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Programs

Read more about Film at The Africa Center presents You Will Die at Twenty event starting on Wednesday, October, 2nd, 2024

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Read more about Swahili at The Africa Center event starting on Wednesday, October, 9th, 2024

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Read more about The Lions Den - Iris Mwanza in Conversation with Namwali Serpell event starting on Thursday, October, 3rd, 2024

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Perspectives on Africa

Read more about Policy Positions #8: Africa, the Champion of the Common Heritage of Humankind published on August 12, 2024

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A “new” global ocean agreement can change not only the fate of international environmental efforts, but also…

Read more about Policy Positions #7: Kenya's Finance Bill Protests published on July 31, 2024

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A Lesson in Debt, Democracy and Dependency By Naila Aroni Despite decades adhering to International Monetary Fund (IM…

News

See more news about Fall at The Africa Center published on September 16, 2024

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See more news about Afreximbank and The Africa Center in New York Announce the Launch of the Afreximbank Africa Diaspora Center During the 2024 Future Africa Forum published on September 5, 2024

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See more news about The Africa Center announces Asmaa Jama and Gouled Ahmed: Except this time nothing returns from the ashes published on May 28, 2024

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