Africa

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Hassan awarded U-M anti-racism grant

Sep 10, 2024

Ford School assistant professor Yousif Hassan has been chosen for a University of Michigan research grant for his work that explores how AI innovations and data can center social justice and address racial and economic inequalities in African...

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Hassan named Anti-Racism Research & Community Impact Faculty Fellow

Aug 29, 2024

Ford School assistant professor Yousif Hassan is among six faculty members chosen for Anti-Racism Research & Community Impact Faculty Fellowships. The National Center for Institutional Diversity selected faculty from the University of Michigan’s Ann...

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Discourse: Fordies in the news, spring 2024

Apr 24, 2024

“The most likely explanation for our findings is that Black—and to a lesser extent Hispanic—families were more concerned about the health risks associated with in-person schooling than white families. This is consistent with the fact that nonwhite...

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Faculty news, fall 2023

Dec 12, 2023

Axelrod's adventures Robert Axelrod, William D. Hamilton Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, writes about the difficulties and rewards of interdisciplinary collaboration in his new autobiography, A Passion for Cooperation: Adventures...

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Confronting the “Coup Belt” in Africa

Dec 12, 2023

Susan D. Page and Kamissa Camara in discussion An alarming number of countries in Africa have been experiencing coups over the past few years—a total of nine coups in three years—in Sudan, Burkina Faso (twice), Chad, Guinea, Mali (twice), and...

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Ford School welcomes Yousif Hassan as faculty

Aug 21, 2023

Yousif Hassan will join the Ford School faculty as an assistant professor in January 2024. Hassan’s work examines the social, economic, and political implications of emerging technologies including artificial intelligence (AI) and data focusing on...

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Ambassador Page widely sought for Sudan insights

May 10, 2023

As two rival generals continue their deadly feud for control of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, fears are rising of of another major regional conflagration. Ambassador Susan D. Page, Ford School Professor of Practice in International Diplomacy, has...

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Susan D. Page: Peace elusive in Sudan, with intractable generals and real risks of worsening conflict

Apr 24, 2023

As foreigners flee the continued fighting in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, and the death toll rises, there are fears of full-blown civil war breaking out. At least 400 people have been killed and 3,500 injured since fighting broke out April 15,...

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Ciorciari on 5 global regions likely to make big news this year, and potential diplomatic implications

Jan 24, 2023

Over the past few years, deepening ideological and strategic divisions in many parts of the globe have suggested the arrival of a new Cold War. The coming year may reveal much about this new phase of world politics, with profound diplomatic...

In the Media

Page discusses Yellen's African tour

Jan 18, 2023 Africa News

Susan Page, Africa News: "I think the main objective [of the trip] will be to position themselves in relation to China, which is a shame because African countries want to be considered for what they are, not as a battleground between great...

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Allen investigates effect of overlap in school and farming calendars on children's education

Nov 30, 2022

In rural countries, families often have to choose between sending their children to school or keeping them home to help with farming—often having a detrimental impact on educational outcomes. In a new study featured in World Bank Blogs, PhD...

In the Media

Khumbah encourages business and industrial sector in Zimbabwe to embrace new opportunities

Sep 20, 2022 Pan African Visions

Nkem Khumbah, faculty associate for the Science, Technology and Public Policy program, recently delivered a keynote speech at the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) Annual Congress. In the speech, he outlined the steps he believed Zimbabwe's...

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COVID-19 survey work builds on U-M researcher's projects in Mozambique

Jul 9, 2020

In more than a decade of work on diverse projects in the African nation of Mozambique, University of Michigan researcher Dean Yang sees a common theme: The importance of social connections in attitudes and actions affecting lives and...

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Laying the foundation, Leah Ouellet (AB '13) and 17 Detroit teens build a Malawi school

Nov 27, 2015

As the plane hummed on the runway at Detroit Metro Airport, 17 anxious teenagers fidgeted in their seats, peering through the drawn window shades. “Are we in the air yet?” It was the third time Leah Ouellet (AB ‘13) had heard the same...

Microfinance study: Yang finds people may give more generously when they can choose what their dollars purchase

Mar 17, 2015

At a microfinance bank in Maputo, Mozambique, Dean Yang and colleagues engaged clients in a lab-in-the-field experiment with interesting implications for those who care about increasing the number and level of remittances, the financial...

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Dean Yang publishes findings from randomized study of microsavings’ impact on agriculture, poverty

Mar 5, 2015

“Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa employs two-thirds of the labor force and generates about one-third of GDP growth,” writes Dean Yang in the introduction to “Facilitating savings from agriculture: field experimental evidence from Malawi,” a...

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Something worth fighting for: The future of an arms trade treaty

Dec 18, 2012

In July 2012, an eleventh hour phone call with instructions from the White House abruptly stalled passage of an all-but-complete 193-nation Arms Trade Treaty at the United Nations. Susan Waltz, professor of public policy, believes that was a...

Fingerprints for finance: Improving micro lending in Africa

Oct 9, 2012

This story, by Bill Foreman, originally appeared on the U-M Global Gateway. Some called it "witchcraft." Others just watched in awe as their scanned fingerprints were used to pull up their records on a computer.They were paprika farmers in Malawi...

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Internship puts Ford School student in the right place at the right time

Jan 7, 2009

As a second-year MPP student at the Ford School, John Schurrer expected to be knee-deep in data when his summer internship with Santa Barbara, California-based nonprofit Direct Relief International (DRI) began in early May. Less than three weeks...

Africa's Strategic Role in Charting a New Economic and Policy Path

Mar 26, 2024, 1:00-2:30 pm EDT

Betty Ford Classroom (Room 1110)

Former United Nations Under-Secretary General and the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), will join us to discuss the intricate relationship between health equity and economic resilience in Africa. Dr. Songwe's insights will highlight Africa's role in global power dynamics and strategies for asserting its agency amid evolving economic landscapes.

Book Talks @ The Ford School

Brick by Brick: Building Hope and Opportunity for Women Survivors Everywhere

Nov 9, 2020, 12:00-1:00 pm EST

Join us for a conversation with Ambassador Susan D. Page and author Karen Sherman to discuss her book, Brick by Brick: Building Hope and Opportunity for Women Survivors Everywhere.

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Susan Page

The African continent is often presented by the media (and many others) as a land of war, famine, disease, corruption, and...

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Susan Page

The African continent is often presented by the media (and many others) as a land of war, famine, disease, corruption, and...

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PubPol 750.008: Topics: Africa in Context: Diplomacy, Democracy and Development

Susan Page

The African continent is often presented by the media (and many others) as a land of war, famine, disease, corruption, and...

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Africa

Hassan awarded U-M anti-racism grant

Hassan named Anti-Racism Research & Community Impact Faculty Fellow

Discourse: Fordies in the news, spring 2024

Faculty news, fall 2023

Confronting the “Coup Belt” in Africa

Ford School welcomes Yousif Hassan as faculty

Ambassador Page widely sought for Sudan insights

Susan D. Page: Peace elusive in Sudan, with intractable generals and real risks of worsening conflict

Ciorciari on 5 global regions likely to make big news this year, and potential diplomatic implications

Page discusses Yellen's African tour

Allen investigates effect of overlap in school and farming calendars on children's education

Khumbah encourages business and industrial sector in Zimbabwe to embrace new opportunities

COVID-19 survey work builds on U-M researcher's projects in Mozambique

Laying the foundation, Leah Ouellet (AB '13) and 17 Detroit teens build a Malawi school

Microfinance study: Yang finds people may give more generously when they can choose what their dollars purchase

Dean Yang publishes findings from randomized study of microsavings’ impact on agriculture, poverty

Something worth fighting for: The future of an arms trade treaty

Fingerprints for finance: Improving micro lending in Africa

Internship puts Ford School student in the right place at the right time

Africa's Strategic Role in Charting a New Economic and Policy Path

Brick by Brick: Building Hope and Opportunity for Women Survivors Everywhere

PubPol 750.013 Topics: Africa In Context: Diplomacy, Democracy, and Development

PubPol 750.013: Topics: Africa in Context: Diplomacy, Democracy and Development

PubPol 475.013: Topics: Africa in Context: Diplomacy, Democracy and Development

PubPol 750.008: Topics: Africa in Context: Diplomacy, Democracy and Development

PubPol 750.006: Topics: Africa in Context: Diplomacy, Democracy and Development

Fintech in the Africa Context panel

Carl Simon: Ebola and the power of quarantine

Dean Yang: Fingerprinting helps lenders in Africa

Yazier Henry: The cost of forgiveness