Congo, United States | Thesis | 1983 |
Colonialism and the Underdevelopment of Sierra Leone 1918-1967 | Sheikh B. Daramy | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Development, Political Science | Sierra Leone | Thesis | 1983 |
Women and Rural Development in Bukoba District, Tanzania | Linda E. Byrd | Development, Gender Studies | Tanzania | Thesis | 1983 |
Conceptualized Approach to Rural Development: Areas Studies of Eastern Africa with Special Reference to Ethiopia | Wosene Yefru | Development | Ethiopia | Dissertation | 1983 |
The Role of the Cooperative Movement in Gambia ’s National Development | Mohamed Samura | Development | The Gambia | Dissertation | 1982 |
Urban Housing and Housing Policy in Dakar, Senegal | Robert McKinnie | Public Policy | Senegal | Dissertation | 1982 |
Some Significant Relationships Between Taxation and Economic Performance During Transitional Periods of Development: The Zambian Experience from 1964 to 1980 | Shadrack Kwasa | Development, Economics, Governance, Political Science | Zambia | Dissertation | 1982 |
Botswana: A Case Study of Peripheral Development | Laura M. Byrd | Development | Botswana | Thesis | 1982 |
Tax Structure Change in Kenya (1964-1978) and Tax Reform Implications for the Nineteenth Eighties | Bob Abdrabboh | Economics, Governance | Kenya | Dissertation | 1981 |
A Case Study of Sierra Leone Sewage and Escreta Disposal System and Cost Appraisal | Robert Metzger | Sierra Leone | Dissertation | 1981 | |
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 |
The Nigerian Post-independence Economic Planning and Development: A Case for the Balanced Growth Theory | Ndubuisi Ahaghotu | Development, Economics, Political Science | Nigeria | Dissertation | 1980 |
The Conflict of Culture as Found in the Works of Three Sierra Leonean Writers: William Conton The African Robert Wellesley Cole Kossoh Townboy and Prince Modupe A Royal African | Sadie Roberts | Culture, Literature | Sierra Leone | Thesis | 1980 |
National Reconstruction in Mozambique: A Case Study in Political Economy | Andrea V. Metzger | Economics, Political Science | Mozambique | Thesis | 1980 |
American Newspaper Coverage of Zimbabwe | Beverly G. Hawk | Communications and Media | United States, Zimbabwe | Thesis | 1980 |
Revolutionary Democracy in Guinea-Bissau | Laura Bigman | Political Science | Guinea-bissau | Thesis | 1980 |
Health Sector Planning and Administrative Capabilities in Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland: A Preliminary Assessment | Angel D. Batiste | Governance, Health / Medicine, Political Science | Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland | Thesis | 1980 |
Maternal and Child Services in Tanzania: The Role of Women and its implications in Maternal and Child Health | Belkis Wolde-Giorgis | Gender Studies, Health / Medicine, Youth | Tanzania | Dissertation | 1979 |
Oral Literature in Zimbabwe: An Analytico-Interpretative Approach | Solomon Mutswairo | Literature, Oral Tradition | Zimbabwe | Dissertation | 1979 |
The Role of Cotton in Industrial Development in Egypt (1960-1975) | Hamed Megahed | Agriculture, Development | Egypt | Dissertation | 1979 |
A Study of the Evolution of Theocratic Kingship in Medieval Ethiopia | Clifton Brown | History | Ethiopia | Dissertation | 1979 |
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 |
Settler-Colonialism and the Development of Settler Ideology: A Comparative Historical Analysis of Zionism and Afrikaner Nationalism until 1948 | John G. Murray | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Development, History | South Africa | Thesis | 1979 |
A Comparative Study of Segregation and Racial Discrimination in the United States and Republic of South Africa | Richard E. Williams | Ethnic and Racial Studies, Political Science | South Africa, United States | Thesis | 1978 |
The Organization of African Unity and the Liberation of Rhodesia: an Appraisal | Mohamed L. Samura | Political Science | Zimbabwe | Thesis | 1978 |
The Concept of Social Class in the Thoughts of Kwame Nkrumah and Amilcar Cabral | Melvin H. Debruhl, Jr. | Political Science, Sociology | Cabo Verde (Cape Verde), Ghana, Guinea-bissau | Thesis | 1978 |
In Search for an African Identity in the French-Speaking Caribbean: Genesis and Rise of Haitianism and Negritude | Christian Filostrat | Haiti | Dissertation | 1978 | |
Self Concept in the Novels of John A. Williams and Chinua Achebe | Gloria Dickinson | Literature | Dissertation | 1978 | |
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 |
Urbanization and Poverty in Africa: Case Study Nairobi, Kenya | S. Morag Kinnison | Public Policy | Kenya | Dissertation | 1977 |
A Comparative Study of the Political Thoughts and Policies of Kwame Nkrumah and Kofi Abreja Busia | Kofi Asamoa | Political Science | Ghana | Dissertation | 1977 |
A Method of Investigating the Conceptualization of Time among Yoruba/English Bilinguals | Mary Adiboye | Language | Benin, Nigeria | Dissertation | 1977 |
Liberia's Open Door Policy: the Political and Economic Problems, 1946-1961 | Ukachi O. Munoye | Economics, Political Science | Liberia | Thesis | 1977 |
The Development and Nature of American Involvement in Portuguese Colonialism in Africa from 1960 to 1973 | Jacqueline Howard | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Development, Political Science | Portugal, United States | Thesis | 1977 |
African Cultural Persistence in Grenada | Irma Francis | Culture | Grenada | Thesis | 1977 |
The Black-White Conflict in South Africa: The Roles of the African States, the United Nations Organization and the South African Liberation Movements 1960-1970 | James A. Famusipe | Conflict Resolution, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Foreign Policy, International Relations, NGOs / International / Intergovernmental Organizations, Political Science | South Africa, United States | Thesis | 1977 |
Jamaica Anansi: A Survival of the African Oral Tradition | Jean Purchas-Tulloch | Oral Tradition | Dissertation | 1976 | |
Change Within the Sikleo Kru Society of Liberia with Emphasis on Marriage | Thomas Hayden | Culture, Gender Studies | Liberia | Dissertation | 1976 |