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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. 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