KUASS (Kyoto University African Studies Seminar) is an open seminar to the public organized by the Center for African Area Studies at Kyoto University. International researchers and politicians talk about various topics. The lectures are basically given in English, and the latest topics and research outcomes related to African studies are presented, and lively discussions are held at the seminar. The seminar is open to all, no advance registration required, and is free of charge.
Based on the general census in 2013, the population of Gabon was 1,811,079 inhabitants, with 934,072 men and 877,007 women. It is relatively young—the average age is 26, and half o…
Since1994, when the guidelines for protected area management were published, IUCN has actively promoted the implementation of PAs such as National Park. Madagascar National Park ma…
Survival Strategies of Migrants and Internal Displaced Populations in Cameroon: Between Social Protection and Entrepreneurship Responses The various political crises in the Central…
This paper will outline the evolution of the World Heritage Centre criteria for listing world heritage and some of the institutional and political considerations that informed it e…
Importance of Timing Activities:The Adaptive Significance of Cathemerality in the Brown Lemurs in the Dry Forest of Northwestern Madagascar Despite the contrasting niches during da…
This paper discusses the way in which listening to sermon is perceived not only as a learning experience (kara ilimi, in Hausa), but also as an aesthetic moment. It focuses on the …
This seminar aims to provide an understanding of global health in Africa from an interdisciplinary perspective through the outcomes of public health, midwifery, and environmental e…
The dynamics in the scientific quest has advanced at a time when complexities of problems mounted across the world. The challenge for researchers is vivid. Policy makers who are ra…
Intestinal helminth infections and allergy disorders are common causes of morbidity around the globe and their distribution seems to show that they have an inverse association. A p…
Jerusalem has been a site of Sufi pilgrimage and worship since early times. During the Umayyad period, Jerusalem was a part of the hajj circuit for many Muslim pilgrims, including …