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Stella Nyanzi to present a paper entitled ‘“How do I show the Doctor the sores in my anus?”

16 Aug, 2013

Stella Nyanzi is presenting a paper entitled ‘“How do I show the Doctor the sores in my anus?” Self-reported Challenges of MSM who use public health facilities in Uganda’ at the 1st African Conference on Key Populations in the HIV Epidemic which is running from 19th to 21st August 2013 at the Kunduchi Beach Hotel in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. This conference is jointly organized by Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences,  University of Oslo and UNAIDS and has 150 delegates from 22 countries. For details of the program see attachment.

Dr. Stella Nyanzi awarded the All Africa House Fellowship for 2013 at the University of Cape Town

10 Aug, 2013

Dr. Stella Nyanzi has been awarded the All Africa House Fellowship for 2013, to be held at the University of Cape Town. During the fellowship period, she will be hosted by Dr. Robert Mattes (http://www.cssr.uct.ac.za/researchers/mattes) of Democracy in Africa Research Unit, Centre for Social Science Research (http://www.cssr.uct.ac.za/daru).

Mahmood Mamdani's talk on 50th anniversary of Uganda's state independence, speech at the 56th anniversary of Imamat Day, Kampala, 17th July, 2013

22 Jul, 2013

The 50th Anniversary of Uganda’s state Independence – a View from Society

(Text of a talk at the dinner to celebrate the 56th anniversary of Imamat Day,– Serena Hotel – 18thJuly, 2013)

This is a time for anniversaries.  This year, we have observed two anniversaries in the 50s this year: the anniversary to mark the ascension of H.H. the Aga Khan, and the independence of Uganda.  I shall focus on the latter event in these remarks.

Two MISR Research Fellows, Dr. Antonio Tomas and Dr. Stella Nyanzi are participating as cohort leaders in the Social Science Research Council's 2nd annual workshop for the Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa.

04 Jul, 2013

Dr. Antonio Tomas and Dr. Stella Nyanzi are participating as cohort
leaders in the Social Science Research Council's 2nd annual workshop for
the Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa. This workshop running from
1st to 5th July 2013 is hosted by the Institute of African Studies at the
University of Ghana, Legon (for details see

Nyanzi selected as an African Studies Association (ASA) Presidential Fellow for 2013

21 Jun, 2013

Dr. Stella Nyanzi is one of three scholars selected to be an African Studies Association (ASA) Presidential Fellow for 2013. Founded in 1957, the ASA is the leading North American organization that promotes the study of Africa in all academic disciplines and for contemporary practitioners. The three ASA Presidential Fellows will present their work at the African Studies Association annual meeting in Baltimore, MD, from 21st - 24th
November 2013.