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Africa Update is the quarterly newsletter of the African Studies Program at Central Connecticut State University.Africa Update is available on-line. Use the links below to access the most current issue.Vol. XXXII, 2025 (Current Issues)Vol. XXXII, Issue 4: Fall 2025 - The Nigerian Ecosystem; Black Leadership; The British Museum RevisitedVol. XXXII, Issue 3: Summer 2025 - Netflix & Its African FilmsVol. XXXII, Issue 2: Spring 2025 - Netflix & Its African Films; Archival Sources in NigeriaVol. XXXII, Issue 1: Winter 2025 - Boko Haram; Nigerian Protest Movements; Ghana and the African DiasporaVol. XXXI, 2024Vol. XXXI, Issue 4: Fall 2024 - Gender, Nollywood & AfricaVol. XXXI, Issue 3: Summer 2024 - Drama, Performance and New Voices in NigeriaVol. XXXI, Issue 2: Spring 2024 - Foreign Gods, Environmentalism and “Linguistic potpourrism”Vol. XXXI, Issue 1: Winter 2024 - Classical African Textiles; South Africa and the International Court of Justice; Asante Gold ArtifactsVol. XXX, 2023Vol. XXX. Issue 4: Fall 2023 - French - African Neo- Colonial Relations, and African CoupsVol. XXX, Issue 3: Summer 2023 - The July 2023 Coup in Niger; ReparationsVol. XXX, Issue 2: Spring 2023 - The 20th Annual Lecture on the Amistad, Central Connecticut State UniversityVol. XXX, Issue 1: Winter 2023 - The Elizabethan Imperial Era, Colonial Plunder, and the Demise of Queen Elizabeth IIVol. XXIX, 2022Vol. XXIX, Issue 4: Fall 2022 - Funding African Universities, ASA 2023 & Conversations with Professor Abdul BanguraVol. XXIX, Issue 3: Summer 2022 - Nigeria Security Crises; African AirlinesVol. XXIX, Issue 2: Spring 2022 - Pre-colonial Ibibioland, The African Origin of Civilization Exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum, New York; and Coping Strategies for MalariaVol. XXIX, Issue 1: Winter 2022 - More on Ancient and Contemporary SudanVol. XXVII, 2021Vol. XXVII, Issue 4: Fall 2021 - African Treasures - Sudan: Ancient and ContemporaryVol. XXVII, Issue 3: Summer 2021 - African Treasures - Kwame Opoku's Quest for JusticeVol. XXVII, Issue 2: Spring 2021 - The 18th Annual Lecture on the AMISTAD by Prof. Amadu Kaba of Seton Hall UniversityVol. XXVII, Issue 1: Winter 2021 - A Tribute to Yima Sen, Salihu Bappa, and Balarabe Musa: Nigerian Scholar Activists and Political Change MakersView Past Issues