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Professor Akwasi B. Assensoh is 80!

Toyin Falola With an unreserved enthusiasm and with profound respect ...
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Africana Studies Under Siege: A Meditation on Knowledge, Power, and the Burden of the Future

Toyin Falola I am full of gratitude to the Africana ...
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Dr. Osmund Agbo: Honoring a Great Mind With The Thabo Mbeki Award for Scholarship and Service

Toyin Falola When the announcement of an extraordinary award was ...
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Dr. Chido Onumah at 60

Toyin Falola He writes as if ink were conscience,as if ...
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African Waterways: Dignity and Reverence

Toyin Falola One takeaway from the ongoing conference on African ...
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Do Not Take Us, Keepers of the Deep

Toyin Falola O Mothers of the River, Osun, Yemoja, Oya, ...
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Flowing Together: African Rivers and Continental Connectivity

Toyin Falola I am grateful to Colloque Point Sud, IFAN, ...
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Sharpeville, 1960: The Echo That Refused Silence, Part 2

Toyin Falola They said the morning was ordinary—sun climbing gently ...
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The 25th Annual Africa Conference

Toyin Falola The forthcoming 25th Annual Africa Conference at the ...
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Thebe Ikalafeng becomes Chancellor of Sol Plaatje University

Toyin Falola On January 16th, 2026, Africa's foremost brand strategist, ...
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Chalk, Book, and Brilliance: A Tribute To Professor Julius O. Adekunle

Toyin Falola Dr. Julius O. Adekunle has retired as a ...
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Kofi Anyidoho: See What They’ve Done To Our Sunrise

Toyin Falola Poetry, for centuries, has served as a repository ...
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TF Interviews – Research, Innovation, and Development in Africa

Toyin Falola It is a pleasure to have hosted the ...
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Africa Between Giants: U.S.– China Rivalry

Toyin Falola The 2026 Africa Forum at the University of ...
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TF Interviews – A Panel Discussion on Nigeria: Insecurity Problems, Part 1

Toyin Falola Addressing Insecurity in Nigeria The problem of insecurity ...
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Between Creative Essence and Creative Expression: The Journey of Toyin Falola: Cultures of Creativity and the Polymathic Intelligence, Part 4

Oluwatoyin Vincent AdepojuCompcrosComparative Cognitive Processes and Systems Circles of Being ...
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Biodun Jeyifo: The Giant Who Shaped How We Understand African Literature

Toyin Falola I read the news early morning of February ...
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Pre TF Interviews – A Panel Discussion on the Use of Drugs in Africa

Toyin Falola Drug Use in Nigeria Drug use in Nigeria ...
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Pre TF Interviews – A Panel Discussion on Nigeria in 2026: Citizenship And Policy Prescriptions

Toyin Falola A Panel Discussion on Nigeria in 2026 (This ...
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