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African Revolution and Reparative Justice in the 21st Century

WATJCentre Distinguished Personality Lecture Series Speaker: Prof. Horace G Campbell, Professor of African American Studies and Political Science, Syracuse University Moderator: Dr Senayon Olaoluwa, Head, Diaspora and Transnational Studies Unit, University of Ibadan  Date: July 6, 2023 Time: 3pm (GMT+1 )  Platform: Zoom Registration Link: https://binghamton.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYpceChqDgqGtT2ugdtgiMV8BkwCAvplhJs#/registration Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp7ALk36Kis

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Establishing and Managing National Mechanisms for Mass Atrocity Prevention

Book: Establishing and Managing National Mechanisms for Mass Atrocity Prevention Lead Researcher: Mr Frank Okyere, Head, Peace Support Operations Program, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Accra, Ghana Discussants: Dr Kwaku Danso, Deputy Dean of Academic Affairs, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Accra, Ghana Mr Ernest Lartey, Head Peace and Security Studies, Kofi Annan

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Technology and Nigeria’s 2023 Electoral Politics

Preamble Nigeria’s current electoral cycle drew global attention on February 25 as citizens of the continent’s most populous nation went to the polls with much enthusiasm in order to determine the fate of the country for the next four years; by electing the 5th president and members of the 10th National Assembly since the return

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Regina Ubanatu and the Forgotten Victims of the Biafra War

WATJCentre Distinguished Personality Lecture Series Speaker: Prof. Francoise Ugochukwu, Chevalier des Palmes Académiques Moderator: Prof. Egodi Uchendu, Professor of History, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria Date: April 6, 2023 Time: 3pm (GMT+1 )  Platform: Zoom Registration Link: https://binghamton.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEodOCppzIiGtQIgHLePt9pu1cGHb4jJ-eB Video Link: 

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Author Spotlight: The Great Upheaval: Women and Nation in Postwar Nigeria

Book: The Great Upheaval: Women and Nation in Postwar NigeriaPublisher: Ohio University Press, (Athens, OH:) 2021)byJudith A. Byfield Preamble Good morning. I would like to thank Philip Olayoku for the opportunity to share this book with you. I also have to thank Professors Lisa Lindsay and Babatunde Oduntan for taking the time from their busy

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Chinaza Asiegbu

Chinaza Asiegbu is a current first-year JD Candidate at Harvard Law School and a recent graduate from Harvard College. There, she studied History, African Studies, and French. She has been committed to making positive contributions to the African diaspora  in her academic, social, and community spheres. In undergrad, Chinaza was Treasurer of the Nigerian Students Association

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The Great Upheaval: Women and Nation in Postwar Nigeria

Book: The Great Upheaval: Women and Nation in Postwar Nigeria Author: Professor Judith A. Byfield, Professor of History, Cornell University, New York, USA Discussants: Professor Lisa Lindsay, Professor of History, University of North Carolina, Chapel-Hill, USA Professor Babatunde Oduntan, Associate Professor of History, Towson University, USA Video link:

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Is Chinese Investment in Mali’s Transport Sector influenced by Resource Interest?

by Paa Kwesi Wolseley Prah From the turn of the century, scholars have written much about China’s resource interest  and infrastructural investment in the transport sectors of individual African states labelled “resource-rich” or geostrategically relevant.  From a broader overview, China’s resource interest and in investment in railway/roads in Mali a  conflict/terrorism prone Sahel state largely

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