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05/20/24

MUYU collaboration improving health education on two continents

During the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors encountered enormous challenges, including a shortage of clinicians to treat the volume of sick patients and a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other supplies.  Facing these problems in New Haven, Tracy Rabin, MD, ...
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05/01/24

Visiting scholars bring new perspectives on African arts and humanities

This year, two visiting scholars have brought novel perspectives on African history, art, and literature to Yale audiences. Their work augments several developments related to African art at Yale during the 2023-2024 academic year, such as the African Art in Motion conference ...
04/28/24

Yale Africa Startup Review Hosts Annual Conference

On April 27, the Yale Africa Startup Review, a student organization promoting discussion about and involvement in the African startup landscape, held its annual conference at the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale and published its #YASR30 List, a list of 30 early-sta...
03/15/24

President Peter Salovey's trip to Africa marks a decade of increased engagement

In a trip to Côte d’Ivoire and Rwanda — his third visit to Africa as the university’s leader — President Peter Salovey is reinforcing Yale’s commitment to global collaboration and educational partnerships. For full details of the visit, read...
03/10/24

IPCH fellowship supports preservation of cultural heritage in Africa

The Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage (IPCH) is helping cultural institutions protect and share stories of the continent’s diverse civilizations. With its inaugural cohort of the Yale Directors Forum — a first-of-its-kind fellowship program for gl...
Yale delegation at the Musée des Civilizations de Côte d'Ivoire
12/03/23

Yale delegation visits Ghana, Nigeria, and Cote d'Ivoire to deepen collaborations

A Yale delegation led by Yale School of Art dean Kymberly Pinder and professor Cajetan Iheka, who chairs the Yale MacMillan Center’s Council on African Studies (CAS), recently concluded visits to Nigeria, Ghana, and Cote d'Ivoire. Emphasizing the importance of strate...
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan
11/29/23

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan delivers talk on democracy and development in Africa

On Wednesday, November 29, 2023, former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan delivered a talk entitled "Democracy: Hope and Window to Africa's Future" to an audience of Yale students, faculty, and community members in Luce Hall. Jonathan currently serves as the c...
09/27/23

September 2023 edition of ‘Focus on Africa’ newsletter

The Office of International Affairs has released the September 2023 edition of the Focus on Africa newsletter. This edition features original stories about the Yale Young African Scholars program conducted in summer of this year, an interview with Omobalaji Olarinmoye, Librari...
YYAS students standing in a formation depicting the outline of Africa
09/26/23

Yale Young African Scholars program returns to in-person sessions

Over the summer, secondary school students from across Africa engaged in the Yale Young African Scholars academic enrichment program. With the successful relaunch of the residential program, after having entirely online programming since the beginning of the pandemic, 48 stude...
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09/19/23

Interdisciplinary inquiry highlights African voices

Omobalaji Olarinmoye, a scholar of politics, international development, religious studies, and peacebuilding, recently assumed the position of Librarian of African Studies at the Sterling Memorial Library. In an interview with the Office of International Affairs, Olarinmoye sh...

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