Study offers a new view of when and how governments distribute land
In Kenya, property rights are granted more often by democratic regimes than by autocrats — but decisions tend to be politically motivated regardless of who’s in charge.
In Kenya, property rights are granted more often by democratic regimes than by autocrats — but decisions tend to be politically motivated regardless of who’s in charge.
A survey to measure who was getting vaccinated against Covid-19 in Uganda finds health workers had an important role to play.
Abdullahi Tsanni wants to broaden understanding and expand coverage of science research in Africa.
The structure of the desert birds’ belly feathers enables males to carry water over long distances to their chicks.
The visit featured a public seminar on African governance, as well as meetings with faculty, students, and staff.
The Congo Clothing Company, founded by Milain Fayulu SM ’22, funds job training for survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The major invites students to explore the riches of culture, innovation, thought leadership, and beauty that originate in the continent of Africa and its many diasporas.
How Elissa Gibson ’22 connected the dots to form her own unique constellation of MIT experiences.
MIT’s K. Lisa Yang Center for Bionics and Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health and Sanitation aim to develop an integrative approach to strengthening and expanding the orthotic and prosthetic sector within the African nation.
University placements through MISTI aim to contribute to Africa’s growing research ecosystems.
Associate Professor Mai Hassan documents bureaucratic systems in Eastern Africa set up for coercion, as well as roadblocks to democratic government.
Associate Professor Noah Nathan is generating a body of scholarship on the political impacts of urbanization throughout the global South.
“I get the chance to not only watch the future happen, but I can actually be a part of it and create it,” says Ugandan entrepreneur Emmanuel Kasigazi.
Rising junior in Course 6-9 was “brave and compassionate” and strove to lift up others.
Skills learned in the classroom are applied toward health and sanitation projects.