GLOBAL AFRICA FOUNDATION

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                                                                                 The Global Africa Foundation sponsors programs and 

                                                                                 activities in Africa. Preference is given to the investigation

                                                                                  of African Science and Indigenous Knowledge Systems.

                                                                                 We encourage research that  explores the  interconnections  between 

                                                                                 indigenous and endogenous  science and  anticipate that  a more holistic 

                                                                                 interpretation of Africa's past  and present  would result from such activity. 

                                                  

                                                                                                

 

 Recent  Small Grant Recipients

 

Samuel Gwimbe samuelgwimbe@yahoo.com Towards a comparative survey of terraces in Yil Ngas   and Gwoza, Nigeria
Moses  Ziri moseszira@yahoo.com Traditional  chemical processes with reference to Nigerian textiles
Kayode   Animasaun adekay3_ani@yahoo.co.uk Nigerian Film
African American Parents Forum, New Britain

 

To give supplementary grants  towards the above  projects 

please contact the recipients directly at  the email  addresses  indicated.

 

 

. PARTICIPANTS AT THE   

 CONFERENCE ON AFRICAN SCIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS 

 NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI,  NIGERIA;

 

 

  ABSTRACTS FROM THE CONFERENCE ON AFRICAN SCIENCE 

AND KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS, OCTOBER 2006, 

 NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI, NIGERIA.

 

 

 

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     GENERAL INFORMATION   FOR  ANNUAL CONFERENCES HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY

    a. Accommodation

    There is a  wide range of accommodation available in  Keffi.  Because of the proximity of  Keffi to Abuja ,

      participants may   also commute to Keffi from Abuja. Those interested in lodging in Abuja or  Keffi should book in  advance. 

    The cost of hotel  accomodation  is US$50 and above.

     
    b. Travel

    The link to Keffi is Abuja International Airport ( Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport ). International flights come into Abuja regularly.

    Abuja can also be reached from  Murtala  Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. There are many local flights from

      Lagos to Abuja.  For the higher registration fee of $160.00 participants will be transported from the airport , to their hotel in

     Abuja or Keffi  and  the conference venue in Keffi.

    Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport is serviced by Lufthansa, British Airways, Virgin and KLM.

    Flights are cheaper when bookings are made well in advance. 

    c. Visas

    All non-Nigerian passport holders require a visa to enter Nigeria . We recommend that you apply for visa 

    not less than 3 months prior to your traveling date. The Department  will send invitation letters to facilitate visa applications.

    d. Conference Location and Venue

    Nasarawa State University Keffi, is the conference location and venue. It is a new University

     established by Nasarawa State. Keffi is one of the historic cities in the State and in

     northern Nigeria . In fact, it was from Keffi that the resistance to colonial rule started. 

    This conference will be the second conference. The first one was organized in June 2004. It attracted

     participants from  other African countries, North America and Western Europe.

    e. Dress and Climate

    October is the tail end of  the rainy season and the beginning of  the dry season. Participants are advised to bring 

    with them light wear for the period.

    f. Tours to Historic Sites

    We have arranged to visit some historic places in Abuja and Jos after the conference  for those who are

     interested. The tour of Abuja is a day visit and will cost US$100.  The tour to Jos, inclusive of 

     accommodation for a night, will cost  US$200.

    g.  Conference Registration Fee

        The  registration fee  for participants from outside of Africa is  $100. U.S. or  $160. U.S. 

       The higher rate includes transport  from  Nnamdi  Azikiwe Airport, Abuja,  as well as  transport

         to and from  the participant's hotel in Abuja or Keffi -  on  arrival and on the day of departure. 

         The registration fee for participants within Africa is 5,000 naira.

    h.   Organizing Committee

          Dr. Olayemi Akinwumi,

          Professor of History  and  Dean ,

          Faculty of Arts, 

          Nasarawa University,

          Keffi, Nigeria.

          Phone: ++234-8035041607

          E-mail: conferenceoctober@yahoo.com

     

          Adoyi Onoja

          Department of History, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria

          Phone: ++234-8045183052

          E-mail: conferenceoctober@yahoo.com

     

     

     

     

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  • For Enquiries  on  Annual Conferences,  Contact Professor Olayemi Akinwumi
    Chairman LOC (08035041607  and 08051901399)

     

  • Adoyi Onoja
    Secretary LOC (08065719330  and  08054071095)
    Or email: conferenceoctober@yahoo.com
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      BOARD OF DIRECTORS/ADVISORY BOARD, GLOBAL AFRICA FOUNDATION

             2008 - 2010   

     

             Gloria Emeagwali, Historian/Professor, CCSU (U.S.)                                                                                                 

              Ifeyinwa Iweriebor, Educator/Journalist (U.S.)                                                     

              Aisha Samad Matias, Anthropologist, CUNY (U.S.) 

              Gillian Symmonds (US) 

              Ansel Pitcairn (US)                                   

              Toun Ilumoka, Attorney (Nigeria)                                                                           

              Olayemi Akinwumi, Historian/Professor (Nigeria)                                                                   

               R.O Olaoye, Historian, University of Ilorin  (Nigeria)                                            

                Okpeh Okpeh, Historian, Benue State University (Nigeria)    

               C.B.N Ogbogbo, Historian, University of Ibadan (Nigeria) 

                Francis Gudyanga,  Research Council of Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)                   

                Opsile Npsoane, Researcher/ Kwa Zulu Natal (South Africa)

               Richard Goodridge, Historian (Barbados)

               Catherine Bernard (Trinidad)

     

              

                  Send enquiries to: 

               'afriforum@aol.com  

                

     

     

               Last updated:    May  2008