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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The Dialectical Process in Modern African Literature: A Study in the Epistemology of Decolonization | Obi Egbuna | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Literature | Dissertation | 1986 | |
The Dialectics of the Ethiopian Student Movement: 1960-1974 | Fentahun Tiruneh | Education, Youth | Ethiopia | Thesis | 1988 |
The Disregarded Lens: The Marginalization of Black Women in Cinema, a Look at Ghana and the United States | Shannon Sherri Warren | Cinema, Diaspora, Gender Studies | Ghana, United States | Dissertation | 2019 |
The Distribution of Socio-Economic Resources and Political Power in Ethiopia, 1955-2000 | Kassahun Woldemariam | Economics, Political Science, Sociology | Ethiopia | Dissertation | 2004 |
The Dual Economy Model and Industrialization: A Case Study of Nigeria | Gustavus Aluko | Economics | Nigeria | Dissertation | 1995 |
The East African Community: The Progress and Problems of Multinational Economic Cooperation, 1967-1973 | Reginald F. Biddle | Economics, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Science | Thesis | 1975 | |
The Economic Integration of Trade Policy in South Africa: A Case Study of Ethekwini | Nichelle Sylvette Williams | Commerce / Trade, Economics, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Science | South Africa | Dissertation | 2012 |
The Effect of Unemployment on Black Youth in Gauteng, South Africa | Corey William Holmes | Education, Public Policy, Sociology, Youth | South Africa | Dissertation | 2019 |
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 Eighteenth Century Ge’ez (Classical Ethiopic) Manuscript, A Theological Treatise of the Daqiqa Estifanos Monastic Order | Steffan A. Spencer | History, Religion / Theology | Ethiopia | Dissertation | 2010 |
The Elite Press, U.S. Foreign Policy in Africa's National Liberation Movements | Asgede Hagos | Communications and Media, Foreign Policy | Dissertation | 1991 | |
The Encouragement and Operation of Joint Ventures Between American Private Capital and African Private or Public Capital | Sheldon J. Gitelman | Commerce / Trade, Economics, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Science | United States | Thesis | 1967 |
The Entrance of Women into Higher Education in the New South Africa: Factors that effect the entrance of Black women into traditionally male-dominated fields of study | Rowena Martineau | Education, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Gender Studies, Youth | South Africa | Thesis | 1998 |
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 |
The Ethiopian Diaspora and United States Foreign Policy Towards Ethiopia | Mesfin Endrias Hailegebriel | Diaspora, Foreign Policy, International Relations | Ethiopia, United States | Dissertation | 2012 |
The European in West African Novels | Huda Karamen | Literature | Thesis | 1968 | |
The Evolution of Catholic Education and Governance in Nigeria, 1960-2010 | Eucharia O. Madueke | Education, Governance, Public Policy, Religion / Theology, Youth | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2015 |
The Extent to Which Corruption Has Hindered the Implementation of Economic Development in Africa: The Case Study of Nigeria from 1970 to 1983 | Uzobeyi Anigboh | Development, Economics | Nigeria | Dissertation | 1984 |
The Failure of One-Party Rule in Kenya | Miyoga Wa Mochoge | Governance, Political Science | Kenya | Thesis | 1970 |
The Farmers In Ogoni-Oil land | Patrick Soporochukwu | Agriculture, Energy | Nigeria | Dissertation | 2008 |
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 Function of Symbolic Language in the Songs of Okot p'Bitek | Tamara M. Smiley | Language, Music | Uganda | Thesis | 1976 |
The Gezire Scheme: A Model For Social and Economic Development | Hosni M. Elnigoumi | Development, Economics, Sociology | Thesis | 1970 | |
The Global and Regional Impact of Climate Change and Migration on Food Security and Development: A Case Study of Northern Ghana | Abdul-Gafaru Tahiru | Atmospheric Sciences, Development, Environmental Studies, Food Security, Globalization | Ghana | Dissertation | 2019 |
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 Government and the Newspaper Press of Nigeria | Anne Brock Turpeau | Communications and Media, Governance, Political Science | Nigeria | Thesis | 1962 |
The Great Congress of Black Spirit: FESTAC’ 77, Jeff Donaldson’s United States Delegation, and the Convening of African Reaspora | Loren Jonathan Collier | Diaspora, History | Dissertation | 2019 | |
The History of the Libyan Arabic Press 1951-1969 | Yusef M. Dwebi | History | Libya | Thesis | 1984 |
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 |
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 |
The Impact of European Culture on the Luo People of Kenya | Thomas J. Okelo-Odongo | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Political Science | Kenya | Thesis | 1958 |
The Impact of Human Security on the Feminization of HIV / AIDS in Ethiopia | Sophia Nur | Gender Studies, HIV/AIDS, Human Security | Ethiopia | Thesis | 2007 |
The Impact of Language Policy in the Development of Kiswahili in Kenya, 1930-1990 | George Mbaabu | Development, Language | Kenya | Dissertation | 1991 |
The Impact of the Cold War on the Congo Crisis 1960-1964 | Daniel U. Atulobi | Governance, Political Science | Democratic Republic of The Congo | Thesis | 1969 |
The Impact of the High Dam on Economic Development in the United Arab Republic (Egypt) | Hamed M. Meghed | Development, Economics, Energy, Political Science | Egypt | Thesis | 1970 |
The Impact of the Nigerian Civil War on the Traditional Political System in Igbuzo Community of the Midwest State | Kunirum Osia | Culture, Governance, Political Science | Nigeria | Thesis | 1973 |
The Impact of Western European Culture on the Family Pattern of the Gikuyu of the Republic of Kenya | Duncan W. Kimani | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Culture, Sociology | Kenya | Thesis | 1972 |
The Importance of the Linguistic Factor in Developing African Nations | Jacqueline L. Pierce | Language, Political Science | Thesis | 1970 | |
The Influence of Koisan Saharan Rock Painting on the Development of a Naturalistic Art Style in Pre-Dynastic Egypt | Patricia Crawford | Art History, Fine Arts | Egypt | Thesis | 1971 |
The Influence of the Traditional African Religion in the Political Structure of the Ashanti and Oyo Empires, 1700-1817: A Comparative Study | Richard Nzeadighibe | Political Science, Religion / Theology | Ghana | Dissertation | 1973 |
The Interaction of Afro-Americans and South Africans, 1898-1940 | Mattye Laverne Brandon | Sociology | South Africa, United States | Thesis | 1971 |
The Internal Politics of the United Nations: A Case Study of Namibia’s Independence, 1967-1972 | Theophilus N. Igboeli | NGOs / International / Intergovernmental Organizations, Political Science | Namibia | Dissertation | 1972 |
The Internationalization of Capital: International Capital and the Prospects for Economic Development in Sierra Leone | Gerald Smith | Development, Economics | Sierra Leone | Dissertation | 1993 |
The Language Problem and National Development in Cameroon | Emmanuel B. Hans | Development, Language, Political Science | Cameroon | Thesis | 1986 |
The Lending Policy of the World Bank 1980-1990: Analysis and Evaluation | Abebe Gebreyes | Economics, Foreign Policy, NGOs / International / Intergovernmental Organizations, Political Science | Thesis | 1996 | |
The Liberian Presidential Election of 1995 | Townsend M. Lucas | Governance, Political Science | Liberia | Thesis | 1960 |
The Libyan Oil Industry and its Role in The National Economy | Hussein M. Zagaar | Education, Energy, Political Science | Libya | Thesis | 1970 |
The Life and Works of Cheikh Anta Diop: 1923-1986 | Adisa Olatunji | History, Political Science | Senegal | Thesis | 1958 |
The Long Term Impact of French Colonial Administration on Haiti and Guinea Factors that Affect the Unmet Potential of Haiti & Guinea | Gessie Belizaire | Colonialism / Decolonization / Post-Colonialism, Foreign Policy, Governance, Political Science | Guinea, Haiti | Thesis | 2011 |
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 |