Global Dialogue: An International Affairs Reviews Published by The Institute for Global Dialogue Associated with UNISA
One of the major series of events in South Africa in 2018 was the commemoration of the centennial of Nelson Mandela’s birth. At the peak of the event, former US president Barack Obama delivered the sixteenth annual Nelson Mandela lecture
African Digital Diplomacy in the era of COVID-19:Virtual Introduction to Digital Diplomacy Seminars
The concept and practice of digital diplomacy, also referred to as virtual diplomacy, e-diplomacy, mobile diplomacy, cyber diplomacy, and networked diplomacy, was already becoming standard practice before the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic. The measures implemented globally to contain the
Strengthening Linkages Between the African Diaspora in the US to Benefit Africa’s Development
By Michael Sudarkasa, CEO, Africa Business GroupAugust 2021America and Africa have a 500-year-plus long history of engagement. The US Library of Congress notes that as early as the 1500s, Africans were involved in the Age of Exploration and traveled widely.
Introducing the Africa-US-Forum Blog
Bob WekesaIn Africa, the United States of America is a well-known country – rights! Most Americas can point out the location of Africa on the world map – right! Well, not quite! Ask any average African what the name Wyoming
Breaking the ice: First Africa-US Public Diplomacy Conference
March 10, 2018Co-hosted by Wits African Centre for the Study of the USA (ACSUS) and Centre on Public Diplomacy (CPD), University of Southern California (USC)Report of Part I of the ProceedingsGloria Ooko and Bob WekesaAppreciation to Bongiwe Tutu for video
African Digital Diplomacy in the era of COVID-19
Report of a Seminar for African Diplomats held 24 June to 12 August 2020 Compiled and Edited by Dr Bob Wekesa, African Centre for the Study of the United States and Mr Sean Pike, Department of International Relations and Cooperation Published by
Old and new African diaspora networks: intersections, distinctions and strategies
Conference concept note20 – 21 May 2020IntroductionAnimated discussions, vibrant debates and strategic policies around diaspora and migrations are as wide-ranging as they are historical and contested. This reflects heterogeneity in concept and practice attendant to past migrations and underlined by
African Centre for the Study of the United States (ACSUS) postgraduate program curriculum development at the University of the Witwatersrand
Extensive work has been done since the formation of ACSUS in establishing the viability of an American Studies program at the University of the Witwatersrand, and now, the ongoing development of the program, the first of its kind on the
Black history month and African American female pioneers before and during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
BY Amukelani Charmaine MatsileleThe establishment of Black History Month occurred after the thirteenth amendment enforced the abolishment of slavery. Black History Month recognizes the central role of African Americans in the history of the U.S. The month is dedicated to
Black History Month: A tribute to the intersections between African American and Africana political thought
Black History Month (BHM), celebrated in February each year, has become a recognised phenomenon in many parts of the world, and Africa is no exception.With its origins in Negro History Week, which was established by historian, author and journalist Carter