US Businesses in Africa
Recognises US companies committed to positively impact the African continent by contributing to socio- economic development while doing business. https://usbusinessinafricaawards.com/
Burundi and COVID-19
The East African nation of Burundi has been on a knife-edge since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Political tensions – which have always loomed large in the divided country – deepened in the leadup to the May 2020 elections.
Comparing American and African elections
The heavy, wall-to-wall focus on the United States (US) elections every four years often has the consequence of muted attention by global populaces towards elections in other parts of the world. Save for a coterie of political scientists, journalists, international
African Journalism and Media in the Time of COVID-19
This series stems from a master’s course in international communication at the University of Witwatersrand (Wits University), where discussions revolved around the coverage of the African dimension of the COVID-19 pandemic by international and African media. After the completion of
Mistreatment of Africans in China During the COVID-19 Outbreak
There was a huge outcry when videos of mistreatment of Africans in the Chinese city of Guangzhou went viral on social media in April 2020. This was after authorities in Guangdong province introduced stringent measures to curb the spread of
From Africa to the United States
Experts from the Center for Democracy and Development (CDD) in Nigeria, the Institute for Global Dialogue, and the African Center for the Study of the United States (ACSUS) at Wits University in South Africa will share recommendations and counsel against
Africa’s Policy Towards the US: the Biden Era
Africa’s Policy Towards the US: the Biden EraEdited by Dr Bob Wekesa, Deputy Director of ACSUSWebinar Book DiscussionHosted by the Library of the University of Johannesburg (UJ) and UJ’s Faculty of Humanities in partnership with ACSUSWed 2 March 2022 online
Black History Month Webinar #2 – Thurs 24 Feb 2022 at 3.30 pm at Wits and via Zoom
The 2022 Changemakers of South Africa The African Centre for the Study of the United States at the University of the Witwatersrand, in partnership with Global Diaspora Connect, the Center for African Studies at Howard University and Democrats Abroad SA, held
Black History Month Webinar #1 – Wed 16 Feb 2022 Black Health and Wellness
https://youtu.be/bkzZ0ps0MeQ View a recording of the webinar on the left. In this webinar, Oladipupo Oyeleye rethinks African popular music, using Afropolitanism as a framework for reading the Post-2000 soundscape to map its significance as a connecting node for reading global Africa. Oladipupo Oyeleye is a
ACSUS Webinar on Thurs 9 July 2020 Imagined Identities
https://youtu.be/tHBFaHa2FSE View a recording of the webinar on the left. This webinar featured African/African American scholars who study race, Blackness and Africanness; a cultural activist; and a television and media practitioner. The panelists drew on their wide and varied African Diaspora engagement