Africa Update

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. XXXIII, 2026 (Current Issues)

• Vol. XXXIII, Issue 2: Spring 2026 - The 23rd Annual Lecture on the Amistad, Central Connecticut State University “The Amistad and Connecticut: Resilience and Legacy”
• Vol. XXXIII, Issue 1: Winter 2026 - Ancient Egypt: A Tribute to Cheikh Anta Diop (1923-1986) and Christopher Ehret (1941- 2025)

Vol. XXXII, 2025

• Vol. XXXII, Issue 4: Fall 2025 - The Nigerian Ecosystem; Black Leadership; The British Museum Revisited
• Vol. XXXII, Issue 3: Summer 2025 - Netflix & Its African Films
• Vol. XXXII, Issue 2: Spring 2025 - Netflix & Its African Films; Archival Sources in Nigeria
• Vol. XXXII, Issue 1: Winter 2025 - Boko Haram; Nigerian Protest Movements; Ghana and the African Diaspora

Vol. XXXI, 2024

• Vol. XXXI, Issue 4: Fall 2024 - Gender, Nollywood & Africa
• Vol. XXXI, Issue 3: Summer 2024 - Drama, Performance and New Voices in Nigeria
• Vol. 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 Artifacts

Vol. XXX, 2023

• Vol. XXX. Issue 4: Fall 2023 - French - African Neo- Colonial Relations, and African Coups
• Vol. XXX, Issue 3: Summer 2023 - The July 2023 Coup in Niger; Reparations
• Vol. XXX, Issue 2: Spring 2023 - The 20th Annual Lecture on the Amistad, Central Connecticut State University
• Vol. XXX, Issue 1: Winter 2023 - The Elizabethan Imperial Era, Colonial Plunder, and the Demise of Queen Elizabeth II

Vol. XXIX, 2022

• Vol. XXIX, Issue 4: Fall 2022 - Funding African Universities, ASA 2023 & Conversations with Professor Abdul Bangura
• Vol. XXIX, Issue 3: Summer 2022 - Nigeria Security Crises; African Airlines
• Vol. XXIX, Issue 2: Spring 2022 - Pre-colonial Ibibioland, The African Origin of Civilization Exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum, New York; and Coping Strategies for Malaria
• Vol. XXIX, Issue 1: Winter 2022 - More on Ancient and Contemporary Sudan

Vol. XXVII, 2021

• Vol. XXVII, Issue 4: Fall 2021 - African Treasures - Sudan: Ancient and Contemporary
• Vol. XXVII, Issue 3: Summer 2021 - African Treasures - Kwame Opoku's Quest for Justice
• Vol. XXVII, Issue 2: Spring 2021 - The 18th Annual Lecture on the AMISTAD by Prof. Amadu Kaba of Seton Hall University
• Vol. XXVII, Issue 1: Winter 2021 - A Tribute to Yima Sen, Salihu Bappa, and Balarabe Musa: Nigerian Scholar Activists and Political Change Makers

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