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The Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx) is a cross-university platform for all things Africa in Oxford. The overarching vision of AfOx is to make Africa a strategic priority for the University of Oxford,... more
FAQs about Africa Oxford Initiative:How many episodes does Africa Oxford Initiative have?The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.
August 16, 2019Medical advice and negotiations of medical authority in Nigerian HIV consultationsAfOx Visiting Fellow, Dr Eniola Boluwaduro delivered this talk at All Souls College. Using the methodology of conservation analysis, Eniola examined the way in which doctors negotiate medical authority with patients during HIV consultations in Nigeria. Eniola also examines how this impacts the consultative procedure and a patients adherence to the treatment....more25minPlay
June 04, 2019Driving Africa's prosperity through sustainable and innovative practicesGuest lecture by the 6th President of Mauritius- Prof Ameenah Gurib-Fakim....more50minPlay
April 15, 2019Decolonising African museums: the Africa perspectiveThe debate on decolonising museums has been very lively across the gardens, libraries and museums in Oxford over the last few months. Dr Fredrick Manthi, Head of the Department of Earth Sciences at Nairobi National Museum and President of the Prehistroy Club of Kenya recently visited Oxford via the AfOx travel grant. During his visit he delivered a seminar at St Cross College on rebalancing museum collections. Episode description:...more23minPlay
March 15, 2019Bolder Action for health in AfricaThis talk was delivered by Dr Tolullah Oni, Clinical Senior Research Associate, University of Cambridge. During this insaka talk, Tolu explored the relation between urbanisation and changing disease trends and how healthy systems need to change to be proactive rather than reactive to address health trends....more31minPlay
March 15, 2019Is energy bad for Africa?This talk was delivered by Prof Malcolm McCulloch, Co-Director, Oxford Martin Programme on Integrating Renewable Energy. Many utility companies are setting up large scale energy projects in African countries. However, large scale energy projects lend themselves to 'capture' by elites, and do not provide opportunities for economic growth for most of the population. The challenge that faces Africa is are there appropriate institutions and technologies that can benefit Africa in the long term as it provides access to every person. The talk explores how we need to rethink the energy related challenges that Africa is facing....more25minPlay
FAQs about Africa Oxford Initiative:How many episodes does Africa Oxford Initiative have?The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.