Two Chapters in the Africa Yearbook Authored by AGSers

Like every year since the first edition of the Africa Yearbook (Leiden: Brill) in 2004, Professor Yates authored the chapter on Gabon in the 2014 edition. This year, also featured is AGS alumnus Joseph Mangarella, who authored the chapter on Equatorial Guinea. Joseph Mangarella completed his Master's degree in International Relations and Diplomacy at AGS, with an area concentration in African Studies, and was Professor Yates' student and thesis advisee. He is now working toward his Ph.D. at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands, as well as teaching Legal English at the prestigious Université de Paris II-Assas law school in Paris.

"Joe was always a meticulous student, and I am not suprised that he has been recruited to work on an important reference publication in African Studies, nor am I suprised that his chapter is very well researched and well written," says Professor Yates.

Each year, The Africa Yearbook offers a systematic listing and analysis of all the major events and developments that took place over one calendar year in Sub-Saharan Africa, in the foreign policy sector as well as in the domestic political, economic and social spheres. Its comprehensive format and thorough academic quality make it used as a reference book by scholars and students as well as by politicians, diplomats, journalists, business professionals and practitioners in the field of development aid.