MEDIA

New York University (NYU) Africa House is an interdisciplinary institute devoted to the study of contemporary Africa, focusing on economic, political, and social issues on the continent and programs in the arts. Part of Africa House's core mission is to advance the understanding of the links between Africa and the rest of the world, through social, historical, economic, and other lenses.

CONFERENCES + PROGRAMS

On May 2, 2019, NYU Africa House Director, Prof. Yaw Nyarko hosted an "Africa House Fireside Chat" with H.E. Ambassador Fatima Kyari Mohammed, African Union Permanent Observer to the United Nations. Amb. Fatima Kyari Mohammed is the Permanent Observer of the African Union (AU) to the United Nations (UN).

Africa House Fireside Chat with H.E. Ambassador Fatima Kyari Mohammed, African Union Permanent Observer to the United Nations

May 2, 2019

"Economics with a Moral Compass? Welfare Economics: Past, Present and Future" Angus Deaton in Conversation with Amartya Sen Overview: Many believe that economics and economists have an important role to play in creating better societies. The bedrock of the economic approach is the field of welfare economics which studies how to conceptualize and measure welfare with a view to designing better policies and institutions.

NYU DRI, Africa House, and the Annual Review of Economics Host Angus Deaton in Conversation with Amartya Sen, "Economics with a Moral Compass? Welfare Economics: Past, Present, and Future"

November 17, 2018

Prof. Yaw Nyarko (NYU Africa House) in Conversation with Dr. Eleni Gabre-Madhin, CEO of the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange on "Setting up a commodity exchange and doing business in Africa" Date: April 25, 2012 Location: Grand Hall, NYU Global Center, 238 Thompson Street Time: 5:30 - 7:30 PM Dr. Eleni Gabre-Madhin shared and discussed with the audience her experience setting up the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange and the current trends in doing business in Africa.

Eleni Gabre-Madhin, Chief Executive Officer of the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX), Discusses “Setting Up a Commodity Exchange and Doing Business in Africa"

April 25, 2012

Somalia, the Horn of Africa, and Food Security February 12, 2012 For over two decades, the Horn of Africa has faced devastating political instability and natural disasters, creating a dire humanitarian situation. Currently in Somalia, up to four million people, one third of the population, are in need of immediate humanitarian assistance.

“Somalia, the Horn of Africa and Food Security” CTED Conference at NYU Abu Dhabi

February 12, 2012

The Making of a Market: How the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange Came to Be April 27, 2011 The CTED project is devoted to the study and application of technology as a tool for spurring economic development in poor and rural communities throughout the developing world.

Eleni Gabre-Madhin, Chief Executive Officer of the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX), Presents “The Making of a Market: How the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange Came to Be”

April 27, 2011

VISITING SCHOLARS

On September 20, 2018, H.E. Dr. Jakaya M. Kikwete, former president of the United Republic of Tanzania (2005 to 2015), shared an intimate portrait of his life through select discussions of his memoirs that he wrote while a visiting scholar as the Inaugural African President in Residence at NYU Africa House.

Africa House in Conversation with H.E. Dr. Jakaya M. Kikwete, Former President of the United Republic of Tanzania (2005-2015)

September 20, 2018

The last two decades have seen a large number of African countries post rapid growth by the region's historical experience. In contrast to the past, the region managed to ride through three shocks with reasonable resilience - the global financial crisis, the Euro crisis, and, more recently, commodity price shocks - with some variation across countries.

Benno Ndulu, Africa House Visiting Scholar and Former Governor of the Bank of Tanzania, Discusses “Pathways for African Shared Prosperity in the New Technological Reality"

July 25, 2018