African Studies in East Asia

Cornell University's Institute for African Development spring 2017 issue contains an article titled "African Studies . . . . . . in East Asia" by Dae-Un Hong, a doctoral candidate in international law at Cornell Law School.

The article provides a brief description of the development of African Studies in China, Japan and South Korea.

Articles on East Africa and the Horn

The Journal of Eastern African Studies is celebrating 10 years by posting on-line a number of articles that it has published over the last 10 years, including articles on Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, and Eritrea.

Chinese Scholar Reminisces on Teaching African Students

One of China's leading African studies scholars, Li Anshan of Peking University, recollected some of his experiences teaching African students in China in an article he wrote for www.china.com.cn, which was translated and posted on The ChinaAfrica Project.  There is a long history of Africans studying in Europe and North America and then returning to Africa to assume prominent positions in government and the private sector.  We are now beginning to see this happen with African students who studied in China.