In response to the crisis in Nigeria, Professor Nduka Otiono of �Ӱ�ԭ�� University’s Institute of African Studies has convened a special virtual roundtable under the Institute’s Umeme: African Flashpoint Series. Umeme is Kiswahili word for lightning, the perilous bolt of electricity flashing across the sky which demands attention and reactions.

Invited speakers for the Zoom roundtable scheduled to take place on Tuesday October 27th (12 noon Eastern Time/ 5pm West African Time) include:

1. Prof. Obijiofor Aginam, Principal Visiting Fellow at UN University’s International Institute for Global Health in Kuala Lumpur and Adjunct Research Professor of Law and Legal Studies at �Ӱ�ԭ�� University.
2. Prof. Bonny Ibhawoh, Professor and Senator William McMaster Chair in Global Human Rights at McMaster University.
3. Ms. Yejide Kilanko, Bestselling author of Daughters Who Walk This Path and therapist in children’s mental health.
4. Comrade Abdul Mahmud, Human rights activist and President, Public Interest Lawyers League (PILL)
5. �ʰ����Գ��������Hamman-Obels, Election and Governance expert, Initiative for Research, Innovation and Advocacy in Development, (IRIAD), The Electoral Hub, and formerly of the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), University of Oxford.
6. Hon. Abdul Oroh, Principal Counsel, Abdul Oroh & Co. Legal Practice, Member of the Governing Council of University of Calabar, former Executive Director of Civil Liberties Organization (CLO), and former Member of the House of Representatives.

Moderator
Professor Nduka Otiono, Institute of African Studies, �Ӱ�ԭ�� University

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Date: Friday, 16 October 2020
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Professor Otiono’s talk titled ‘(In)visible minorities and the post Floyd race for equity and social justice in the Ivory Tower’ is part of the broader theme: Race and trans-Atlantic experiences of the Ivory Tower.

All  events will be virtual (conducted over Microsoft Teams)

See event schedule and more information

This latest issue of Nokoko continues its strength of providing an academic space for seasoned and new scholars, practitioners and cultural producers, providing new insights while pushing new boundaries on multiple areas of interest and concern within African Studies.

Nokoko is an open-access journal promoting dialogue, discourse and debate on PanAfricanism, Africa, and Africana. Nokoko brings forward the foundational work of Professor Daniel Osabu-Kle and his colleagues when they started the Journal of PanAfrican Wisdom in 2005. ‘Nokoko’ is a Ga word that means something that is new, novel, surprising and interesting. The journal offers a venue for scholarship to challenge enduring simplified views of Africa and the African diaspora, by providing other perspectives and insights that may be surprising, interesting, and refreshing.

Combining spaces for academic and community reflection, Nokoko creates an opportunity for discussion of research that reflects on the complicated nature of pan African issues. It provides a forum for the publication of work from a cross disciplinary perspective that reflects scholarly endeavour, policy discussions, practitioners’ reflections, and social activists’ thinking concerning the continent and beyond.

Hosted by the Institute of African Studies at �Ӱ�ԭ�� University (in Ottawa, Canada), Nokoko provides a space for emerging and established scholars to publish their work on Africa and the African diaspora.

The latest volume can be viewed here Nokoko Volume 8. while previous issues can be accessed using this link – 

Photos by Chris Roussakis

Congratulations Kenneth & Kennedy on your graduation!
A lot of people were doing double takes during �Ӱ�ԭ�� University’s June Convocation. Several sets of twins crossed the stage to receive their diplomas at this year’s ceremonies from June 10 through 14. We caught up with three of them. What’s it like to go to university with your twin?

We are super proud of both Kennedy Aliu (Sociology and Minor in African Studies with Distinction) and Kenneth Aliu (African Studies and Law and Concentration in Transnational and Human Rights with Distinction) as they graduate in style!

Nokoko is an open-access journal promoting dialogue, discourse and debate on PanAfricanism, Africa, and Africana. Nokoko brings forward the foundational work of
Professor Daniel Osabu-Kle and his colleagues when they started the Journal of PanAfrican Wisdom in 2005. ‘Nokoko’ is a Ga word that means something that is new,
novel, surprising and interesting. The journal offers a venue for scholarship to challenge enduring simplified views of Africa and the African diaspora, by providing other perspectives and insights that may be surprising, interesting, and refreshing.

Combining spaces for academic and community reflection, Nokoko creates an opportunity for discussion of research that reflects on the complicated nature of pan African issues. It provides a forum for the publication of work from a cross disciplinary perspective that reflects scholarly endeavour, policy discussions, practitioners’
reflections, and social activists’ thinking concerning the continent and beyond.

Hosted by the Institute of African Studies at �Ӱ�ԭ�� University (in Ottawa, Canada), Nokoko provides a space for emerging and established scholars to publish their work on Africa and the African diaspora.

The latest volume can be viewed here Nokoko Volume 7. while previous issues can be accessed using this link –