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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Nigerian Boundaries: Constraints on National Unity | Skyne Uku-Wertimer | Political Science | Nigeria | Dissertation | 1973 |
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 |
Network Density: Assessing the Prospects for Progress-Oriented Development in the Informal Economy and Regional Integration | Grace Herrle | Development, Economics | Thesis | 2005 | |
Nationalism in Botswana 1920-1960 | Sefalana C. Modisi | Political Science | Botswana | Thesis | 1976 |
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 |
National Reconstruction in Mozambique: A Case Study in Political Economy | Andrea V. Metzger | Economics, Political Science | Mozambique | Thesis | 1980 |
National Cultural Integration and Culture Reorganization in Tanzania: Ujamaa as a Culture Pattern | David Washington | Culture, Political Science | Tanzania | Thesis | 1973 |
National Conflicts and International Intervention in Africa: United States Policies in Resolving the Two Sudans Protracted Wars | Ashantie L. Alford | Conflict Resolution, Foreign Policy, International Relations | South Sudan, Sudan, United States | Dissertation | 2015 |
Nation-Building and Political Socialization in Ghana, 1957-1966 | Bartholomew Uzonwune | Political Science | Ghana | Dissertation | 1973 |
Name Changes among the Bajita as Evidence of Culture Change | Bernard K. Muganda | Culture, Sociology | Thesis | 1968 | |
Music and Liberation War During the Biafran War (1967-1970) | Chioma Oruh | Conflict Resolution, Governance, Music, Political Science | Nigeria | Thesis | 2009 |
Music and Dance Associations of the Igede of Nigeria: The Relevance of Indigenous Communication Learning Systems in Rural Development Projects | Robert Nichols | Communications and Media, Development, Education, Music, Dance | Nigeria | Dissertation | 1992 |
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 |
Multinational Companies and Rural Development in Cameroon: A Case Study of Pamol Limited | Aja Oro | Development | Cameroon | Dissertation | 1999 |
Mozambican-South African Relations 1975-1985: A Study of Destabilization | Joshua St. Mark | History | Mozambique, South Africa | Dissertation | 1990 |
Monetary Union and Regional Economic Integration: An Empirical Study on East Africa | Maryam A. Vuai | Economics, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Science | Dissertation | 2017 | |
Mobilizing Diaspora: The Universal Ethiopian Students’ Association, 1927-1948 | TaKeia N. Anthony | Diaspora, Education, History, Youth | Ethiopia | Dissertation | 2014 |
Military Intervention in Sierra Leone Politics: The Case of National Reformation Council (NRC), 1967-1968 | Julian Sam-Bomah | Conflict Resolution, Governance, Political Science | Sierra Leone | Dissertation | 1995 |
Migration as a Strategy of “Authentic” Development? The Case of Senegal | Jau-Yon Chen | Development, Immigration / Migration, International Relations | Senegal | Dissertation | 2014 |
Migration and Rural Development in Gambia | Madi Touray | Development, Immigration / Migration | The Gambia | Dissertation | 1999 |
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 |
Mental Illness and Diagnosis in South Africa and Nigeria: A study of History, Culture and Spiritually | Theon Gruber | Culture, Health / Medicine, History | Nigeria, South Africa | Thesis | 2013 |
Measuring Attitude Change on Africa Through Program Exposure to the Museum of African Art | Anne M. Forrester | Art History, Fine Arts, Sociology | United States | Thesis | 1967 |
Meaningful Involvement of People Living With HIV/AIDS in Tanzania’s Structural Approaches to HIV/AIDS Prevention | Stephanie J. Stines | Health / Medicine, HIV/AIDS, Public Policy | Tanzania | Dissertation | 2014 |
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 |
Manifestations of African Consciousness in Brazil: the Evolution of the Movimento Negro Unificado | Lorecia J. Roland | Political Science | Brazil | Thesis | 1994 |
Malaria Parametric Model with Applications to the Disease Incidence in Mali and Nigeria | Moussa Doumbia | Health / Medicine | Mali, Nigeria | Dissertation | 2017 |
Mainstream Orientation, Perceived Stress, and Kidney Function in African Immigrants | Mana Kadigia Ali | Health / Medicine, Immigration / Migration | Dissertation | 2015 | |
Luo Socio-Political Organization and its Continuity Into the Colonial Period, 1883-1914 | William B. Johnson | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Political Science, Sociology | Kenya, Tanzania | Thesis | 1971 |
Low Wage Structure in Ethiopian Economy and the Development of Labor Movements 1960-1967 | Hafte Kitessa | Development, Economics | Ethiopia | Thesis | 1976 |
Localism and Ghana's Decentralization of a Partisan Center to a Non-partisan Districts: Historical Overview and a District's Perspective | Kwasi Boadi | Governance, History, Political Science | Ghana | Dissertation | 1999 |
Living in America: Exploring the Impact of Acculturation, Acculturative Stress, Mental Health, Afrocentric Worldview and Spirituality on West African Immigrants' Professional Mental Help-Seeking Attitudes | Nancy Ajaa | Sociology, Immigration / Migration, Culture, Health / Medicine | United States | Dissertation | 2022 |
Life and Literature of the Sukuma in Tanzania, East Africa | Evie Welch | Literature | Tanzania | Dissertation | 1974 |
Libya: A Case Study in Political and Constitutional Development, 1951-1965 | Daw Swedan | Governance, Political Science | Libya | Thesis | 1966 |
Libya's Foreign Relations Before and after the Discovery of Oil | Feraidoon Shams-Barrag | Energy, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Science | Libya | Thesis | 1969 |
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 |
Liberia's Open Door Policy: the Political and Economic Problems, 1946-1961 | Ukachi O. Munoye | Economics, Political Science | Liberia | Thesis | 1977 |
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 |
Lawyering Against Apartheid: The Southern Africa Project of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, 1967-1994 | Myra Ann Houser | Apartheid / Post-Apartheid, History, Law | South Africa | Dissertation | 2014 |
Language, Culture, and Communication: The Role of Swahili Taarab Songs in Kenya, 1963-1990 | Geoffrey King’ei | Communications and Media, Culture, Language | Kenya | Dissertation | 1992 |
Language Policy in South Africa (1994-2010) | Jennifer Queen | Language | South Africa | Thesis | 2013 |
Land Tenure among the Kikuyu | Kjell Svendsen | Land Tenure | Kenya | Thesis | 1964 |
La Evolucion Economica de Guinea Ecuatorial Desde 1850 a 1968 | Raphael Evita | Economics | Thesis | 1970 | |
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Influencing Risk for HIV/AIDS a Study of Men in Lilongwe Malawi | Wongani Mhango | Gender Studies, Health / Medicine, HIV/AIDS, Sociology | Malawi | Thesis | 2005 |
Kenya: A Study of the Problem of Land Reform and the Interrelationship between Politics and Economics | Joel M. Onami | Economics, Land Tenure, Political Science | Kenya | Thesis | 1968 |
Kenya's Constitutional Development 1952-1964 | Onesmus N. Ireri | Governance, Political Science | Kenya | Thesis | 1969 |
Johannesburg: Nationalism, Architecture, National Identity and Law, 1910-1948 | Lindokuhle Mnyandu | Culture, Development, Law, Political Science | South Africa | Dissertation | 2018 |
Japan-Africa Relations: A Multidisciplinary Approach | Naoko Takemoto | Foreign Policy, International Relations | Japan | Thesis | 1993 |
Jamaica Anansi: A Survival of the African Oral Tradition | Jean Purchas-Tulloch | Oral Tradition | Dissertation | 1976 | |
Islamism In North Africa: Case Studies in Egypt, Algeria and Sudan | Denise St. Clair | Religion / Theology | Algeria, Egypt, Sudan | Thesis | 1999 |