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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: carleton-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

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: carleton.ca/africanstudies…

The BEKH is launching a national #research panel of #BlackEntrepreneurs to understand how access to capital, networks, and markets affects growth. Register on BEEM: thebeem.ca/index.html Learn more: bekh.org/newsletter

1/2 Le CSEN lance un panel national de #recherche sur les #entrepreneursNoirs afin de mieux comprendre comment l’accès au financement, aux réseaux et aux marchés influence la croissance des entreprises. Inscrivez-vous sur la CEEN : thebeem.ca/index.html

A single study shows us where businesses are at one moment. A #research panel shows us how they grow and change over time. Better coordination starts with better information. Read more: bekh.org/newsletter

Une étude montre où en sont les entreprises à un moment précis. Un #panelderecherche permet de comprendre comment elles évoluent et se développent au fil du temps. Une meilleure coordination commence par une meilleure information. En savoir plus : bekh.org/infolettre

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: carleton-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Happy World Poetry Day! All Afro-Canadian poets and Black poets living in contiguous locations, such as the United States, are called to participate! More details in the link below, olongoafrica.com/call-for-poetr…

Useful toolkit from our publisher on research integrity, including publication ethics and responsible use of AI.

The latest issue of @CJAS_RCEA is out now! Featuring cutting-edge research on religion, literature, security, media & communication in different African contexts. Explore new perspectives & critical insights shaping the field today. You can read it here: tandfonline.com/toc/rcas20/cur…

Le dernier numéro de la @CJAS_RCEA est désormais disponible! Il présente des recherches de pointe sur la religion, la littérature, la sécurité, les médias et la communication dans divers contextes africains. Découvrez les articles ici: tandfonline.com/toc/rcas20/cur…

Dear followers, I’m happy to share this new academic paper on how even capable AI can lead to deterioration of collective knowledge in society

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: eventbrite.ca/e/roundtable-o… 👉 Online: carleton-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT: @minlayla77 to join the high-level panel at “Atrocity Prevention at a Crossroads: #Sudan and Beyond.” Nisrin is an Assistant Professor for African Studies/Anthropology at the University of Toronto. Join us at @MasseyCollege in Toronto, Canada on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 from 3:30 to 7:30 PM. RSVP: eventbrite.ca/e/atrocity-pre…

Across Canada, Black women entrepreneurs are highly educated, growth-oriented, and creating lasting impact. Today we recognize their leadership because when Black women thrive, entire ecosystems grow stronger.#IWD2026