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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Executive Committee and the Members of the African Studies and Research Forum (ASRF) extend their appreciation to the Board of Trustees, President Attah, the administration, faculty, staff, students and alumni of the African Methodist Episcopal University(AMEU) for hosting and supporting the organization’s “Silver Jubilee Conference.”  

THE LEADERSHIP OF THE AFRICAN STUDIES AND RESEARCH FORUM(ASRF), 2020-2022

 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

George Klay Kieh, Jr. (Texas Southern University & African Methodist Episcopal University, Liberia), President

Fredline M’Cormack-Hale (Seton Hall University), Vice President for Diaspora Affairs

Jimmy Imo (Imo State Government, Nigeria), Vice President for Continental Affairs

Ishmael Munene (Northern Arizona University), Executive Secretary

Christine Mathenge (Austin Peay State University, Tennessee), Treasurer

Samuel Zalanga (Bethel University, Minnesota), Director of Research & Publications

Doyin Coker-Kolo (Indiana University-Southeast), Chair, Standing Committee for Awards

Sabina Boateng-Appiah (University of Cape Coast, Ghana), Chair, Standing Committee for Projects

Ajeo’ri Agbese (University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley), Chair, Standing Committee for Public Affairs

 

STANDING COMMITTEE FOR AWARDS

Doyin Coker-Kolo(Indiana University-Southeast), Chair

Joe Amoako(Delaware State University), Member

Ibipo Johnston-Anumanwo(State University of New York at Cortland), Member

Egodi Uchendu(University of Nigeria-Nsukka), Member

Femi Vaughan(Smith College), Member

 

STANDING COMMITTEE FOR PROJECTS

Sabina Boateng-Appiah(University of Cape Coast, Ghana), Chair

Sheikh Tejan Drammeh(University of West Georgia), Member

Isaac Junius(State Government of New Jersey), Member

Johnson Makoba(University of Nevada-Reno), Member

 

STANDING COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Aje’ori Agbese(University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley), Chair

Edward Lama Wonkeryor(Ministry of Education, Liberia), Member

Richard Yidana(Grand Valley State University, Michigan), Member

 

STANDING COMMITTEE FOR RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS

Samuel Zalanga(Bethel University, Minnesota), Chair

Veronica Fynn Bruey( Athabasca University, Canada), Member

Shadrack Nasong\'o(Rhodes College), Member

Florence  Wakoko-Studstill(Columbus State University), Member

Pius Tanga(University of Fort Hare, South Africa), Member

 

SPECIAL COMMITTEES

 

THE BEST BOOK PUBLISHED ON AFRICA AWARD COMMITTEE

James Gire(Virginia Military Institute), Chair

Sabelle Abidde(Alabama State University), Member

John Conteh(Wright State University, Ohio), Member

 

THE BEST GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER AWARD COMMITTEE

Mueni wa Muiu(Winston-Salem State University), Chair

  1. Assensoh(Indiana University & University of Oregon), Member

Kelechi A. Kalu(University of California at Riverside), Member

 

PROGRAM COMMITTEE FOR THE 25TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Emmanuel O. Oritsejafor (North Carolina Central University), Co-Chair

Sabina Boateng-Appiah(University of Cape Coast, Ghana), Co-Chair

 

LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE

Augustine Konneh, Chair, Dean of the AME University Graduate School

Jenkins Yancy, Co-Chair, Vice President for Administration

Charlene A. Carey, Member, Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement

Augurie E. Stevens, Member, Vice President for Academic Support Services

Emmanuel Seh, Member, Administrator, Graduate School

Thomas Sellue, Member, Head of Security

Patrick Nagbe, Member, Assistant Facility Director

 

THE JOURNAL OF AFRICAN STUDIES AND RESEARCH

Emmanuel O. Oritsejafor (North Carolina Central University), Inaugural Editor-In-Chief

 

THE AWARDS OF THE ASRF

“Excellence in Artistry and Performance Award”

“Excellence in Research Award”

“The Humanitarian Award”

‘The Presidential Award”

“The Best Book Award”

“The Best Article in the Journal of African Studies and Research Award”

“The Best Graduate Student Conference Paper Award”

 

 

DAY TWO:  FRIDAY, June 24, 2022

SESSION I: 9.00-10.45 A.M.

Panel 1: Peace and Conflict

Building & Room Number: C. Garnett Henning Sr. Hall

CGH - 1

NAME(S)

Institutional Affiliation

Title of Presentation/Role

 

Chair/ Moderator

Thomas Kaydor

 

 

 

Augustine Konneh

 

 

African Methodist Episcopal University, Monrovia-Liberia

Conflict and Politics: A Case Study of the Liberian Civil Conflict

Christian T.  Ghalie -Tabla

Liberia Institute of Public Administration

In the Midst of Conflicts and Politics, the People Will sSrvive

Egodi Uchendu & Emmanuel J.  Ibuot

University of Nigeria Nsukka

\"Baby Bush Rat\": On Bailing the Rat from the Cat

Monsue T. Sipply

African Methodist Episcopal University, Monrovia- Liberia

The Impact of Political Conflicts in Africa

Discussant

Audience

Audience

 

 

Panel 2:  Peace and Conflict II

Building & Room Number: C. Garnett Henning Sr. Hall

CGH - 3

NAME(S)

Institutional Affiliation

Title of Presentation/Role

 

Chair/ Moderator

Abraham Bility

 

 

 

 

 

Jendele Hungbo

Federal University

Oye Ekiti, Nigeria

In search of a political god: Religions songs and Political Campaign in Southwest Nigeria

Edwin T. Juah

African Methodist Episcopal University, Monrovia-Liberia

The Role of Non -State Actors and Development

Jones Oladehinde Arogbofa

University of Ibadan, Nigeria

National Interest and National Defense Policy: Imperatives for National Security

 Chijoke Uwah

University of Fort Hare, South Africa

Integrating Theater’s involvement in the intersections between Migration, Discrimination, and Xenophobia in South Africa

Robert Gaye

African Methodist Episcopal University, Monrovia-Liberia

Liberia’s Governance Challenge: The Case of Decentralization

Discussant

Audience

Audience

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Panel 3: The SDG and the Challenges of Development in Africa

Building & Room Number: C. Garnett Henning Sr. Hall

CGH-4

NAME(S)

Institutional Affiliation

Title of Presentation/Role

Chair/Moderator

Augustine Konneh

 

 

Shiekh Tijan Drameh

University of West Georgia, USA

“Afrocentric” SDGs: A Case for An African Version of the UN-SDGs

Tom Kaydor

New University, Slovenia, & Galilee College

The SDG and the Challenges of Development in Africa-by 2030

George Klay Kieh Jr.

Texas Southern University, USA.

The Liberian State & The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

James M. Flomo -Kellen

African Methodist Episcopal University, Monrovia-Liberia

The Role of the African Union on Regional Security

Discussant

Audience

Audience

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SESSION II: 11.00-12.45 P.M.

Building & Room: C. Garnett Henning Sr. Hall

CGH-5

Panel 4:   ROUNDTABLE

on

\"Nigeria in the Fourth Republic: Confronting Economic, Political and Social Dilemmas\"

In Honor of Professor Julius O. Ihonvbere, Member of the House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria & Founding Member and Founding Vice President of the African Studies and Research Forum (ASRF).

 

NAME(S)

Institutional Affiliation

 

Chair/ Moderator

E. Ike  Udogu

Appalachian State University, USA.

E. Ike Udogu

Appalachian State University, USA.

George Klay Kieh, Jr.

Texas Southern University, USA.

Discussant

Audience

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SESSION III:  Saturday June 25, 2022

9:00am-10:45am

Panel 5:  Gender, Masculinity, and Identity

Building & Room Number: C. Garnett Henning Sr. Hall

CGH-6

NAME(S)

Institutional Affiliation

Title of Presentation/Role

 

Chair/ Moderator

Abiodun Gbalah

 

 

Abiodun Gbalah

 African Methodist Episcopal University, Monrovia-Liberia

 

Gender Equality in Africa

Doyin Coker-Kolo &

 

S. Renee Jones

Indiana University – Southeast, USA.

Middle Tennessee State University. USA

Human Trafficking and Violation of Girls Rights to Education in sub-Saharan Africa

E. Ike Udogu

Appalachian State University, USA.

Women and Human Rights Challenges in the Global South: The Contemporary Discourse

Nkiru Ohia

University of Nigeria -Nsukka, Nigeria

Social Construction of Masculinity Amidst Contemporary Insecurity and Economic Crisis in Nigeria: Implications for the Igbo Families.

Toyin Shittu

Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara-Nigeria

Patriarchy and (de)-classification of Women in Neo-Colonial States: A Study of NawaiEl Saadawi’s Women at Point Zero and Lola Soneyins the Secret of Baba Segi’s Wives

Godfrey Eloho

African Methodist Episcopal University, Monrovia-Liberia

Gender Masculinity and Identity- Regional and Continental Response: A Case Study of Liberia and Nigeria

Discussant

Audience

Audience

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

Panel 6: Education, Literacy, & Development

                                         Building & Room Number: C. Garnett Henning Sr. Hall

CGH-5

NAME(S)

Institutional Affiliation

Title of Presentation/Role

 

 

Chair/ Moderator

 

              Edwin Juah

  

 

 

 

Edet Clay Jones

African Methodist Episcopal University

Education, Literacy and Education: Engineering Capacity Building in Liberia

 

Augurie E. Stevens

African Methodist Episcopal University

Liberian Teachers Perception of a Scripted Written Curriculum: A Case Study

 

Eleanor A. Henricks &

Nkonwaba May

University of Fort Hare, South Africa

Socio-economic Barriers to Education in the Social Sciences: An Experience of Online Learning During COVID-19

 

 

Christy Aisha Olorunfemi

University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

A Narrative Inquiry into Social and Educational Experiences of Poor Black South African Student Parents in Higher Education

 

Discussant

Discussant

Audience

Audience

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SESSION IV: 10:45am -12:00pm

Panel 7:  COVID -19 Pandemic & Development

Building & Room C. Garnett Henning Sr. Hall

CGH-5

NAME(S)

Institutional Affiliation

Title of Presentation/Role

 

Chair/ Moderator

Samuel M. Nyema

 

 

Zintlew Ntshongwana &

 Busisiwe Nkala-Dlamini

University of Witwatersrand, South Africa

Double Pandemic: Poverty During COVI-19 in South Africa

Samuel M. Nyema

African Methodist Episcopal University, Monrovia-Liberia

Assessing the Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Small and Medium -Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Liberia

Rotimi Ajayi

Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi-Nigeria

Religion, Prophets, and Covid-19: Responses of Non-State Actors to Health-Care Challenges in Nigeria.

 

D. Levi Hinneh

Ministry of Health, Republic of Liberia

Crisis, Epidemics, and Investment: A Case Study of the Liberian Healthcare Delivery System and Infrastructure.

Discussant

Audience

Audience

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Panel 8: Economic Development

Building & Room Number C. Garnett Henning Sr. Hall

CGH-6

NAME(S)

Institutional Affiliation

Title of Presentation/Role

 

 

 

Chair/ Moderator

Esi K. Ogunkoya

 

 

 

Esi K. Ogunkoya

African Methodist Episcopal University, Monrovia, Liberia

The Impact of Monitoring and Evaluation and Human Capital Asset on Balanced Development

 

Tarpeh L. Usayee

African Methodist Episcopal University, Monrovia, Liberia

The Role of Non-State Actors in Socio-Economic Development: A Case Study of Firestone in Liberia

 

Ramses T. Kumbuyah

African Methodist Episcopal University, Monrovia, Liberia

Liberia’s Growing Debt: A Concern for Unsustainability.

 

Abraham R. Bility

African Methodist Episcopal University, Monrovia, Liberia

The Gaps and Challenges of Development in Post-Conflict Liberia

 

Richard Edeme

University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria

The Role of Agricultural Innovation and Sustainable System of Transformation in enhancing Agricultural Employment in West African Countries

 

 

Discussant

Audience

Audience

Festilivalising Cultures for Africa’s Development

 

 

 

 

 

 

SESSION V: Lunch Time: 12:00 – 1:30pm

The Official Lunching of the ASRF’s “Africa Policy Dialogue Series:”

Dialogue: “Traditional Systems of Governance in Nigeria” with

Eze Gabe Nwosu, “The Inaugural Policy-Maker

The Umuopara Obinagwu

Imo State, Federal Republic of Nigeria

 

Chair: Jimmy Imo (Imo State Government, Federal Republic of Nigeria), Vice President for Continental Affairs, African Studies, and Research Forum (ASRF)

 

1.The Occasion                                                                        George Klay Kieh, Jr.

                                                                            President, African Studies & Research Forum

  1. Introduction of the “Inaugural African                                Jimmy Imo

    Policy-maker”                                                Vice President for Continental Affairs

                                                                               African Studies and Research Forum

 

  1. Presentation                                                                         Eze  Gabe Nwosu

                                                       “The Inaugural African Policy-Maker

                                               The Umuopara Obinagwu

                                                             Imo State, Federal Republic of Nigeria

  1. Dialogue

 

 

 

 

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ANNUAL AWARDS PROGRAM AND BANQUET

Corina Hotel- Monrovia, Liberia

6 P.M

Master of Ceremonies: Augustine Konneh,

Chair of the Local Arrangements Committee

Welcome Augustine Konneh, Chair

Local Arrangements Committee

 

Greetings                                                                     Dr. Alvin Attah

                                                                                    President, African Methodist

                                                                                    Episcopal University               

                                                                                                                              

************Dinner Served**************

 

The Presentation of the                                                Doyin Coker-Kolo

“Excellence in Research Award”                          Chair, Awards Committee

                                                                     African Studies and Research Forum (ASRF)

                                                                       

The Presentation of “The                                            George Klay Kieh, Jr.

Presidential Award”             President, African Studies & Research

Forum (ASRF)

 

The Turning Over to the New                                    George Klay Kieh, Jr.

ASRF Administration for 2022-2024                   Outgoing President

                                                                                  African Studies & Research Forum (ASRF)

 

Announcements Augustine Konneh, Chair

Local Arrangements Committee