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 ascending | Name | Area of Study | Country | Dissertation Type | Year |
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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 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 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 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 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 the Literature of Sierra Leone In Krio and English | Amelia A. Fitzjohn | Language, Literature | Sierra Leone | 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 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 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 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 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 |
American Newspaper Coverage of Zimbabwe | Beverly G. Hawk | Communications and Media | United States, Zimbabwe | Thesis | 1980 |
Agriculture Policy in Zaire since 1965 | Pida N. J. Sambwa | Agriculture | Democratic Republic of The Congo | Thesis | 1994 |
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 |
Age-Sets in Social Change; A Study of Age-Groups in Awing Village (Cameroon) | David A. Nkweti | Sociology | Cameroon | Thesis | 1974 |
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 |
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 |
Afrikaner Nationalism | Henry C. L. Hermans | Political Science | South Africa | Thesis | 1961 |
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 |
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 |
African-Arab Cooperation, 1955-1974 | Ali Al-Bakri | Foreign Policy, Political Science | Dissertation | 1975 | |
African Union, Peace and Security Structure: Implications for the Horn of Africa and Nigeria | Samson Olanipekun | Global Security, Governance, Human Security, International Relations, NGOs / International / Intergovernmental Organizations, Political Science | Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Somalia | Thesis | 2019 |
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 |
African Repatriation: A Case Study of Rastafarians and the Malcoda Land-Grant at Shachemane, Ethiopia from 1930 to Present | Shirlie Gibson | Land Tenure | Ethiopia | Dissertation | 1996 |
African Philosophy and the Metaphysics of the “After-Man”: Examining Selected Texts by Erna Brodber | A. Marie Sairsingh | Philosophy | Jamaica | Dissertation | 2018 |
African Nationalism in Southern Rhodesia: A Case Study in Arrested Political Development | Francis A. Kornegay | Development, Governance, Political Science | Zimbabwe | Thesis | 1969 |
African Nationalism in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe): A Critical Analysis of the Various Approaches and Techniques Africans Have Employed in an Attempt to Achieve their Independence, 1890-1973 | Wellington Nyangoni | Governance, Political Science | Zimbabwe | Dissertation | 1975 |
African Cultural Persistence in Grenada | Irma Francis | Culture | Grenada | Thesis | 1977 |
African Art, the Entertainment Business Network and Hip Hop Culture | Omar Akbar Young | Fine Arts, Music, Culture, Sociology | Dissertation | 2020 | |
African Arab Cooperation 1955-1974 | Ali K-E. Al-Bakri | Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Science | Thesis | 1975 | |
African Americans, United States Policy Toward South Africa, and the Release of Nelson Mandela | Duane Cheers | Foreign Policy, Political Science | South Africa, United States | Dissertation | 1994 |
Africa-Japan Relations: From Economic Development to Human Development | Naoko Takemoto | Development, Economics | Japan | Dissertation | 1998 |
Africa Neo-Diaspora Dynamics and Prospects for Afrocentrism and Counter-penetration: a Case Study of the Nigerian Community in the United States | Chike Anigbo | Diaspora, Immigration / Migration | Nigeria, United States | Dissertation | 1994 |
Acculturation and Values in the Kasai | Daniel P. Juengst | Culture, Sociology | Democratic Republic of The Congo | Thesis | 1966 |
A Sustainable Development Model: Exploring Social Entrepreneurship in Nigeria | Tochukwu Okasi-Nwozo | Development, Commerce / Trade | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2021 |
A Study of the Unrest Which was the Mau Mau Movement as it was Defined by the East African Standard, the Kenyan Government, And the Public Statements of Kenyan African Leaders | Barbette Blackington | Communications and Media, Conflict Resolution, Governance, Political Science | Kenya | Thesis | 1962 |
A Study of the Regime of the National Liberation Council in Ghana after Kwame Nkrumah | Kofi V. Asamoa | Governance, Political Science | Ghana | Thesis | 1970 |
A Study of the Evolution of Theocratic Kingship in Medieval Ethiopia | Clifton Brown | History | Ethiopia | Dissertation | 1979 |
A Study of Political Development in Sierra Leone: 1950-1972 | George B. Goba | Development, Governance, Political Science | Sierra Leone | Thesis | 1973 |
A Study of Attitudes of African Students in the United States towards Education for Self-Reliance | Shirley Ann Pryor | Education, Youth | United States | Thesis | 1970 |
A Socio-economic Study of the Kenyan Highlands from 1900-1970: A Case Study of the Uhuru Government | Ng'weno Osolo-Nasubo | Economics, Governance, Political Science, Sociology | Kenya | Dissertation | 1973 |
A Scale For the Measurement of Afro-American Attitudes Toward Continental Africans | Linda McCoy Kumi | Sociology | Thesis | 1974 | |
A Return Migration: The Afro-Jamaican Garveyites of Liberia, 1920-1964 | Adisa Vera Louise Beatty | Immigration / Migration, History, Diaspora | Liberia, Jamaica | Dissertation | 2022 |
A Post-Modern Approach to Knowledge and its Application to the Field of African Studies | David McGill | Education, Political Science, Sociology | Thesis | 1969 | |
A Planning Model For the Educational Requirements of Economic Development in Gabon | Jasper K. Smith | Development, Economics, Education, Political Science | Gabon | Thesis | 1966 |
A Paradigm/Model for Rhetorical Communication and Language Planning in the State Development: Annang and Ibibio Perceptions of Bidialectalism in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria | Nathaniel Isong-Uyo | Communications and Media, Development, Language | Nigeria | Dissertation | 1997 |
A Method of Investigating the Conceptualization of Time among Yoruba/English Bilinguals | Mary Adiboye | Language | Benin, Nigeria | Dissertation | 1977 |
A Literary Criteria for the Study of African Drama | Andrea J. Love | Literature | Thesis | 1971 | |
A History of the Recent Scientific Thinking of African Monogenesis | Lezmore E. Emanuel | History | Thesis | 1968 | |
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 |