
MICHAEL OKYERE ASANTEHome country: Ghana PANGeA partner: University of Ghana Year of enrolment: 2018 Department: Ancient Cultures Supervisor: Prof Philip Bosman Dissertation title: A rereading of the position of women in Plato's ideal state through the lens of Kwame Gyekye's moderate communitarianism |

BIMBO LOLADE FAFOWORAHome country: Nigeria Year of enrolment: 2018 Department: Journalism Supervisor: Prof Lizette Rabe Dissertation title: Media construction and representation of women in political leadership positions: a case study of female politicians in Nigeria |
IDARESIT INYANGHome country: Nigeria Year of enrolment: 2018 Department: Drama and Theatre Studies Supervisor: Dr Mareli Pretorius Dissertation title: Applying indigenous knowledge resources in children's play-crafting in Southern Nigeria: practice-led research using Ibibio folk narratives |
 MARION NDAWAKA KAJOMBOHome country: Malawi Year of enrolment: 2018 Department: General Linguistics Supervisor: Dr Lauren Mongie and Prof Frenette Southwood Dissertation title: Taboo language and women's bodies: a sociolinguistic study of speech codes used in gynecological consultations in Blantyre, Malawi |
 BRYAN UMARU KAUMAHome country: Zimbabwe Year of enrolment: 2018 Department: History Supervisor: Prof Sandra Swart Dissertation title: A socio-economic and environmental history of small grains in Zimbabwe, c1890 to 2013 |
 YUSTINA SAMWEL KOMBAHome country: Tanzania PANGeA partner: University of Dar es Salaam Year of enrolment: 2018 Department: History Supervisors: Dr Anton Ehlers and Dr Hezron Kangalawe (University of Dar es Salaam) Dissertation title: A socio-economic history of coffee production in Mbinga District, Tanzania, c1920 - 2015 |

JAUQUELYNE KOSGEIHome country: Kenya PANGeA partner: University of Nairobi Year of enrolment: 2018 Department: English Studies Supervisor: Prof Tina Steiner Co-Supervisor: Dr Uhuru Phafalala Dissertation title: Imaginaries of oceanic histories in oral and written texts from the Kenyan Coast |
CLAIRE-ANNE LOUISE LESTER
Home country: South Africa Year of enrolment: 2018 Department: Sociology Supervisor: Dr Bernard Dubbeld Dissertation title: Marikana, state and struggle: official 'truth-seeking' commissions and the legitimation of violence |
MICHEL MEDJO MEDJOHome country: Cameroon PANGeA partner: University of Yaoundé I Year of enrolment: 2018 Department: Sociology Supervisor: Prof Simon Bekker and Prof Philippe Essomba (University of Yaoundé I) Dissertation title: L'influence de l'ethnicité dans le commerce frontalier: le cas de la ville de Kyé-Ossi au Cameroun (English: The influence of ethnicity on border trade: the case of the town of Kye-Ossi in Cameroon) |

CORINNE AURELIE MOUSSIHome country: Cameroon Year of enrolment: 2018 Department: Political Science Supervisor: Prof Amanda Gouws Dissertation title: A critical analysis of the discourse on sexual violence in the Bemba case before the International Criminal Court |
BRIGHTON PHARES MSAGALLA
Home country: Tanzania PANGeA partner: University of Dar es Salaam Year of enrolment: 2018 Department: African Languages Supervisor: Prof Marianna Visser Dissertation title: Argumentation involving account-giving and self-presentation in the Tanzanian parliament: a pragma-dialectical perception |

DOUGLAS KIYINIKIBI NKONGEHome country: Uganda PANGeA partner: Makerere University Year of enrolment: 2018 Department: African Languages Supervisor: Prof Marianna Visser Dissertation title: The locative in Luganda: a syntax-interfaces approach |

DENIZA JOASH NYAKANAHome country: Tanzania PANGeA partner: University of Dar es Salaam Year of enrolment: 2018 Department: General Linguistics Supervisor: Dr Kate Huddlestone and Prof Manne Bylund Dissertation title: Multilingual acquisition of determiner phrases in L2 English and L3 French by Swahili speakers in Tanzania |
GODFREY SEBIDIE
Home country: Botswana Year of enrolment: 2018 Department: Social Work Supervisor: Dr Marianne Strydom Dissertation title: The challenges experienced by unemployed youth graduates in Botswana: an ecological systems perspective |