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“Power Africa: Promises, Potentials, Pitfalls and Possible Alternatives” will be the first US conference to bring together a global community of scholars and practitioners to examine President Obama’s Power African Initiative (PAI). The President launched the PAI in the summer of 2013 with an injection of $6.5 billion dedicated to growing energy delivery capacity across the continent. Since that...

The Center for African Studies at the University of Illinois recently introduced a new blog that aims to raise awareness and collate resources surrounding the recent Ebola outbreak in W. Africa. To view the blog, click here. The "Ebola Response and Resources" website contains latest developments on the Ebola outbreak in the media, educational...

ACES at the University of Illinois has announced the release of a new website for the International Food Security at Illinois (IFSI) program. IFSI aims to "works to secure abundant food for everyone through food systems research and innovation". To view the website, click here. To apply to be an affiliate, please fill out...

ACE Undergraduate Soybean for Development Research Internships Time length:    Spring Semester + one summer session Goal:              To conduct research on an aspect of soybean economics Objectives: Complete a 20 page research paper Travel to an African study site to collect data Become familiar with...

The Center is proud to announce the election of our Associate Director, Dr. Maimouna Barro as the Vice- Chair of the Association of African Studies Programs (AASP). Delegates selected her at the organization’s annual meeting in Washington DC, March 29-April 1. The AASP, whose members include leaders of major African Studies programs and representatives from numerous other colleges and...