{"id":331,"date":"2017-05-29T12:54:29","date_gmt":"2017-05-29T12:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsflash.mikado-themes.com\/?page_id=331"},"modified":"2022-10-24T21:14:57","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T19:14:57","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1661107250386{padding-bottom: 45px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"mkdf-elements-holder   mkdf-one-column  mkdf-responsive-mode-768 \" ><div class=\"mkdf-eh-item    \"  data-item-class=\"mkdf-eh-custom-1550\" data-1280-1600=\"0px 0px 0px 0px\" data-1024-1280=\"0px 0px 0px 0px\" data-768-1024=\"0px 0px 0px 0px\" data-680-768=\"0px 0px 0px 0px\" data-680=\"0px 0px 0px 0px\">\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-eh-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-eh-item-content mkdf-eh-custom-1550\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px\">\n\t\t\t<div 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href=\"https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/us-business-in-africa-awards-reach-climax\/\" title=\"US Business in Africa Awards Reach Climax\">\n        US Business in Africa Awards Reach Climax    <\/a>\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-news-info-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-post-info-author\">\n\t\t<span class=\"mkdf-post-info-author-text\">\n\t\t\tby\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<a itemprop=\"author\" class=\"mkdf-post-info-author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/author\/acsusadmin\/\">\n\t\t\tacsusadmin\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-post-excerpt-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<p itemprop=\"description\" class=\"mkdf-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\nThe African Centre for the Study of the United States (Johannesburg)\n\n\n\nTo register for the conference, please click&nbsp;here.\n\n\n\nThe prestigious\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-ni-info mkdf-ni-info-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"mkdf-news-item mkdf-slider1-item mkdf-slider-size-landscape\">\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-news-item-image-holder\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Gearing-up-for-the-Inaugural-U.S.-Business-in-Africa-Awards-Johannesburg-October-28-29-1.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-ni-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-ni-content-table\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-ni-content-table-cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-ni-info mkdf-ni-info-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-post-info-category\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/category\/projects\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Projects<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/category\/projects\/us-business-in-africa-awards\/\" rel=\"category tag\">US Business in Africa 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mkdf-layout2-proportions-50-50\">\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-news-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-news-item-image-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-news-item-image-holder-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-post-image\">\n\t    <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/china-vs-us-the-battle-for-digital-supremacy-in-africa\/\" title=\"China vs US the battle for digital supremacy in Africa\">\n\t        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-25-at-13.32.44-800x525.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"525\" \/>\t    <\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-news-image-info-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-news-image-bottom-info-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-ni-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-ni-info mkdf-ni-info-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-post-info-category\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/category\/projects\/africa-us-china\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Africa-US-China<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/category\/projects\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Projects<\/a>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h3 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"entry-title mkdf-post-title\">\n    <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/china-vs-us-the-battle-for-digital-supremacy-in-africa\/\" title=\"China vs US the battle for digital supremacy in Africa\">\n        China vs US the battle...    <\/a>\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-post-excerpt-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<p itemprop=\"description\" class=\"mkdf-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\nIn an article headlined 'While America Slept, China became indispensable', published in May this 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Mandela-Obama effect: Legacies, divergences and convergences\u00a0\">\n        \u00a0The Mandela-Obama effect: Legacies, divergences...    <\/a>\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-ni-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-post-excerpt-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<p itemprop=\"description\" class=\"mkdf-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\nClick here to view PDF. https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Global-Dialogue-Special-Edition-Mandela-Obama.pdf\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"mkdf-news-item mkdf-layout4-item\">\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-news-item-image-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-post-image\">\n\t    <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/%ef%bf%bcintroducing-the-africa-us-forum-blog\/\" title=\"\ufffcIntroducing the Africa-US-Forum Blog\">\n\t        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"611\" 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itemprop=\"description\" class=\"mkdf-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\nBob Wekesa\n\n\n\nIn Africa, the United States of America is a well-known country \u2013 rights! Most\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"mkdf-news-item mkdf-layout4-item\">\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-news-item-image-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-post-image\">\n\t    <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/africa-the-u-s-strengthening-media-partnerships-2\/\" title=\"Africa &#038; the U.S. Strengthening Media Partnerships\">\n\t        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Africa-the-U.S.-Strengthening-Media-Partnerships-raeng-w_zE6qlkQKA-unsplash.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Africa-the-U.S.-Strengthening-Media-Partnerships-raeng-w_zE6qlkQKA-unsplash.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Africa-the-U.S.-Strengthening-Media-Partnerships-raeng-w_zE6qlkQKA-unsplash-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Africa-the-U.S.-Strengthening-Media-Partnerships-raeng-w_zE6qlkQKA-unsplash-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Africa-the-U.S.-Strengthening-Media-Partnerships-raeng-w_zE6qlkQKA-unsplash-600x333.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t    <\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-news-image-info-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-ni-image-title-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-ni-info mkdf-ni-info-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div itemprop=\"dateCreated\" class=\"mkdf-post-info-date entry-date published updated\">\n\t    \t        <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/2022\/10\/\">\n\t        \t4 years ago        <\/a>\n    \t<meta itemprop=\"interactionCount\" content=\"UserComments: 0\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h3 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"entry-title mkdf-post-title\">\n    <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/africa-the-u-s-strengthening-media-partnerships-2\/\" title=\"Africa &#038; the U.S. Strengthening Media Partnerships\">\n        Africa &#038; the U.S. Strengthening...    <\/a>\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-ni-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-post-excerpt-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<p itemprop=\"description\" class=\"mkdf-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\nClick here to view PDF. https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Imani-Cheers-Africa-the-U.S.-Strengthening-Media-Partnerships.pdf\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"mkdf-news-item mkdf-layout4-item\">\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-news-item-image-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-post-image\">\n\t    <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/africa-the-u-s-strengthening-media-partnerships\/\" title=\"Africa &#038; the U.S. Strengthening Media Partnerships.\">\n\t        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/acsus-project.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/acsus-project.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/acsus-project-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/acsus-project-1024x560.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/acsus-project-768x420.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/acsus-project-600x328.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/>\t    <\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-news-image-info-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-ni-image-title-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-ni-info mkdf-ni-info-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div itemprop=\"dateCreated\" class=\"mkdf-post-info-date entry-date published updated\">\n\t    \t        <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/2022\/07\/\">\n\t        \t4 years ago        <\/a>\n    \t<meta itemprop=\"interactionCount\" content=\"UserComments: 19\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h3 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"entry-title mkdf-post-title\">\n    <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/africa-the-u-s-strengthening-media-partnerships\/\" title=\"Africa &#038; the U.S. Strengthening Media Partnerships.\">\n        Africa &#038; the U.S. Strengthening...    <\/a>\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-ni-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-post-excerpt-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<p itemprop=\"description\" class=\"mkdf-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\nUnited States &amp; Africa currently having a strong media  relationship. Historically, US centered mass\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"mkdf-news-item mkdf-layout4-item\">\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-news-item-image-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-post-image\">\n\t    <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/africa-and-the-2020-us-elections-2\/\" title=\"Africa and the 2020 US Elections\">\n\t        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Africa-and-the-2020-US-Elections-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Africa-and-the-2020-US-Elections-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Africa-and-the-2020-US-Elections-1-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Africa-and-the-2020-US-Elections-1-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Africa-and-the-2020-US-Elections-1-600x367.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t    <\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-news-image-info-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-ni-image-title-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-ni-info mkdf-ni-info-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div itemprop=\"dateCreated\" class=\"mkdf-post-info-date entry-date published updated\">\n\t    \t        <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/2022\/10\/\">\n\t        \t4 years ago        <\/a>\n    \t<meta itemprop=\"interactionCount\" content=\"UserComments: 0\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h3 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"entry-title mkdf-post-title\">\n    <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/africa-and-the-2020-us-elections-2\/\" title=\"Africa and the 2020 US Elections\">\n        Africa and the 2020 US...    <\/a>\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-ni-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-post-excerpt-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<p itemprop=\"description\" class=\"mkdf-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\nIn August 2020, the African Centre for the Study of the United States (ACSUS) based\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"mkdf-news-item mkdf-layout4-item\">\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-news-item-image-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-post-image\">\n\t    <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/africa-and-the-emerging-global-health-architecture-2\/\" title=\"Africa and the Emerging Global Health Architecture\">\n\t        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"555\" 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