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What does it mean for Africa to define the terms on which it engages a global order being remade in real time?
📖 Read the communiqué and watch the full discussion: https://t.co/nZ8dcpkMmB
https://t.co/kA2UwpnBWn

[IAS Carleton U @IAS_Carleton]

“Unlocking Sustainable Solutions for Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship through Indigenous Knowledge in Africa” kicks off in 30 minutes!
Join us:
https://t.co/kwdmNvE90w
#AIKRN #AfricanStudies #YouthEmployment #Entrepreneurship #IndigenousKnowledge #Africa #CarletonUniversity

[IAS Carleton U @IAS_Carleton]

📢 New insights from AIKRN & Mastercard Foundation research show how Indigenous Knowledge Systems are driving youth entrepreneurship, innovation & resilience in agriculture, health, creative industries & more.
🗓 May 27, 10 AM EST via Zoom
Register: https://t.co/etd8Psxo3s

[IAS Carleton U @IAS_Carleton]

📢 Exciting Research Fellowship Opportunity!
AIReKEMA — a partnership between Carleton University and African regional hubs — invites applications for Research Fellows focused on migration in Africa.
Details: https://t.co/5RkQLolSnu

[IAS Carleton U @IAS_Carleton]

Join the Institute of African Studies & the Department of English at Carleton for a Poetry Evening and Book Reading with Prof. Nimi Wariboko.
📅 April 2, 2026 |
⏰ 6–8 PM (EST)
📍 Carleton University Bookstore
Register: https://t.co/YLLkWSrABM

Zoom: https://t.co/BzBmSKaAKb

[IAS Carleton U @IAS_Carleton]

Join us today for the Institute of African Studies Professional Development Symposium.
Date: April 01 from 3–5 PM EST
📍 Dunton Tower 2017
or join via Zoom
🔗 https://t.co/32c4JpprAR

@CU_FASS , @NdukaOtiono

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Join the AIKRN Quarterly Webinar Series!

📢 Ubuntu Translanguaging: Valuing local languages in community-engaged digital storytelling to address environmental disaster risks.
🎤 Prof. Tsitsi Mpofu-Mketwa
🗓 Mar 30, 2026
⏰ 10 AM–12 PM EST💻 Zoom
Register: https://t.co/VPafNAZQmc

[IAS Carleton U @IAS_Carleton]

Join us for a Public Talk & Poetry Evening with Prof. Nimi Wariboko
📅 April 2, 2026 (6pm EST)
📍 Carleton University Bookstore
Book launch of Soap Bubble + readings from Songs of Childhood: Biafran War Memories.
Signed copies available!

Register:
https://t.co/YLLkWSrABM

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IAS invites you to a Brownbag Seminar: "A Priori Understandings of Presidential Term Limits: Beyond Dogma, Experimenting With Term Limits in Africa" by Dr. Kagiso “TK” Pooe
📅 March 25, 2026 | ⏰ 1:00–2:30 PM (EST)
📍 Zoom | 💲 Free
Register now: https://t.co/mTyOkjqyfo

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IAS invites you to the Umeme Flash Point Series:
Roundtable on Africa’s Future Amid Global Geopolitical Reset
🗓 Mar 18, 2026 | ⏰ 12:30 PM EST
📍 2017 Dunton Tower & Zoom

Register to participate:
👉 In-person: https://t.co/Zaeh0lPVFP
👉 Online: https://t.co/EC9JB6xh72

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📢 IAS presents:
Bullets, Batons & Silence: Analyzing the State Response to the 2024 End Bad Governance Protests in Nigeria
by Damilola Taiye Agbalajobi
🗓 Mar 11, 2026 | ⏰ 1:00–2:30 PM (EST)
📍 Zoom
🔗 Register: https://t.co/0xVNIioSri
📖 Read more: https://t.co/opJRnKRwmz

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IAS invites you to a Seminar on " Gender-Based Strategies & Indigenous Systems in Dairy Farming (Western Uganda)" by Dr. Judith I. Nagasha
🗓 Feb 25, 2026 | ⏰ 1:00–2:30 PM (EST) | 💻 Zoom | 💰 Free
🔗 Register now: https://t.co/FQXIxEbbvu
@jinagasha;@NdukaOtiono; @CU_FASS;

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Join us for a Public Lecture: Industrial Carbon Pricing in a Challenging Environment—The South African Experience
🗓️ Fri, Oct 31 | 🕒 3 PM
📍 Minto Centre 2000, Carleton University
Keynote: Andrew Gilder
Panel: Stewart Elgie & Nicholas Rivers
Details 👉 https://t.co/gpf4Ao6WbH

[IAS Carleton U @IAS_Carleton]

Join us for the 1st AIKRN Youth Forum Webinar!
Theme: Rooted Resilience: Indigenous Knowledge in Youth Innovation & Entrepreneurship
🗓️ Oct 6, 2025 | 🕚 11 AM–1 PM (EST) | 💻 Online via Zoom
🔗 Register: https://t.co/lyCex2iukf
#AIKRN #YouthInnovation #IndigenousKnowledge

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📢 Join us Sept 30, 10am–12pm (EST) for the AIKRN Quarterly Webinar:
🌍 Scaling Up: Indigenous Knowledge & Youth Entrepreneurship in Africa
🎤 Dr. Lauri Elliott & Dr. Nwakego Eyisi
👥 Chaired by Prof. Oloruntoba
🔗 Register: https://t.co/1ZamwVlAXs

[IAS Carleton U @IAS_Carleton]

🌍 Africa Indigenous Knowledge Research Network (AIKRN) Quarterly Webinar Series 🌍

Scaling Up: Indigenous Knowledge & Youth Entrepreneurship in Africa

📅 Sept 30, 2025 | 🕙 10AM–12PM EST
🎤 Dr. Lauri Elliott & Dr. Nwakego Eyisi
👨🏽‍🏫 Chair: Prof. Ojo Oloruntoba
🔗 Register now: https://t.co/xhRSILALAK

#AIKRN #Africa #YouthEntrepreneurship

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📢 Carleton PhD students!
Apply for the Carleton–University of Johanesburg–Makerere Doctoral Workshop in Kampala 🇺🇬 (Sept 20–27, 2025).
3 full scholarships available! Open to History, PoliSci, Socio & Anthro students.
🗓 Deadline: July 31
📩 [email protected]
🔗 Read more: https://t.co/oCO4HcfVee
#PhD #AfricaResearch

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Join the AIKRN Quarterly Webinar (in partnership with @MastercardFdn) on
"NGOs & the Promotion of Indigenous Knowledge in Africa"
🗓️ June 30, 2025 | 🕙 10 AM EST
🎙️ Nerisa Kamar, Patience Tusingwire and Dr. Oluwamunmi Bakare-Fatungase share insights.
🔗 Zoom: https://t.co/VXKNmulwxk

Learn how NGOs are preserving traditional knowledge in agriculture, health, language, and development. 🌱📚🗣️
#AIKRN #IndigenousKnowledge #Africa #NGOs #Webinar #CulturalHeritage

[IAS Carleton U @IAS_Carleton]

🎉 Join us for Africa Day 2025 – “Voices of the African Diaspora and the Africa We Want”
📅May 31 | 🕑 2–5:30 PM |
📍 Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre
355 Cooper Street Ottawa, ON K2P 0G6
🤝Engage with leaders, youth & innovators
🎟️Free event –
Register now: https://t.co/j8cKypu5Su
📄Program: https://t.co/LlDFEMenrO
#AfricaDay2025 #AfricaWeWant #DiasporaVoices #Agenda2063