As an organization that seeks to foster and promote transnational knowledge , WARA has created spaces and spheres where scholars from the two sides of the Atlantic have opportunity to exchange and share their own scholarly work and/or to further knowledge on a specific topic. Some of the spaces include, but not limited to:
African Conflict and Peacebuilding Review (ACPR) features discussions between scholars, practitioners, and public intellectuals in Africa, the United States, and other parts of the world. It includes a wide range of theoretical, methodological, and empirical perspectives on the causes of conflicts and peace processes including, among others, cultural practices relating to conflict resolution and peace building, legal and political conflict preventative measures, and the intersection of international, regional, and local interests and conceptions of conflict and peace.
This exhibition is organized by the West African Research Association (WARA). Founded in 1989, WARA’s mission is to promote research and scholarly exchange between West African and US scholars and institutions. WARA supports the production and dissemination of knowledge on West Africa and the diaspora through its research fellowships, conferences, and publications; and through the many programs headquartered at WARA’s research center in Dakar, Senegal.
In order to better access materials in West Africa, The Library of Congress has developed an acquisitions pilot with the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC), the West African Research Association (WARA), and the West African Research Center (WARC) in Dakar, Senegal. This collaborative effort with the U.S. research community surveys publishing output in the region and collects materials that are available through purchase, exchange or gift sources.
The African Language Materials Archive (ALMA) is a valuable resource for teachers, literacy trainers, readers, language learners and scholars. It is a collaborative project initiated by WARA, WARC, UNESCO, Columbia University and the Digital Library of International Research (DLIR). The ALMA project includes a web-based electronic archive of original materials published in African languages. Currently the archive contains E-Books in Wolof, Pulaar and Mandinka, collected from authors in Senegal and the Gambia. Materials in other languages will be continuously added. You can view the archive at the Digital Library for International Research. In addition to the E-books contained in the DLIR, you can access a wide range of African language materials, including video, on the ALMA website.
During Tastes of West Africa, you will learn to prepare signature West African dishes under the tutelage of an internationally acclaimed chef while discovering the region through food and travel. You will leave the program with a new understanding the cultures and history of West Africa as well as some new recipes with which to delight and amaze your friends and family.