Africa Oxford Initiative

The Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx) is a cross-university platform for all things Africa in Oxford. The overarching vision of AfOx is to make Africa a strategic priority for the University of Oxford, while also building equitable research collaborations between researchers and academics from African institutions and the University of Oxford.

Throughout the year AfOx hosts several events and workshops about Africa-focussed research with speakers from diverse and varied academic disciplines. The AfOx podcast series has been introduced for the global AfOx community to be able to tune into our events.

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Episode	Description	People	Date
The political life of an Epidemic: Cholera, Crisis and Citizenship	Simukai Chigudu launches his book, 'The political life of an Epidemic: Cholera, Crisis and Citizenship'. He explains the cholera epidemic, the response to it in Zimbabwe and from the world and life after the epidemic, remembering the epidemic	Simukai Chigudu	24 February, 2020
Why is contemporary Africa poor: insights from archaeology and deep history	Professor Shadreck Chirikure, University of Cape Town, gives a talk for on using archaeology to learn about present day Africa.	Shadreck Chirikure	11 February, 2020
A Forum for Reason: Reflections on the Role of South Africa’s Constitutional Court	Prof Kate O'Regan, Director, Bonavero Institute of Human Rights and a former judge of the South African Constitutional Court, gives a talk for the Africa Oxford Initiative.	Kate O'Regan	10 February, 2020
The Future of UK-Africa Research Partnerships Development Research and Beyond	Gill Wells is the Head of Research Services European and International Team and Strategic Lead on GCRF at the University of Oxford.	Gill Wells	13 December, 2019
Communicating the Diagnosis of Life Threatening Conditions to Children	Professor Alan Stein, Head of Section, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Oxford delivered this talk at an AfOx insaka.	Alan Stein	13 December, 2019
Africa Works: Reflections on Failures and Successes in Healthcare Innovation	Jake McKnight talks about the failures and successes of projects he’s studied or been involved in, reflecting on the idea that ‘Africa Works’, and as researchers and implementors, it’s up to us to fit local cultures rather to try to ‘fix’ them.	Jake McKnight	8 November, 2019
Gbagba and Jaadeh! as Anti-Corruption Revolutions from 'Below'	Corruption is often bandied about in adult circles as the misuse of public influence for private gain. But, what if children could articulate how corruption is enmeshed in everyday human interactions?	Robtel Neajai Pailey	8 November, 2019
Fighting against Poverty in the African Great Lakes Region: a question of Power and Resistance	AfOx Visiting Fellow, Dr Aymar Bisoka from the Catholic University of Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo delivered this seminar co-hosted by AfOx and the African House at Christ Church College.	Aymar Bisoka	23 September, 2019
Social ecology of cocoa farming in Ghana	AfOx Visiting Fellow, Dr Rebecca Asare from the Nature Conservation Research Centre delivered this seminar co-hosted by AfOx and the African House at Christ Church College.	Rebecca Asare	20 September, 2019
Gender and water access- leveraging on social capital for inclusive access	AfOx Visiting Fellow Professor Salome Bukachi, University of Nairobi delivered this seminar co-hosted by AfOx and the African House at Christ Church College.	Salome Bukachi	20 September, 2019
Medical advice and negotiations of medical authority in Nigerian HIV consultations	AfOx Visiting Fellow, Dr Eniola Boluwaduro delivered this talk at All Souls College. Using the methodology of conservation analysis, Eniola examined the way in which doctors negotiate medical authority with patients during HIV consultations in Nigeria.	Eniola Boluwaduro	16 August, 2019
Driving Africa's prosperity through sustainable and innovative practices	Guest lecture by the 6th President of Mauritius- Prof Ameenah Gurib-Fakim.	Ameenah Gurib-Fakim	4 June, 2019
Is Africa a Dissimilar System? Oxford Africa Society 2019 Annual Lecture Discussion	The discussion after the lecture, with an international guest panel on decolonising education and reimagining the higher education space in Africa and the Diaspora.	Running Grass, Sizwe Mkwanazi, Shaeera Kalla, Nompendulo Mkatshwa.	17 May, 2019
Is Africa a Dissimilar System? Oxford Africa Society 2019 Annual Lecture	The Oxford Africa Society will host an annual lecture delivered by the Director of the University of Oxford’s African Studies Centre and Rhodes Professor of Race Relations, Wale Adebanwi.	Wale Adebanwi	17 May, 2019
Decolonising African museums: the Africa perspective	The debate on decolonising museums has been very lively across the gardens, libraries and museums in Oxford over the last few months.	Fredrick Manthi	15 April, 2019
Bolder Action for health in Africa	This talk was delivered by Dr Tolullah Oni, Clinical Senior Research Associate, University of Cambridge.	Tolullah Oni	15 March, 2019
Is energy bad for Africa?	This talk was delivered by Prof Malcolm McCulloch, Co-Director, Oxford Martin Programme on Integrating Renewable Energy. Many utility companies are setting up large scale energy projects in African countries.	Malcolm McCulloch	15 March, 2019
Digital Democracy, Analogue Politics: How the digital era is transforming Kenya	Writer and political activist Nanjala Nyabola delivers our first insaka of 2019. In this podcast, Nanjala explores shifts in power, popular action and social capacity in the digital age.	Nanjala Nyabola	6 February, 2019

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