Announcements

African Knowledge in Practice (April 23, 2026 at 10:00 am EST (USA) / 3:00 pm GMT )

2026-04-20

Dear colleagues,

 

Please join us for the African Knowledge in Practice inaugural webinar on the topic "African Knowledge: Deconstructing its Production and Application" with Prof. Wale Adebanwi (University of Pennsylvania), Prof. Abu Bakarr Bah (Northern Illinois University), and Prof. Nik Emmanuel (Soka University of Japan).

 

Day/Time: April 23, 2026 at 10:00 am EST (USA) / 3:00 pm GMT

 

Registration (free): https://forms.gle/m7G4FkxMZRMrPf8AA

 

Website: https://irpia.org/irpia-webinars/

 

LinkedIn post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/institute-for-research-and-policy-integration-in-africa-irpia_7abrdaysabrtoabrgo-africanabrknowledgeabrinabrpractice-activity-7450538242510209024-WxTE?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAdd0aMBUAlmJVyysmwZBeJ07weUDJkkwHk

 

Please pass the information and register: https://forms.gle/m7G4FkxMZRMrPf8AA

 

Thank you all!

 

Abu

Abu Bah Awarded Board of Trustees Professorship

2026-04-15

I am honored to share with you that I have been awarded the Board of Trustees Professorship at NIU. Thank you all for the support and collaboration. See: https://niutoday.info/2026/04/08/sociologist-abu-bakarr-bah-named-board-of-trustees-professor/?_gl=1*rxoji9*_gcl_au*MTEzMzI2OTMyLjE3Njk0NjIzNjEuNTc1MzkwMDUuMTc3NDcwODQzOS4xNzc0NzA4OTkz*_ga*MTc0NjU3Mzk4Ny4xNzE0NTY3NTk3*_ga_MW2FY1DQDK*czE3NzYyNTk4NjMkbzk0NCRnMCR0MTc3NjI1OTg2NSRqNTgkbDAkaDEyMjIyMDE3NjM.

You can also see and share the LinkedIn post:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/abu-bakarr-bah-51748135_sociologist-abu-bakarr-bah-named-board-of-activity-7447942275546161152-Tc7R?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAdd0aMBUAlmJVyysmwZBeJ07weUDJkkwHk

Abu

Latest IRPIA Policy Briefs Released

2025-04-07

IRPIA (Institute for Research and Policy Integration in Africa) is pleased to announce the release of the latest three papers in its Policy Brief Series. Check them out at  https://irpia.org/policy-briefs/irpia-policy-briefs

No. 2 (March 2025) on “Kenya’s Collectivist Security Approach in the Stabilization of Somalia” by Francis Onditi and James Yuko.

No. 3 (March 2025) on “Iranian Meddling and Iraqi Security: Policy Options for Europe” by Massimo Ramaioli.

No. 4 (April 2025) on “Beyond Military Responses: An African-Led Approach to Security and Development in the Sahel written” by Yasmine Mahssoun.

Please check out the papers and share among your networks. Even more, consider contributing – it is a way to make your research and ideas accessible and beneficial to the policy world.

Congratulations to Francis, James, Massimo and Yasmine! A big thanks to the policy brief editor, David Hurlbut!

Open Access Book (International Statebuilding in West Africa)

2024-08-27

Thanks to donation from the Andrew Mellon Foundation, you can now read my latest book (with Emmanuel) for free. Check out the book, International Statebuilding in West Africa: Civil Wars and New Humanitarianism in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Côte d’Ivoire (Indiana University Press, 2024), at:

https://publish.iupress.indiana.edu/projects/international-statebuilding-in-west-africa

Feel free to share the link to the book. It is now Open Access.