Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship

Last year, the CADFP hosted its first Fellowship in Malawi! Dr. Anotida Madzvamuse, mathematics professor at the University of British Columbia, partnered with Dr. Elias Mwakilama at the University of Malawi to strengthen the research capacity of the host institution and mentor graduate students in applied mathematics. This Fellowship was made possible through CADFP's partnership with the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA).

We are excited to share that the CADFP has been renewed for a new grant. This next year will focus on alumni engagement, featuring many new opportunities for our past participants.

The grant will support the final phase of the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program(CADFP), focusing on preserving the program’s accomplishments and legacy while planning for its future with guidance from the Advisory Council and alumni. https://bit.ly/4aIVwbI

Funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and managed by IIE in collaboration with the Association of African Universities, CADFP was created to strengthen capacity at host institutions and build long-term, mutually beneficial collaborations between universities in Africa and those in the United States and Canada.

Diaspora Fellow Professor Teresa Wasonga was hosted from May through August this year by CADFP Host Fellow Professor Catherine Aurah at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology in Kenya. Read more about their partnership and collaborative workshop below:

MMUST in Partnership With Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Programme (CADFP) Hosts Workshop to Strengthen Competency-Based Education in Universities and Teacher Training - MMUST Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), in collaboration with the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Programme (CADFP), on 11th to 12th August 2025, conducted an intensive workshop aimed at strengthening competencies for universities and teacher education programmes in alignme...

Diaspora Fellow Dr. Baniyelme Zoogah was hosted in June and July by CADFP Host Fellow Dr. Henry Kofi Mensah at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana. Together, they worked on the collaborative project "Curriculum Co-Development for New Course on "African Business History" and Collaborative Research".

Read more about the fellows and their work:

A Professor of Human Resources Management at McMaster University, Canada, paid a courtesy visit to the Dean of the International Programmes Office | International Programmes Office On Wednesday, June 11, 2025, Dr. Baniyelme Zoogah, a Professor of Human Resources Management at McMaster University, Canada, paid a courtesy visit to Professor Daniel Y. A. Duah, Dean of the International Programmes Office (IPO) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). He w...

Last month, Host Fellow Dr. Vukosi Marivate at the University of Pretoria in South Africa welcomed CADFP Diaspora Fellow Dr. Judy Gichoya from Emory University for their collaborative project "AI-Powered Radiology Data and Multilingual Clinical Information Project."

Their work included a pivotal workshop on July 11 - “AI for African Healthcare: Beyond Chatbots Toward Contextually Informed Innovation.”

Read more about their collaborative work and the workshop:

Seminar Recap – AI for African Healthcare: Beyond Chatbots Toward Contextually Informed Innovation On 11 July 2025, we were privileged to host Dr. Judy Gichoya, Associate Professor at Emory University, for an inspiring seminar: “AI for African Healthcare: Beyond Chatbots Toward Contextually Informed Innovation.”

Earlier this summer, Diaspora Fellow Dr. Babasola Fateye was hosted by CADFP Host Fellow Dr. Olayinka Osuolale at Elizade University in Nigeria. They collaborated on their project "Multidisciplinary Research Collaboration and Capacity Strengthening Evaluation of a Locally Engineered Smart Incubator for Sustainable Growth for Organism's Toxicology Research and Teaching"

Read more about these fellows and their work together here:

Elizade University Hosts U.S.-Based Scholar Under Prestigious Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program Elizade University Elizade University has successfully concluded hosting a Carnegie fellow under the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP), joining a...

Diaspora Fellow Professor Teresa Wasonga is being hosted by CADFP Host Fellow Dr. Catherine Aurah at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology in Kenya this summer as they collaborate on their project "Co-development and Alignment of Competencies, Curriculum, and Assessment of Teacher/Principal Preparation Programs to Meet Needs of Basic the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) Educational System needs in Kenya." The scope of their project includes a recent workshop led by Professors Aurah and Wasonga.

Read more about their work here:

MMUST Leads High-Impactful Dialogue on Aligning University Education With Kenya’s Competency Based Education Framework - MMUST Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), in partnership with Northern Illinois University (USA), under the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Programme (CADFP), on 19th June 2025 hosted a pivotal workshop titled ‘Developing Competencies for Universities and Teacher Education ...

Diaspora Fellows, Professor Laban Rutto and Richard Omotoye, recently hosted a series of workshops at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta as part of their fellowship project (hosted by Professor Jonathan Atungwu).

Read more about these fellows and their work together here:

FUNAAB Set to Host 2025 Carnegie Diaspora Fellowship Program Workshops – FUNAAB The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) is set to host workshops under the 2025 FUNAAB-Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP), as it had earlier welcomed two African diaspora scholars from Virginia State University (VSU), Professors Richard Omotoye and Laban Rutto.

Diaspora Fellow Dr. Benard Omogo was hosted this summer by CADFP Host Fellow Dr. Wesley Omwoyo at Maasai Mara University as they collaborated on their project "Collaborative Research on Development of Diatomite-Metal Sulphides Nanocomposites for the Removal of Endocrine Disruptive Compounds from Wastewaters."

Read more about these fellows and their work together here:

Chemistry's Benard Omogo Selected for Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program Benard Omogo, who earned a Ph.D. from the U of A in 2014, is a visiting scholar from Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology in Kenya and an instructor of chemistry and biochemistry at the U of A.