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 Sort descending | Year |
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Structures & Policies Influencing Health Care Utilization in Poor Urban Areas: Case of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria in Nairobi - Kenya | Wilson Gachiri | Health / Medicine, HIV/AIDS, Public Policy | Kenya | Dissertation | 2009 |
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 |
The Political Economy of Pricing Petroleum Products: A Case Study of Distribution and Economics on the Licensed Independent Marketers in Ondo Local Government Area, Nigeria | Fungbe Aderele | Economics, Energy, Governance, Political Science | Nigeria | Dissertation | 1999 |
Human Rights as a Political Catalyst to South African Policy Toward Namibia | Sussane Riveles | Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Political Science | Namibia, South Africa | Dissertation | 1991 |
The Dialectical Process in Modern African Literature: A Study in the Epistemology of Decolonization | Obi Egbuna | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Literature | Dissertation | 1986 | |
Structural Determinants of the Kenyan Pharmaceutical Industry, 1960-1981 | Joseph Jordan, Jr. | Health / Medicine | Kenya | Dissertation | 1983 |
A Comparative Study of the Political Thoughts and Policies of Kwame Nkrumah and Kofi Abreja Busia | Kofi Asamoa | Political Science | Ghana | Dissertation | 1977 |
Analysis of Problems and Projects of Kwame Nkrumah’s Pan-Africanism in Africa, 1945-1970 | Moses Nwoye | Pan-Africanism, Political Science | Ghana | Dissertation | 1974 |
Nation-Building and Political Socialization in Ghana, 1957-1966 | Bartholomew Uzonwune | Political Science | Ghana | Dissertation | 1973 |
Boundary Disputes Between Liberia and Colonial Powers: 1911-1923 | Anthony Wojloh | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Foreign Policy, Geography, History, Political Science | Liberia | Dissertation | 1971 |
African Art, the Entertainment Business Network and Hip Hop Culture | Omar Akbar Young | Fine Arts, Music, Culture, Sociology | Dissertation | 2020 | |
A Return Migration: The Afro-Jamaican Garveyites of Liberia, 1920-1964 | Adisa Vera Louise Beatty | Immigration / Migration, History, Diaspora | Liberia, Jamaica | Dissertation | 2022 |
Unraveling the Influence of Media: Skin Color Preferences in Youth of African Descent | Renee A. Davis | Ethnic and Racial Studies | United States | Dissertation | 2019 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Communication in Culture and Society: Origin, Evolution, Challenge and Achievement in Senegalese Publishing | Elana Denise Anderson | Communications and Media, Culture | Senegal | Dissertation | 2013 |
The Farmers In Ogoni-Oil land | Patrick Soporochukwu | Agriculture, Energy | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2008 |
The Impact of African Immigration on Pan African Relations and Black Identity in the United States | Msia Clark | Immigration / Migration, Pan-Africanism | United States | Dissertation | 2006 |
Migration and Economic Development: The Case of the Mourid Brotherhood From Senegal to Washington , DC Metropolitan Area, 1990-2000 | Radell Tankard | Education, Immigration / Migration, Religion / Theology | Senegal, United States | Dissertation | 2003 |
The Viability of Community Participation Approach in the Operation and Management of Sustainable Urban Sanitation Systems in Less Developed Countries: The Case of Sewage Disposal and Social Waste Management in Tanzania | Elias Magembe | Development | Tanzania | Dissertation | 2000 |
The Ohafia Farmer: An Analysis of the Role and Constraints of Ohafia Farmers and the Need for Agricultural Transformation in Nigeria | Mba Eke Mba | Agriculture | Nigeria | Dissertation | 1996 |
Culture and Development: A Case Study of the National Museums of Kenya and Nigeria | Conchita Ndege | Art History, Culture, Development, Fine Arts | Kenya, Nigeria | Dissertation | 1991 |
GASSANNA t'or Conflict and Protest in Ethiopian Literature: A Case Study of the Works of Haddis Alamayyahu | Girma Wubishet | Conflict Resolution, Literature | Ethiopia | Dissertation | 1988 |
Farm Production and Resource Use Patterns of Farmers in a Rural Nigerian Community | Robinson Eboigbodin | Agriculture | Nigeria | Dissertation | 1986 |
Free Health Care Delivery Program in Bendel State of Nigeria: Problems and Prospects | John Aregbeyen | Health / Medicine | Nigeria | Dissertation | 1983 |
A Method of Investigating the Conceptualization of Time among Yoruba/English Bilinguals | Mary Adiboye | Language | Benin, Nigeria | Dissertation | 1977 |
The Struggle to Eliminate Apartheid and Minority Rule in South Africa: An Analysis and Evaluation | Daniel Atulobi | Apartheid / Post-Apartheid, Political Science | South Africa | Dissertation | 1974 |
Nigerian Boundaries: Constraints on National Unity | Skyne Uku-Wertimer | Political Science | Nigeria | Dissertation | 1973 |
The Role of Foreign Direct Investment in Technology Transfer Into the Ethiopian Manufacturing Industries | Tesfaye Abebe | Public Policy, Economics, Foreign Policy, Technology, Commerce / Trade, International Relations | Ethiopia | Dissertation | 2020 |
A Historical Case Study of Ethnic Agitations in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic: Creating the Path to National Integration | Oluwaseyi E. Ajayi | Ethnic and Racial Studies, Political Science | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2021 |
Scattering Texts: Translation of Dani Kouyate’s Keita: The Heritage of the Griot (1995), Amitav Ghosh’s Sea of Poppies (2008), and Zadie Smith’s White Teeth (2000) as Edouard Glissant’s Relationality and Diasporization | Desperina Emily Broaster | Literature, Diaspora | Burkina Faso, India, United Kingdom | Dissertation | 2022 |
Religion, Peacebuilding and Human Security in Africa: A Case Study of Jos Plateau State Nigeria | Canice Chinyeaka Enyiaka | Human Security, Religion / Theology, Violence | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2019 |
Dr. John Henrik Clarke and the Significance of the Black Self-Educated Intellectuals in the African World: A Case Study of a Self-Made Scholar | Gordon Keith Allen | Pan-Africanism, Sociology | United States | Dissertation | 2018 |
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 |
Governance and Growth in Nigeria: Examining the Competing Bilateral Economic Relationships Among Nigeria, China and the United States, 2001-2011 | Saidat Olaide Ilo | Economics, Foreign Policy, Governance, International Relations, Political Science | China, Nigeria, United States | Dissertation | 2015 |
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 |
Physical and Chemical Characterization of Airborne Saharan Dust Aerosols During the Aerosol and Ocean Science Expeditions (AEROSE) | Esther Bassey Effiong | Chemistry | Dissertation | 2013 | |
(Re)Writing Africa: Thomas Narven Lewis and the Politics of Indigenous Language in Liberia, 1870-1933 | Melvin Kadiri Barrolle | History, Language | Liberia | Dissertation | 2012 |
Understanding Men’s Interference in Women’s Empowerment and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Nigeria: A Gender Comparison | Annie N. Duru | Communications and Media, Culture, Gender Studies, NGOs / International / Intergovernmental Organizations | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2011 |
Human Security and Environmental Sustainability: The Impact of Environmental Factors on Socio-Economic Systems in the Horn of Africa | Edwin M. Oyoo | Economics, Environmental Studies, Global Security, Sociology | Dissertation | 2010 | |
The Feminization of Sustainable Development: Effective Participation of Women in Achieving Food Security in Ghana – A Case Study of Greater Rural Accra | Nana Aba Kweiba Sam | Development, Economics, Food Security, Gender Studies, Humanitarianism, NGOs / International / Intergovernmental Organizations | Ghana | Dissertation | 2008 |
The Political Development of Nigeria in a Comparative Analysis: An Inquiry Into Why States Succeed or Fail in Nation Building. The Case Study with Selected Countries | Emuaredhowo Ozomeyo | Development, Governance, Political Science | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2003 |
Africa-Japan Relations: From Economic Development to Human Development | Naoko Takemoto | Development, Economics | Japan | Dissertation | 1998 |
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 |
Constructive Engagement, State Terrorism and the Sociological Radicalization of the Black South African: 1984-1986 | Zamokuhle Zungu | Sociology, Terrorism | South Africa | Dissertation | 1993 |
The Impact of Language Policy in the Development of Kiswahili in Kenya, 1930-1990 | George Mbaabu | Development, Language | Kenya | Dissertation | 1991 |
Saudi Arabian Economic Aid to West Africa: A Case Study of the Gambia and Sierra Leone, 1975-1985 | Mohammed-Bassiru Sillah | Economics, Foreign Policy, International Relations | The Gambia, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone | Dissertation | 1988 |
Industrial Relations in Sierra Leone, 1932-1961 | Sheikh Daramy | History | Sierra Leone | Dissertation | 1986 |
The Development of Agriculture & Import Substitution in Nigeria | Bernard Amadi | Agriculture, Development | Nigeria | Dissertation | 1974 |