2026 Distinguished Emerging Scholar in African Geography
We are thrilled to share the recent achievements of fellow CAG member, Dr. Elmond Bandauko. Dr. Bandauko is an Assistant Professor of Human Geography at the University of Alberta and was recently recognized as the 2026 Distinguished Emerging Scholar in African Geography by the Africa Specialty Group of the American Association of Geographers, for outstanding contributions to scholarship on African Geography. The CAG is also happy to share two recent publications on behalf of Dr. Bandauko:
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Published paper with Dr. Brandon Marc Finn (University of Michigan) on 'Informal infrastructuring' in Progress in Human Geography
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Published paper with Dr. Lewis Asante and Mary Amoah (Kumasi Technical University, Ghana), focusing on the transformation of urban markets in Ghanaian cities, in Cities



