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Njoki Wamai

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As seen in: The Conversation, Pulse Nigeria, Daily Nation, AllAfrica, Pulse Ghana, Mail & Guardian, This Is Africa (ZA), University World News, Pambazuka News, The Elephant and
Active Citizen,Politics and IR Assistant Prof. Alumni: Iso lomso@STIAS_SA, @Cambridge_Uni @ALC_KCL@Uonbi Research:African Pol,TJ,ICC,Gender,Youth& Decoloniality

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Njoki Wamai’s Biography

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Dr. Njoki Wamai is currently an Assistant Professor at the United States International University-Africa where she teaches and researches on Human Rights, Politics of Africa, African International Relations and Development. Previously, she was a post-doctoral research associate at the Centre for Governance and Human Rights (CGHR) in Cambridge’s Politics and International Studies Department. She completed her PhD at the University of Cambridge in 2018 as a Gates Cambridge Scholar where she pursu…

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Women's voices matter; enough with 'manel' webinars

Women's voices matter; enough with 'manel' webinars

One of the unintended outcomes of Covid-19 has been the democratisation of knowledge-sharing from the exclusi…

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Earliest Black Women at Cambridge

Earliest Black Women at Cambridge

This blog presents short biographies of the six earliest black women we have researched so far, who attended …

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Nairobi’s “unacceptable” hemline division

Nairobi’s “unacceptable” hemline division

On 17th November 2014, thousands of women and men marched in downtown Nairobi in a protest march against the …

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NJOKI WAMAI: Youth fund board illegally picked

NJOKI WAMAI: Youth fund board illegally picked

By E. NJOKI WAMAI The youth enterprise fund board was appointed through Gazette Notice No 390 on January 15. …

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African feminists reclaim twitter with #FeministWhilstAfrican

African feminists reclaim twitter with #FeministWhilstAfrican

The internet is increasingly a space for intellectual debates; with the ability to connect with like-minded p…

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Decolonising the academy - Towards a global movement? - University World News

Decolonising the academy - Towards a global movement? - University World News

Decolonising the academy - Towards a global movement?

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Remember these pre-independence female Shujaas

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By Njoki Wamai, Dinfin Mulupi
| Daily Nation Verified
Tuesday, October 20, 2020 Colonial hero Elosi Mukami Kimathi (on wheelchair) the widow of freedom fighter Dedan Kimathi, chats with with Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga during the 63rd anniversary of his death at Dedan Kimathi Memorial High School in  Nyeri County on February 18, 2020. Photo credit: Nicholas Komu | Nation Media Group By Dr Njoki Wamai & Dinfin Mulupi What you need to know: Several women in the ‘land freedom army’ popularly known as Mau Mau stand out for their roles.
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The Pioneering Black Cantabs before 1900.

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By Njoki Wamai
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According to the Victoria and Albert museum, Francis Williams (1700-1772)was the son of wealthy freed slaves from Jamaica who attended Cambridge University in 1758. However, Williams does not appear in the university records.
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Corpus Christi

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By Njoki Wamai, Nafisa Waziri
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Helen Olajumoke Oyeyemi a Black British novelist and playwright. She studied social and political sciences at Corpus Christi College in 2004. Helen was included in the Granta Best of Young British Novelists list in 2013 and her novel Boy, Snow, Bird was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in 2014. Oyeyemi was also named as one of the "most gifted" writers at work today by Slate. Read more about her in an interview with Liz Hoggard.
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