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A Conversation With Benjamin Akande, Director Of Wash U's Africa Initiative

St. Louis Public Radio | By Evie Hemphill
Published May 14, 2019 at 3:37 PM CDT
Benjamin Akande is assistant vice chancellor for International Affairs-Africa and also the associate director of Wash U's Global Health Center.
Evie Hemphill | St. Louis Public Radio
Benjamin Akande is assistant vice chancellor for International Affairs-Africa and also the associate director of Wash U's Global Health Center.
Benjamin Akande is assistant vice chancellor for International Affairs-Africa and also the associate director of Wash U's Global Health Center.
Credit Evie Hemphill | St. Louis Public Radio
Benjamin Akande is assistant vice chancellor for International Affairs-Africa and also the associate director of Wash U's Global Health Center.

A little over a year ago, Benjamin Akande was tasked with a big job: strengthening and expanding Washington University’s efforts in Africa. He was appointed as director of the Africa Initiative, which aims to strategically enhance a wide range of institutional activities connected to the African continent.

On Tuesday’s St. Louis on the Air, Akande joined guest host Ruth Ezell for an update on the initiative as well as conversation about other topics. 

Listen to the discussion:

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Evie Hemphill
Evie Hemphill joined the St. Louis on the Air team in February 2018. After earning a bachelor’s degree in English literature in 2005, she started her career as a reporter for the Westminster Window in Colorado. Several years later she went on to pursue graduate work in creative writing at the University of Wyoming and moved to St. Louis upon earning an MFA in the spring of 2010. She worked as writer and editor for Washington University Libraries until 2014 and then spent several more years in public relations for the University of Missouri–St. Louis before making the shift to St. Louis Public Radio.
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