Africa

Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships

The application process for the 2017 Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships Programme is now open. Through this annual fellowship programme, we seek to deepen and broaden our growing network which continues to contribute its skills and learning to a better Africa. The Fellowships offer the opportunity to work in the executive offices of either the African Development […]

Tags: #Africa #Fellowship #Governance #Leadership #Mo Ibrahim Foundation

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World Bank: Africa Fellowship Program

The Africa Region of the World Bank Group (WBG) is relaunching its fellowship program for Ph.D. students who are Sub-Saharan nationals. The program will increase the diverse workforce that is a priority for the Bank and its clients. Started in 2013 by World Bank Africa Vice President Makhtar Diop, the World Bank Group Africa Fellowship […]

Tags: #Africa #Fellowship #International development #World Bank

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African Writing Award

It can be difficult for writers, before they become established, to write while simultaneously earning a living. To help meet this need the MMF awards annually a small number of Morland Writing Scholarships, with the aim being to allow each Scholar the time to produce the first draft of a completed book. The Scholarships are […]

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Post-doc: Governance, Transportation & Change

We require two Postdoctoral Research Fellows for the European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant led by Professor Paul Nugent entitled African Governance and Space: Transport Corridors, Border Towns and Port Cities in Transition (AFRIGOS).  You will investigate the process of ‘respacing’ Africa, a political drive towards regional and continental integration, on the one hand, and […]

Tags: #Africa #Governance #Infrastructure #Politics #Transportation

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PhD Studentship: African Climate Science

The Peter Carpenter African Climate Scholarship The University of Sussex invites applications for two fully funded PhD scholarships for research into African climate science. The Peter Carpenter African Climate Scholarship is open to citizens of African countries only. The start date is September 2016 or January 2017. The scholarship covers 100% of tuition fees and […]

Tags: #Africa #Climate change #Climate Science #Geography #PhD Studentship

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Doctoral Studentship: Africa-China Relations

Deadline for receipt of applications: 21 June 2016. This full-time, fixed-term position is available for 4 years, from September 2016 to August 2019. The scholarship is attached to the European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant entitled African Governance and Space: Transport Corridors, Border Towns and Port Cities in Transition (AFRIGOS) that runs for 5 years […]

Tags: #Africa #China #Infrastructure #Transportation

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Foreign Intervention in Africa – The Colonial Legacy

Foreign Intervention in Africa – The Colonial Legacy

Elizabeth Schmidt is a professor of history at Loyola University. The following thought provoking quotes are taken from her 2013 book “Foreign Intervention in Africa: From the Cold War to the War on Terror.” The context: “For many outsiders, the word Africa conjures up images of a continent in crisis, riddled with war and corruption, […]

Tags: #Africa #Assassination #Colonial legacy #Colonialism #Foreign Intervention

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