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Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on Africa & its Diasporas
Committed to the study of the past as it is linked to the present experience of Africans and its Diasporas from multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives.
African Studies Program
The African Studies (AFST) program provides students with the opportunity to pursue their interests in Africa and its diasporas. The program brings together members of the York community with an interest in Africa/African Diasporas to re-imagine Africa and its diasporas in terms of their evolution and the advancement of humanity, centrality to world history, and as sites of knowledge production.
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York U researchers launch new health partnerships in Uganda
Two new research collaborations led by the Humanitarian Water Engineering (HWE) Lab at York University’s Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research aim to improve…
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York University a family tradition for eight Congolese siblings
Congolese politician-turned-businessman Eugene Serufuli had a vision that all of his children would attend university abroad, living together and looking out for each other…
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York University to train next generation of climate ambassadors
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When big oil pulls out
By Emina Gamulin Symposium on Shell’s legacy in Niger Delta and what comes next brings diverse group of scholars and activists to York University’s…
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Ghana offers unique learning opportunity for York U nursing students
Five upper-year York University nursing students will travel to Kumasi, Ghana in March for a three-week clinical placement – a unique opportunity to broaden…
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York U alumna makes history as Ghana’s first female vice-president
When Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang was sworn in as Ghana’s first female vice-president on Jan. 7, it marked the latest barrier shattered by the York University alumna.…