African Studies Lecturer and Organizer
Mjiba Frehiwot is an organizer for the All-African People’s Revolutionary Party, Research Fellow in the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, and Visiting Assistant Professor in the Pan-Africana Studies Department at Lincoln University. Dr. Frehiwot thinks deeply about how to decolonize and re-Africanize knowledge production in Africa. She is engaging in debates, discussions and research around Made in Africa Evaluation and its ability to serve as a vehicle for development in Global Africa. Her primary research focuses on Pan-Africanism, African political thought, and social movements in Global Africa. She recently released her first film titled: Umoja: Africa Must Unite Now! The link to the documentary can be found here: https://youtu.be/nTi_hEB7fik.
Mjiba does research in Ghana, Tanzania and the Diaspora and travels frequently to engage with political organizations and academic institutions. She has keynoted several programs and events including the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day School, South African Monitoring and Evaluation Association, Kwame Nkrumah International Conference, All-African People’s Conference @ 60, Cuba May Day Celebrations, African Liberation Day, Pan-African Women’s Day, Shirley Graham DuBois and W.E.B. DuBois Memorial Lectures.
She can speak about the following topics:
- Decolonizing African Studies/Knowledge Production in Global Africa
- Liberatory and Transformative Pan-African Education
- Identity construction and Pan-African Consciousness
- Pan-Africanism in the 21st Century
- Women and Pan-Africanism
- African Evaluation and Made in Africa Evaluation
- Reparations and Repatriation in Global Africa
Ph.D. in African Studies – Howard University, Washington DC, 2011- Dissertation: Education and Pan-Africanism: A Case Study of Ghana, 1957-1966.
Master of Social Work – California State University Sacramento, Sacramento, California, 2000-Concentration: Community Organizing and Planning Administration -Thesis: Modern Day Slavery.
Bachelor of Arts, Social Work/African-American Studies – San Jose State University, San Jose, California, 1997
Research Areas
- Pan-Africanism and Education
- African Diaspora, Identity and Ghanaian Culture
- Pan-Africanism in the 21st Century
- African Political Thought and Decolonisation of Knowledge
- African Centered Development Paradigm
- Development Communication and Pan-Africanism
- Tourism, Development and Decolonisation
Education:
Ph.D. in African Studies – Howard University, Washington DC, 2011- Dissertation: Education and Pan-Africanism: A Case Study of Ghana, 1957-1966.
Master of Social Work – California State University Sacramento, Sacramento, California, 2000-Concentration: Community Organizing and Planning Administration -Thesis: Modern Day Slavery.
Bachelor of Arts, Social Work/African American Studies – San Jose State University, San Jose, California, 1997
Recent Publications
Frehiwot, M., (2022). Cabral, Freire and Decolonizing the Academy in the 21st Century, Revista Wirapuru. No 5, ano 3, primer Semester, 2022. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6990149h
Frehiwot, M., (2022). ‘Akonta: Examining the epistemology and ontology of Made in Africa Evaluation’, African Evaluation Journal 10(1), a615. https://doi. org/10.4102/aej.v10i1.615.
Frehiwot, M., Atobrah, D. & Appeaning Addo, I (2022). Negotiating Spaces, Exercising Agency and Managing Multiple Roles: The Lived Experiences of University of Ghana Women Academics under COVID-19. Feminist Africa Journal. Vol 3. Issue 1.
Frehiwot, M., McGhee, C. & Aduako. (2022). H.B. Liberate Your Mind: Ghana and Kwame Nkrumah’s Influence on Contemporary Pan-African Consciousness in the USA. Journal of African American Studies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12111-022-09572-8
Frehiwot, M. (2020). Kwame Nkrumah and the Dawn of the Cold War. Contemporary Journal of African Studies (CJAS), 7(1), 123-125.
Frehiwot, Mjiba (2019). Made in Africa Evaluation: Decolonializing evaluation in Africa. eVALUation Matters. Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) of the African Development Bank, Third Quarter 2019.
Frehiwot, Mjiba (2018). “In Conversation with Mjiba Frehiwot”. Contemporary Journal of African Studies, Vol 5, No. 2.
Frehiwot, Mjiba (2018) Teaching Africa: Pan-Africanism, Ghana and the African Union, California, Conference Proceedings, June 2018 California State University/University of Ghana Faculty Seminar, University of Ghana Press.
Frehiwot, Mjiba (2016) Kwame Nkrumah’s Social-Political Thought and the Pan-African Movement. In Jacob Gordon’s (Eds.), Revisiting Kwame Nkrumah: Pathways for the Future (128-139). Trenton, New Jersey: Africa World Press.
Frehiwot, Mjiba (2015). Pan-African Education: A Case Study of the Kwame Nkrumah Ideological Institute, Print Media and the Ghana Young Pioneer Movement. In Quist-Adade, Charles, and Vincent Dodoo (Eds.), Africa’s Many Divides and Africa’s Future: Pursuing Nkrumah’s Vision of Pan-Africanism in an Era of Globalization (296-322). Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Conference, Seminar and Keynote Presentations
“Race and Gender: The challenges of African/Black Study Abroad Students”-Studying Abroad in the Republic of Ghana: Preparing Students for Global Citizenship-African Regent Hotel-Feb 20-24, 2019
“Rasta Recruiting Soldiers from Near and Far: The role of Pan-Africanism in the Academy”-Howard University Department of African Studies, “African Studies Palaver Series”-Founders Library-22nd January 2019.
“Teaching Africa: Pan-Africanism, Ghana and the African Union”, California, Conference Proceedings, June 2018 California State University/University of Ghana Faculty Seminar, University of Ghana.
“Pan-Africanism And Class Struggle In The Era Of Globalisation” Review Of The African Political Economy The Dar Es Salaam Roape Connections Workshop- Theme: Imperialism In Africa Today: The Place Of Class Struggles And Progressive Politics, COUNCIL CHAMBER, UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM, 16-17 APRIL 2018.
“Education and Pan-Africanism: The Interdependent Relationship between two Powerhouses”, 2nd Kwame Nkrumah Pan-African Intellectual and Cultural Festival-June 25-July 1, 2017, University of Ghana, Institute of African Studies, Session 4: “New Forms of Pan-Africanism”.
“The Cock Crows: The Print Media, Pan-Africanism and Mass Participation”, 2nd Biennial Conference African Studies Association Africa, October 12-14, 2017, University of Ghana, Institute of African Studies, Session 5.6: “Pan-Africanism, African Unity and The African Union II”.
“Kwame Nkrumah, African Institutions and Ideological Transformation”, Kwame Nkrumah International Conference-Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology: September 2012.
“Kwame Nkrumah and African Centered Institutions to promote Pan-Africanism”, International Conference on African Studies-University of Ghana, Legon-Institute of African Studies October 2013.
“Kwame Nkrumah, African Institutions and Ideological Transformation”. Kwame Nkrumah International Conference-Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology: September 2012.
“Information Education and Pan-Africanism”, National Council of Black Studies Conference-Cincinnati, Ohio- March 2011.
“Informal Education and Pan-Africanism”, Cheikh Anta Diop International Conference- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 2010.
“Education and Pan-Africanism: A case study of Ghana 1957-1966”, African Studies Association-San Francisco, California-November 2010.
Keynote and Plenary
“Social Justice-The Return of Global Slavery Are we for Sale”, DuBois, Nkrumah, Padmore Lecture Series-Republic of Ghana’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, W.E.B. Du Bois Centre for Pan-African Culture and Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, W.E.B. Du Bois Centre, 20th September 2018 (Keynote Presentation)
“Shirley Graham DuBois the Pan-Africanism and Feminist” Plaque and Wreath laying presentation ceremony in honour of Dr. Shirley Graham Du Bois-W.E.B. DuBois Centre for Pan-African Culture and Oberlin University-July 3, 2018 (Keynote Presentation)
“The PAI’s (Pan-African Intelligentsia) Challenge to Assert a Pan-African Model of Development”, Kwame Nkrumah International Conference, Lincoln University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 2016 (Plenary Presentation)
