Tuesday Bulletin Summer 2002, #1, African Studies Center(MSU)-

Please submit information on Africa-related events or news seven to 10 days in advance of the day it should appear in the Tuesday Bulletin. Submissions may be brought, faxed, or e-mailed to the African Studies Center, Room 100, Center for International Programs, Michigan State University. Telephone: (517) 353-1700, Fax: (517) 432-1209.

"Generosity Amidst Oppression? Public Welfare in South Africa from an African Perspective," African Studies Center Brown Bag with Jeremy Seekings, Visiting Associate Professor in African Studies and Political Science at Yale (Associate Professor at the Univ. of Cape Town, South Africa), 12:00 noon, Spartan Room B, Crossroads Food Court, International Center.
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June 21, Friday

Public lecture by Sheila Sisulu, Ambassador of South Africa to the U.S., 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.. There will also be a reception from 4:45 - 6:00 p.m. Venue to be announced by June 1, 2002. Please contact the African Studies Center, (517) 353-1700.

Explore Africa at MSU

Explore Africa at MSU 2002, is a pilot program designed for a maximum of 20 academically talented high school students who would like to become immersed for six days in learning about the tremendous diversity found within the continent of Africa. This program is a cooperative venture by the African Studies Center and the Office of Gifted and Talented Education, at MSU.

Much of the news that is read or heard about Africa in the press is largely negative. Explore Africa at MSU will challenge these stereotypical representations by presenting Africa in all of its rich cultural, social, economic and political diversity. Program cost is $500.00. Financial aid, up to $450.00 is available, based on documented need.

Students should meet the following requirements: Entering grade 10 or 11 in 2002/03 with a 3.5 GPA in strong academic subjects Have a desire to work in an academically challenging environment Have a positive recommendation from a current or recent teacher

Students will be accepted based on the strength of their applications. Applicants will be notified of their status within three weeks of the receipt of a completed application, which includes the following:

A completed and signed application form An official high school transcript An educator recommendation A student essay A deposit check for $50 made out to Michigan State University The application and other application materials are to be sent to: Michigan State University, Office of Gifted and Talented Programs, A Division of the Honors College, 186 Bessey Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824-1033. Applications must be postmarked by May 31, 2002.

For application forms and other details about this program, please call Jenny McCampbell, Director of the Office of Gifted and Talented Education (517) 432-2129. Questions about the curriculum for the program may be directed to John Metzler, Outreach Coordinator for the African Studies Center (517) 353-1700.

David Rohrbach will be joining the Agricultural Economics Department on his sabbatic leave beginning in August, 2002 and he is looking for housing. See request below:

Need furnished home or apartment in East Lansing with 3 bedrooms for visiting fellow on 7 month sabbatical leave from Zimbabwe. Period: August 2002 to March 2003. Non-smoking. Two children ages 10 and 13. If there are any suggestions, please send a note to David Rohrbach at d.rohrbach@cgiar.org.

Thomas Jayne (Agricultural Economics) was recently chosen to serve a five-year appointment on the Editorial Board of Food Policy. Jayne was also invited by the International Food Policy Research Institute, the World Bank and Wye College England to present, "False Promise or False Premise: The Experience of Food and Input Market Reform in Eastern and Southern Africa," co-authored with Jones Govereh (MSU), Anthony Mwanaumo (Government of Zambia), Anthony Chapoto (AEC grad student) and James Nyoro (Egerton University, Kenya). The paper, which will also be appearing in a forthcoming book, is available by contacting Jayne by email at: jayne@msu.edu.

There is a new article "A neurologist in Zambia," by core faculty member Gretchen Birbeck, in THE LANCET, Neurology, Vol. 1, May 2002.

For copies of the article, please contact Lisa Beckum in the African Studies Center, Michigan State University, 100 International Center, East Lansing, MI 48824-1035; Phone: (517) 353-1700.

- 12 women in the 2002 session of "The Internet and Women's Democratic Organizing: Promoting Civil Society and Democratic Networking in West Africa" (IWDO) from Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, and Senegal visited MSU, May 6-20, 2002.

- six visitors from the University of Mali, Rural Polytechnic Institute and Institute of Applied Research and Training (IPR/IFRA) The University's College of Agriculture and

- three Malian Colleagues working with MSU on Agricultural Market Information Systems

The women of IWDO were at MSU May 6-20. They were sponsored by the MSU African Studies Center; Office of Women and International Development; MATRIX Center for the Humane Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences OnLine; the West African Research Center (WARC); and the Institute for African Democracy in Dakar. Their project seeks to facilitate women's social and political activism and regional networking through Internet technologies. The program was made possible by a grant from the US State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs with funds from the Education for Development and Democracy (EDDI) Fund.

The visitors from the University of Mali Rural Polytechnic Institute and Institute of Applied Research and Training (IPR/IFRA) and those working with MSU on Agricultural Market Information Systems were at MSU May 6-11 and sponsored by the College of Agriculture's Department of Agricultural Economics and Institute of International Agriculture. Their visit to MSU was supported through funds from USAID/Mali provided to MSU's Food Security II Cooperative Agreement.

Ghana
Marian Atta-Boahene is the Program Manager and Newsletter Editor for the Ark Foundation, which works against discrimination, abuse, violence against women and children, promotes the Human Rights and development needs of women, children, and other disadvantaged groups. She holds a BA in English and Linguistics from the University of Ghana, Legon, where she was Presenter/Producer for 2 years of "Yaa Asantewaa", a radio talk show that deals with issues of women and children.

Hamida Harrison is the Acting Program Manager for"ABANTU for Development" in the West African Region which works to eradicate cultural, legal, and political obstacles for women, against gender and race discrimination, against armed conflict, and for the advancement of women's interests. She received an MA and MPA in Administration and Communication Development from State University of New York and the University of Ghana, Legon.

Sadia Chinery-Hesse is the Publicity Coordinator for the African Women Lawyers Association (AWLA) and Executive Member of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Ghana Branch. She earned a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) with Honours from the University of London, UK.

Mali
Rokia Ba Toure is President of COFEM (Collectif des Femmes Du Mali) and an active member of Bamako Yeelen Lions Club to assist women's psychiatric services and blind student services. She received the Diplome du Cycle Superieur des Sciences et Techniques de la Documentation from the Institut National des Techniques de L'Information et de la Documentation (INTD) du Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers (CNAM) de Paris.

Rita Korotomi Nader is the organizer of the Internet Communications of APLEF for training women leaders. She received a Diplome Universitaire de Technologie (D.U.T.) in computers from the Institute Universitaire de Gertion (I.U.G.).

Djingarey Ibrahim Maiga is the Human Rights and Gender Analysis Trainer and Women's Education Coordinator of the Institute for Popular Education. She received a Technical University diploma in Applied Language.

Nigeria
Uchenna Udeani is Senior Lecturer in Science Education at the University of Lagos, Nigeria where she works on Mathematics and Science education for girls. She earned a Ph.D. in Science Education/Gender Studies from the University of Negeria, Nsukka.

Elsie Nwanwuri Thompson is the Nigeria Deputy Country Vice President for the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) working to improve the welfare of women and children. She is also the Project Leader for the CEDPA project "Engendering Legislative Issues" in Rivers State. She earned a L.L.B. HONS (Bachelor of Law) from Queen Mary College, University of London, England and is a member of the honourable society of Gray's Inn England.

Hauwa Evelyn Shekarau works for International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA - Abuja branch) She earned a LL.B (Hons), B.L. degree in Civil Law from Ahmadu Bellow University, Zaria, Nigeria.

Senegal
Safietou Diop is the Chairperson of COFDEF (Collectif des Femmes pour la Defense de la Famille/Women for the Defense of the Family) and the Chairperson of RSJ (Reseau Siggil Jigeen/Network for the Promotion of Women in Decision-Making Positions). She received a Diploma of Youth and Sports Inspector from the Institute of Higher Studies in Sports and Popular Education, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar.

Awa Wade is Executive Secretary and Vice-President of the African Network for the Promotion of Women Workers. She earned an Elementary School Teacher Training Diploma from the Teacher Training School for Young Women.

Marietou Dia has been the Programs and Training Coordinator for CRESP (Resource Center for the Emergence of Social Participation) in Senegal. She currently works as a consultant in a Senegalese project titled Promotion and Reinforcement of Women's Rights in Senegal. She received a Master of Arts (Languages) in English Civilization and Literature from the University
of the Humanities, Strasbourg, France.

Six Visitors from Mali - from the University of Mali,Rural Polytechnic Institute and Institute of Applied Research and Training (IPR/IFRA)The University's College of Agriculture

Dr. Fafréé Samakéé - Director of IPR/IFRA.
Dr. Samake holds a doctorate in Agronomy from the Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine (France) . Prior to becoming Director of IPR/IFRA in 2001, he served as a faculty member at IPR/IFRA, assistant director of the national directorate of higher education of the Ministry of Education, and Secretary General (chief administrative officer) of the University of Mali.

Dr. Malick Ladji Sylla -
Dr. Sylla head's IPR/IFRA's program in forestry and agroforestry. He holds a doctorate in crop and forest biology from ENGREF (France) and has taught and carried out research in this area at IPR/IFRA since 1987.

Dr. Alhousseini Bretadeau -
Dr. Breatedeau holds a doctorate in agronomy and plant breeding from the University of Science and Technology of Languedoc (Montpellier, France). He heads IPR/IFRA's plant breeding and biotechnology program, and has developed varieties of improved sorghum and virus-free seed potatoes that are widely used in Mali.

Dr. Kardiguéé Coulibaly -
Dr. Coulibaly heads IPR/IFRA's Department of Social and Economic Sciences. He holds a doctorate in Philology from the State University of Kouban (Russia). His research focuses on the economics of agricultural marketing and on factors affecting farmers' adoption of new technologies.

Dr. Sekou Koumaréé -
Dr. Koumaréé holds a doctorate in Agriculture from the Institute of Agriculture (Krasnodar, ex-USSR). He heads IPR/IFRA's program in Agricultural Science and Technology, and has taught extensively in the area of soil science.

Dr. Mamadou Moussa Diarra -
Dr. Diarra holds a doctorate in veterinary sciences from the Veterinary Academy of Moscow (Russia). He heads IPR/IFRA's Animal Science Department.

Three Visiting Malian colleagues working with MSU in Agricultural Market Information Systems

Mr. Salifou A. Diarra
is director of Mali's agricutural market information system (Observatoire du Marchéé Agricole, or Agricultural Market Watch). This innovative program, recently dubbed by Forbes magazine as"Silicon Mali", provides farmers, traders, consumers, and policy makers throughout Mali with real-time information on agricultural market conditions. Mr. Diarra
holds an M.S. in Agricultural Economics from MSU.

Mr. Abdramane Traoréé
is Research Associate at PASIDMA, a technical support project to Mali's market information system. PASIDMA is jointly implemented by MSU's Department of Agricultural Economics and the Malian Chamber of Agriculture. Mr. Traoréé is a statistician and economist who has worked in the design and implementation of agricultural statistics and information systems for 20 years.

Mr. Harouna Konéé
is Director of the Bamako Regional Office of the National Statistical Service (DNSI) of Mali. He has been a long-time research collaborator of MSU, most recently having directed a joint DNSI-MSU study of staple food consumption patterns in Bamako.

Delegation from the University of Dar es Salaam The following people plan to visit the MSU campus as visiting scholars within the next two months. Names and titles are as follow:

Prof. D.J. Mkude,
Chief Academic Officer, Professor in Faculty of Art and Social Science - June 24 - July 23 (30 days)

Prof. M. L. Luhanga
Vice-Chancellor - Faculty of Engineering, July 7 - July 20 (14 days)

Dr. Marcelina Chijoriga
Lecturer in Commerce, Finance, June 24 - July 23 = (30 days)

Dear friends,

On behalf of the MSU African students, I would like to thank all of those who joined together in congratulating and celebrating the success by several of our students who have done their parents, friends and continent proud by working hard and excelling in their studies.

I would like to say thank you to Dr. David Wiley, Director of the African Studies Center, MSU for his support in inviting and welcoming Dr. Yusuf A. Nzibo, the Kenyan Ambassador to the US, Mexico and Colombia together with two of his officers, Mwalimu Cherutich, the Education Attachéé and Mr. Frank Kirichwa, the Economic Affairs Counsellor to MSU to join in the graduation celebrations.

Special thanks to Ms. Mary Mwiandi, a doctoral student in History at MSU for her role in initiating, organizing and coordinating the Ambassador's visit and related celebrations.

Congratulations to the following Spring, Summer and Fall, 2001 graduates as well as Spring and Summer, 2002 graduates:

Spring and Summer, 2001:
1. Dr. Somadoda Fikeni (South Africa) - Phd. in Political Science;
2. Dr. Tangeni Iijambo (Namibia) - Phd (Ed.D.) in Education Administration;
3. Dr. Charles Ngowe (Uganda) - Phd. in Chemistry;
4. Geoffrey Thande (Kenya) - BA in Economics

Fall, 2001:
5. Dr. Gaston Dembele (Burkina Faso) - Phd (Ed.D.) in Curriculum, Teaching and Educational Policy;
6. Joyce Okoth (Kenya) - Bsc. in Business Administration

Spring and Summer, 2002:
7. Dr. Cheikh Anta Mbackéé Babou (Senegal) - Phd. in History;
8. Dr. Bonaventure Balla Omgba (Cameroon) - Phd. in French Language & Literature;
9. Dr. Stephen Bakwanamoh Bakiamoh (Ghana) - Phd. in Chemistry;
10. Dr. Rebecca Bedilu (Ethiopia) - Phd. in Genetics;
11. Hamza Bunnya (Uganda) - Bsc. in Electrical; Engineering;
12. Bilal Butt (Kenya) - Msc. in Geography;
13. Peter Githinji (Kenya) - MA in Linguistics;
14. Olabode Ibironke (Nigeria) - MA in Comparative Literature;
15. Lisungu Mandala Kamkondo (Malawi) - Msc. in Rehabilitation Counseling;
16. Dr. Daniel David Karanja (Kenya) - Phd. in Agricultural Economics;
17. Lucy Wanjiru Karanja, MD (Kenya) - Msc. in Epidemiology;
18. Michael Kimburi (Kenya) - Bsc. in Computer Engineering;
19. Tsitsi Makombe (Zimbabwe) Msc. In Agric. & Natural Resources;
20. Joseph M'Mwirichia (Kenya) - Bsc. in Biochemistry;
21. Mercy Mutua (Kenya) - MBA;
22. Vivian Ojal (Kenya) - Bsc. in Business Administration;
23. Kennedy and Mary M. Ombonga Ongaga (Kenya) - MAs in Language Education and K-12 Educational Administration;

Spring, 2002 from area schools:
24. Beatrice Chege (Kenya) - BEd. in Elementary Education from Alma College;
25. Carol Ngugi (Kenya) - Associate Degree in Architecture from Lansing Community College

Friends of Africa:
26. Tim Carmichael (USA) - Phd. in History, MSU
27. Ellen E. Foley (USA) - Phd. in Anthropology, MSU
28. Elizabeth Lee MacGonagle (USA) - Phd. in History, MSU

I may have failed to list a few African graduates. Kindly accept sincere apologies.

Best regards!

Kuria Wa Gììthiora, Coordinator
National Coordination Program for African Languages
(NCPAL), Center for Language Education and Research,
and African Studies Center, Michigan State University

The Caribbean Institute for Development is looking for people who want to do volunteer work in Africa in areas of: Environment, HIV/AIDS, Child Aid, Construction, and Production.

At the 2002 Africare Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner, Thursday evening, October 24, at the Hilton Washington Hotel in Washington, DC, Africare will host what is now the largest annual event for Africa in the United States.

This year's event will pay tribute to Harry Belafonte - singer, actor, producer and activist, honored for his outstanding contributions to humankind worldwide and, specifically, to the civil rights struggle in the United States and the liberation struggles in Africa.

For further details, contact Africare Dinner Office, 440 R Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001; Phone: (202) 328-5364; E-mail: dinner@africare.org.

The 45th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, "Africa in the Information and Technology Age," December 5-8, 2002 is expecting record numbers of presentations and participants this year. Please plan early to attend this year's conference.

Discounted pre-registration rates are available until October 1, 2002. Membership/pre-registration forms may be downloaded from the ASA web site at: http://www.africanstudies.org/

The headquarters hotel is the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. Contact the hotel directly to make reservations at: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Road, NW, Washington, DC 20008; Phone: (202) 328-2000, 1-800-228-9290; Fax: (202) 234-0015. Mention the African Studies Association to receive discounted rates on single, double, triple, and quadruple rooms. Discounted rates expire November 4, 2002.