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Dr. Jacien Carr Shares Research at the March 3rd Mershon Monday Event
At our Mershon Monday event on March 3, Dr. Jacien Carr presented his research on the Poro (men’s power associations) history, folklore, and warfare during the First Liberian Civil War (FLCW…
Dr. Robert Agunga (1951 - 2025)
A statement from CAS Director Dr. Ousman Kobo on the passing of former Director Dr. Robert Agunga:
In MemorialProfessor Robert Agunga It is with a heavy heart, that I write to share that…
CAS Hosts U.S. Army Civil Affairs Soldiers.
22 February 2025
CAS, in collaboration with CIBER (Dominic DiCamillo and Emily Salopeck), hosted the first of several CAS-CIBER Africa seminars to train U.S. Army Civil Affairs soldiers from…
CAS Hosts Ohio State Representative Ismail Mohamed (Dist. 3)
20 November, 2024
CAS, Rita Koryan, and Maureen Miller hosted Ohio State House Representative Ismail Mohamed (District 3) to speak about his journey from Somalia to Columbus, and to the Ohio…
China-Africa Symposium: New Perspectives on China and Africa
15 November 2024
The September 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation turned the world’s attention to the strategic connections between China and African nations. This forum, which was held…
African @ Noon Featuring Dr. Thelela Ngcetane-Vika!
22 January 2025
On January 22, CAS held its first 2025 Africa at Noon lecture featuring Dr. Thelela Ngcetane-Vika at the Hale Black Cultural Center. Her lecture was entitled “The South…
Buckeyes Abroadcasts: The Center for African Studies (CAS)-Exploring OIA Area Stuies Centers
In this episode of Buckeyes Abroadcasts, we hear from Ousman Kobo and Jacien Carr from the Center for African Studies (CAS). The mission of the Center for African Studies is to disseminate…
Congolese Rumba: Soundtrack to African Political Struggle
Please take a look at "Congolese Rumba: Soundtrack to African Political Struggle" in Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective. Origins revisits and unfolds milestones in…
Liberian Senator Dabah M. Varpilah visit to CAS!
On 9 October, CAS hosted Liberian Senator Dabah M. Varpilah of Grand Cape Mount Country. Senator Varpilah was in Columbus visiting members of the Liberian community when she requested to visit CAS…