Center for African Studies Executive Education Program Director Delivers Foreign Policy Planning Workshop to Mozambican Foreign Policy Leaders

Photo Caption: Participants in the “Curriculum Development for Training Diplomats” watching the solar eclipse during a break in the Foreign Policy Planning Workshop (April 8, 2024)

(Washington, DC) On 8 April, the Program Director for the Executive Education Program of the Center for African Studies, Michael Walsh, delivered a half-day foreign policy planning workshop for a group of foreign policy leaders from Mozambique. 

Akan Twi And African Languages At Howard Highlight Linguistic Diversity

January 23, 2024 | The Hilltop

Dr. Phiwokuhle Mnyandu, gives a keynote address at the 16th Beijing Forum on African Development and China-Africa Cooperation

The  Assistant Director of the Center for African Studies, Dr. Phiwokuhle Mnyandu, gave a keynote address at the 16th Beijing Forum on African Development and China-Africa Cooperation held at the prestigious Peking University. This year's program centered heavily on the intersection between the Sustainable Development Goals and the Global Development Initiative, in the lead-up to the 2030 deadline for the latter. Speakers included leading multidisciplinary experts from Asia, Africa, western Europe, and the United States.

Princeton-HBCU research collaborations continue with 10 new projects

November 3, 2023 | Princeton.edu

Ayana V. Jackson speaks with students during Dr. Krista Johnson's Black Feminist Theory course

by Rodney Smith, Ph.D. student in African Studies

Dr. Krista Johnson from the Center for African Studies invited Ayana V. Jackson to speak with students from the College of Arts & Sciences, the Department of African Studies, the College of Fine Arts, and the School of Communications at her Black Feminist Theory course, which is one of the core courses within Howard University's Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program. 

Howard provides social media security training to Daystar University students in Kenya

This year, Dr. Kehbuma Langmia received the Academic Faculty Enhancement and Enrichment (AFEE) grant from the Center for African Studies to conduct social media security training for undergraduate students in the School of Communications at the Daystar University in Nairobi, Kenya. While at Daystar, Dr. Langmia's group, which included Howard students, held two sessions that were conducted with different Daystar students attending each event.

Words from Dr. Mnyandu, Assistant Director at the Center, on his 1st day!

Today is the first day on the job for our new Assistant Director, Dr. Phiwokuhle Mnyandu. We are so pleased to have him in leadership of the team, along with Dr. Krista Johnson. Here he is sharing some words on leading the studies of African Languages:

South African news features Howard University students

South African news channel, Newzroom Afrika, features Howard University students during the HU Zulu in South Africa (HUZISA) Study Abroad Program. The students, led by their Umlazi-born Zulu professor, Dr. Phiwokuhle Mnyandu, deepened their cultural competence and explored Zulu history, culture and language.

Thank you to journalist, Melissa Bhuta!

Professor Johnson granted Full Professorship

We are glad to announce that our Director, Krista Johnson, Ph.D. has been granted Full Professorship in the Department of African Studies at Howard University. Congratulations to Professor Johnson!
 

Students of the first ever HU Zulu Study Abroad Program land in South Africa

Last week marked the beginning of the first ever Howard University Zulu in South Africa Study Abroad Program, led by Dr. Phiwokuhle Mnyandu! Nine students, eight of whom are of the Foreign Language and Areas Studies Fellowship (FLAS) recipients, will undergo a 6-week experiential study of the Zulu language and culture. Many thanks to CfAS Director, Professor Krista Johnson. Howard’s Center for African Studies remains at the forefront of cultural competency training to make our students competitive in the global economy.