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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African-centered Bookstores as Weapons of Culture: Applying the Thoughts of Amilcar Cabral to the Development of Black Cultural Institutions in the U.S. | Bernard Sutton | Culture, Development, Sociology | United States | Thesis | 1998 |
Afrikaner Nationalism | Henry C. L. Hermans | Political Science | South Africa | Thesis | 1961 |
Afro-Islamic Philosophy, Black Liberation and the Intellectual Efforts of Blacks to lead Meaningful Lives in American Society | Jasmine Underwood | Religion / Theology, Sociology | United States | Thesis | 2015 |
Afro-leadership the Path to Development Sub-Saharan Africa: Botswana as a Case Study | Richmond Danso | Political Science, International Relations, Governance, Development | Botswana | Dissertation | 2020 |
Age-Sets in Social Change; A Study of Age-Groups in Awing Village (Cameroon) | David A. Nkweti | Sociology | Cameroon | Thesis | 1974 |
Agricultural Development Through the Process of Agrarian Reform and Land Reclamation in the U.A.R. (Egypt) | Hassan A. Abdel-Kader | Agriculture, Land Tenure, Political Science | Egypt | Thesis | 1971 |
Agriculture Policy in Zaire since 1965 | Pida N. J. Sambwa | Agriculture | Democratic Republic of The Congo | Thesis | 1994 |
American Newspaper Coverage of Zimbabwe | Beverly G. Hawk | Communications and Media | United States, Zimbabwe | Thesis | 1980 |
An Analysis of Black Power and Black Consciousness Philosophies and the Use of Christian Religion as a Tool for Empowerment and Social Protest | Daryl Howard | Philosophy, Religion / Theology | South Africa, United States | Dissertation | 2006 |
An Analysis of Ethnic Conflicts in the Kasai, 1885-60; Origin, Growth and Explosion | Remy Tshihamba | Conflict Resolution, Ethnic and Racial Studies | Democratic Republic of The Congo | Thesis | 1972 |
An Analysis of Resistance to Female Circumcision Legislation in Africa: A Focus on Ethnic Groups in West Africa & East Africa | Evelyn Sallah | Ethnic and Racial Studies, Gender Studies, Health / Medicine, Law | Thesis | 2007 | |
An Analysis of the Chinese Communist Approach to Africa and the African Response, 1955-1967 | Ru-Tseng Lin | Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Science | China | Thesis | 1972 |
An Analysis of the Historical Origins of the East African Community: 1920-1971 | Frederick F. L. Kajumulo | History, Sociology | Thesis | 1972 | |
An Analysis of the Literature of Sierra Leone In Krio and English | Amelia A. Fitzjohn | Language, Literature | Sierra Leone | Thesis | 1972 |
An Analysis of the Relationship between the Tonal Patterns of Hausa Speaking and the Tune of Hausa Singing | James T. Winch | Language, Music | Niger, Nigeria | Thesis | 1969 |
An Analysis of Traditional Medicine among Cape Verdean Immigrants in New England | Jorge L. Fernandes | Culture, Health / Medicine, Immigration / Migration | Cabo Verde (Cape Verde), United States | Thesis | 1993 |
An Appraisal of the Economic Impact of Government Investments in the Farm Settlements and Plantations Schemes in Eastern and Western Nigeria During the First National Development Plan, 1962-1968 | Cornelius Ojimba | Development, Economics, Governance, Political Science | Nigeria | Dissertation | 1975 |
An Approach to the Analysis of Conceptual Forms in African Traditional Sculpture Based upon African Religious Philosophy | Betty Cheek | Art History, Fine Arts, Religion / Theology | Thesis | 1971 | |
An Argument for the Incorporation of an Indigenous Language in the Role of Official National Language in Nigeria | Georgetta R. J. Baker | Language, Political Science | Nigeria | Thesis | 1973 |
An Assessment of the Impact of Oil Revenues on the Social Sectors in Ghana | Maame Frema Praa Osei Boakye | Economics, Sociology, Environmental Studies | Ghana | Dissertation | 2022 |
An Examination of the Inherent Inefficiencies and Shortcomings Contained in the Production/Processing/Distribution Chain of Sierra Leone’s Domestic Rice Industry | William Elbern Smith | Development, Public Policy | Sierra Leone | Dissertation | 2020 |
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 |
An Exploratory Study of Street Children in Ethiopia and South Africa | Alisa Wilder | Sociology, Youth | Ethiopia, South Africa | Thesis | 1996 |
An Exploratory Study of the Relationship Between the Perceived Threat of Obesity and Hypertension and the Adoption of Preventative Health Practices in Congo-Brazzaville | Felicien Bidzimou | Health / Medicine, Sociology | Republic of The Congo | Dissertation | 2020 |
An Inquiry Into Leadership and the Problem of Federation in East Africa: 1963-1967 | Ndalo R. Kobilo | Governance, Political Science | Thesis | 1970 | |
An Interdisciplinary Approach to the History of the Margi and Fali | Christopher M. Cahill | History | Nigeria | Thesis | 1970 |
An Interpretative Analysis of Symbols in the Black South African Short Story: a Critical Analysis of Literature and Life | Audrey L. Thomas | Literature | South Africa | Thesis | 1969 |
An Introduction to Malinke Historiography | Nubia Kai Al-Nura Salaam | History | Dissertation | 2005 | |
Analysis of Problems and Projects of Kwame Nkrumah’s Pan-Africanism in Africa, 1945-1970 | Moses Nwoye | Pan-Africanism, Political Science | Ghana | Dissertation | 1974 |
Analysis of the Claims Presented by Ethiopia and Somalia over the French Territory of the Afars and Issas | Belkis Wolde-Giorgis | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Science | Djibouti, Ethiopia, France, Somalia | Thesis | 1975 |
Application of Linkage Politics: The Case of South African Political System | Feraidoon Shams-Barragh | Political Science | South Africa | Dissertation | 1974 |
Arab Influences and Sociocultural Change among the Baganda, 1837-1894 | Maxine E. Letcher | Culture, International Relations, Sociology | Uganda | Thesis | 1965 |
Archbishop Daniel William Alexander and the Rise of the African Orthodox Church, South Africa, 1925-1970 | Morris Johnson | Religion / Theology | South Africa | Dissertation | 1992 |
Assertions of Agency & Distributive Justice in Communication from the New World Information Order to Globalization: Has a Model Emerged for Africa's Development | Sandra Rattley | Communications and Media, Development, Foreign Policy, Globalization, Political Science, Technology | Thesis | 2009 | |
Attitudes Toward Africa: A Comparative Study of the Degrees of Pan-Africanism Among Howard University Students | Isaac Ayodeji | Education, Pan-Africanism, Youth | Dissertation | 1976 | |
Back on the Map - Framing Images, Realities, & Visions of the African World: The Role of Media in Recurring Definitions of Haiti & The Democratic Republic of Congo | Sophia Vilceus | Communications and Media | Democratic Republic of The Congo, Haiti | Thesis | 2013 |
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 | |
Black British Women's Writing on Postwar Migration and the Migratory Subject | Ijeoma Odoh | Immigration / Migration, Literature | United Kingdom | Dissertation | 2018 |
Black Female Entrepreneurs in Post-Apartheid South Africa: Achieving Female Economic Empowerment in the Formal and Informal Sectors | Aamira Chaney | Apartheid / Post-Apartheid, Economics, Gender Studies | South Africa | Dissertation | 2014 |
Blood Minerals and the Curse: The Invisible Hand, State Failure, War and Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo | Clarisse Yifwanda Ndjungu | Economics, Development, Violence | Democratic Republic of The Congo | Dissertation | 2020 |
Botswana: A Case Study of Peripheral Development | Laura M. Byrd | Development | Botswana | Thesis | 1982 |
Bottoms Up: An African Experience in Microfinance and Gender in Mali | Atia Byll-Cataria | Economics, Gender Studies | Mali | Dissertation | 2008 |
Boundary Disputes Between Liberia and Colonial Powers: 1911-1923 | Anthony Wojloh | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Foreign Policy, Geography, History, Political Science | Liberia | Dissertation | 1971 |
Breaking the Chain: A Holistic Reconceptualization for Authentic African Value-based Institutions | Kelley Manning Page Jibrell | Culture | Dissertation | 2021 | |
Capital Goods Imports and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa | Bintou Lingani | Economics, Development | Dissertation | 2020 | |
Challenges for Internally Displaced and Refugee Women in Gaining Access to Land for Food Security and Production in Post-Civil War Sierra Leone (2002-2011) | Bathsheba Bryant | Agriculture, Food Security, Gender Studies, Land Tenure | Sierra Leone | Thesis | 2012 |
Challenges of Economic Growth and Development in Oil-Rich Countries: A Heterogeneous Panel Data Study | Alireza Motameni | Economics, Development | Algeria, Angola, Republic of The Congo, Egypt, Gabon, Nigeria | Dissertation | 2020 |
Change Within the Sikleo Kru Society of Liberia with Emphasis on Marriage | Thomas Hayden | Culture, Gender Studies | Liberia | Dissertation | 1976 |
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 |
Characterization of the Resistome and Bacteriophages in kitfo, an Ethiopian Beef Steak Tarter | Behailu B. Eshetea | Food Security, Health / Medicine, Biology | Ethiopia | Dissertation | 2021 |