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 |
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The Globalization and Foreignization of Indigenous Landscapes: Gender, Agrofuels and Ecological Transformation Among Dagomba Communities of the Northern Savannah of Ghana, 2004-2017 | Bathsheba Felice Bryant-Tarpeh | Culture, Environmental Studies, Foreign Policy, Gender Studies, Globalization | Ghana | Dissertation | 2018 |
The Climate Change Impact on Crop Yield in Sub-Saharan African Countries Production Function Approach | Mohamed M. Eltayeb | Agriculture, Economics, Environmental Studies | Dissertation | 2018 | |
The Making of American Islam and the Emergence of Western Islamic Intellectual Thought to Counter Violent Extremism: A Case Study of American Muslim Revivalist Imam W.D. Mohammed | Herbert Muhammad Fraser Abdur Rahim | Religion / Theology | United States | Dissertation | 2018 |
“An Analysis of Women’s Participation: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa | Tasha Reid Hippolyte | Conflict Resolution, Gender Studies, Sociology | South Africa | Dissertation | 2018 |
Leadership in African Public Policy: A Comparative Study of the Effects of African Political Thought on Monetary, Trade and Aid Policy in the Gambia and Senegal | Suleyman Garaba Konte | Economics, Humanitarianism, NGOs / International / Intergovernmental Organizations, Political Science, Public Policy | The Gambia, Senegal | Dissertation | 2018 |
Socioeconomic and Institutional Quality Effect of Regional Trade Agreements: A Case Study of East African Community Regional Integration | John Ltalipen Lekuton | Economics, Sociology | Dissertation | 2018 | |
Emancipating Black: Black/Afrikan/Quare/Trans* (In)visibility Liberation Aesthetics and Praxis in Contemporary African and Diaspora Art | Ashley D. Lynch | Fine Arts | Dissertation | 2018 | |
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 |
Johannesburg: Nationalism, Architecture, National Identity and Law, 1910-1948 | Lindokuhle Mnyandu | Culture, Development, Law, Political Science | South Africa | Dissertation | 2018 |
A Grounded Theory Approach to Understanding Ethical Leadership with School Leaders in Southern Nigeria: A Perspective of Three Primary Schools | Dorothy Chukwudumebi Egbufor | Education, Sociology, Youth | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2017 |
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 |
Three Essays on Examining Monetary Policy in South Africa | Khalid I. Ali | Economics | South Africa | Dissertation | 2017 |
Intra-state Conflicts in the Horn of Africa and Their Implications for the Regional Security | Bekele Bengessa Hirbe | Governance, International Relations, Political Science | Dissertation | 2017 | |
An Exploration of the Well-Being Experiences of Igbo Immigrants in the United States Through the Investigation of Their Adaptation and Coping Strategies | Charles Okechukwu Chukwuani | Health / Medicine, Immigration / Migration, Social Work | Nigeria, United States | Dissertation | 2017 |
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 |
Malaria Parametric Model with Applications to the Disease Incidence in Mali and Nigeria | Moussa Doumbia | Health / Medicine | Mali, Nigeria | Dissertation | 2017 |
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 |
Women’s Education and Employment Rights in Egypt: From President Gamal A. Nasser to President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi | Engie Abousarieh Saleh Hamed | Education, Gender Studies, Governance, Political Science, Public Policy | Egypt | Dissertation | 2017 |
Intra-state Conflicts in the Horn of Africa and Their Implications for the Regional Security | Bekele Bengessa Hirbe | Conflict Resolution, Foreign Policy, Global Security, International Relations, Political Science | Dissertation | 2017 | |
A Comparative Analysis of George W. Bush’s and Barack H. Obama’s Foreign Policies Towards Ghana | Abdul Razak Iddris | Foreign Policy, Governance, International Relations, Political Science | Ghana, United States | 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 |
Generations in Conversation: Historical Memory and Social Critique in Kenyan Literature | Vanessa A. Oyugi | History, Literature, Sociology | Kenya | Dissertation | 2017 |
Poverty Amidst Plenty: A Case of the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria | Ogechi L. Paschal-Ejiogu | Development, Public Policy | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2017 |
Monetary Union and Regional Economic Integration: An Empirical Study on East Africa | Maryam A. Vuai | Economics, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Science | Dissertation | 2017 | |
The Effects of Identity Politics and Border Porosity on Governance in Mali: The Tuareg Rebellion, 1960-2016 | Salia Fabrice Zouande | Conflict Resolution, Governance, Political Science | Mali | Dissertation | 2017 |
The Successes and Failures of Ujamaa: A Study of the Impact of Culture on Ujamaa Policy and Tanzanian Development | Gurlaine Jean | Culture, Development, Public Policy | Tanzania | Thesis | 2017 |
The Environmental Discourse of Sassou-Nguesso 2002 to 2012 Rhetoric and Reality | Felicia C. Ross | Environmental Studies, Governance, Political Science | Republic of The Congo | Thesis | 2017 |
History Dances: Toward an Understanding of History and Culture Through the Lens of Mande Dance | Ofosuwa M. Abiola | Culture, History, Dance | Dissertation | 2016 | |
Forging a New Africa: Black Internationalism and the Council on African Affairs, 1937-1955 | Alhaji H. Conteh | Diaspora, History | Dissertation | 2016 | |
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 |
State Monopolization and Discontentment in Post-Independence South Sudan: A Déjà Vu All Over Again | Benjamin Aciek Machar | Governance, International Relations, Political Science | South Sudan | Dissertation | 2016 |
The Identity Politics of Nation, Color, Language and Land in the Literature of Nubian Egyptians: Contextualizing Muhammad Khalil Qasim’s Novel al-Shamandourah | Naglaa Fathi Mahmoud Hussein | Ethnic and Racial Studies, Language, Literature, Political Science | Egypt | Dissertation | 2016 |
Emerging Infectious Diseases: Sierra Leone’s 2014 Ebola as a Case Study of Modern Day Epidemic Plagues | Sao-Kpato Hannah Isatta Max-Kyne | Health / Medicine, Public Policy | Sierra Leone | Dissertation | 2016 |
Entering the Sacred Circle: A History of the Akan Spiritual Tradition in the United States, 1965-2015 | Angela Tamika McMillan | Culture, Diaspora, History | Cote D’ivoire, Ghana, United States | Dissertation | 2016 |
The Developmental Element in South Africa-China Relations: Dynamics, Imperatives, and Paradigms From Mbeki to Zuma | Phiwokuhle Wisdom Mnyandu | Development, International Relations, Public Policy | China, South Africa | Dissertation | 2016 |
Transformations in Art Production and Exhibition in Egypt From 1980 to 2014 | Sarah Kristine Sharp | Art History, Fine Arts | Egypt | Dissertation | 2016 |
Remittances and the Dutch Disease: Evidence from Selected South African Development Community Countries | Isaac Dyendelayi | Economics, Public Policy | Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland | Dissertation | 2016 |
A Case Study on Poverty and Inequality in Post-Apartheid South Africa: Examining Government Policy and Practices, 1994-2012 | Sechaba Khoapa | Apartheid / Post-Apartheid, Economics, Governance, Political Science, Public Policy | South Africa | Dissertation | 2015 |
Regional Integration in West Africa: An Analysis of the Mano River Union, With a Focus on Sierra Leone | Falla Dominic Lamin | Economics, Foreign Policy, Political Science, Public Policy | Cote D’ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone | Dissertation | 2015 |
Sustainable Rural Development and Forestry in Uganda: A Systematic Analysis of Grassroots Participation in Kibale National Park Management | Lydia Kakwera Levy | Governance, Public Policy | Uganda | Dissertation | 2015 |
The Evolution of Catholic Education and Governance in Nigeria, 1960-2010 | Eucharia O. Madueke | Education, Governance, Public Policy, Religion / Theology, Youth | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2015 |
Globalization, Growth, and Economic Convergence in Sub Saharan Africa | Belinda Priscille Mambo | Economics, Globalization | Dissertation | 2015 | |
Relationship Management of the ‘Brain Circulation’ Phenomenon: The Case of the Ugandan Government and Its Ugandan Diaspora in the United States | Stella-Monica Nalugwa Mpande | Communications and Media, Diaspora, Governance, International Relations | Uganda, United States | Dissertation | 2015 |
The Non-Western Female Consumer: A Look at Confidence, Culture Conflict, Communication Clashes and Western Corporation Computer-Mediated Communication Platforms | Chizoma Celestina Nosiri | Communications and Media, Culture, Gender Studies, International Relations | China, India, Nigeria | Dissertation | 2015 |
Weapons of the Weak and African Politics Protests and Resistance in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria | Ifunanya Cynthia Nwokedi | Governance, Political Science, Public Policy | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2015 |
Characterization of the Relationship Between West African Jet Streams and El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO): Implications on Lake Chad Level Variability | Churchill Obinna Okonkwo | Atmospheric Sciences | Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria | Dissertation | 2015 |
Imperialism, Rape and the Congo Predicament | Chioma Mary Oruh | Economics, Gender Studies, Globalization, International Relations, NGOs / International / Intergovernmental Organizations, Political Science | Democratic Republic of The Congo | Dissertation | 2015 |
A Historical Materialist Analysis of Transnational Capitalism and Shifts in Poverty and HIV Prevalence Among Women in Uganda, 1983-2013 | Sabrina Lynn Smiley | Gender Studies, Health / Medicine, History, HIV/AIDS, Sociology | Uganda | 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 |
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 |