Selected papers from a joint international conference held by the University of Ilorin and the African Studies Institute, University of Georgia in 2016 at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria.

1. Socio-Economic and Political Issues in Helon Habila's Oil on Water: An Ecocritical Study 2. The Impact of Globalization on the Economic Security of African Countries 3. Bilingualism and Education in Nigeria: A Model-Based Approach 4. Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory: Understanding the relationship between culture, education and development in Africa 5. Exploring the Igbomina Trado-medic and Pharmaceutical Values 6. Forced Migration: A cause to Syncretism of African Musical forms, Identities and Cultural Meanings 7. Intersections of Popular Culture and Nigerian Gospel Music 8. Trans -- Sociological Hybridity: Conceptualizing African Contemporary Dance Identity 9. Originality of Concepts of Reincarnation and Immortality of Soul with Yorùbá Beliefs: Insights from Ifá and Ère-Ìbejì Paraphernalia 10. The Paradox of Religion and Governance in Contemporary Nigeria's Political Experience 11. Social Media as a Tool for Conflict Resolution: A Review of The "Ghana Must Go" Conflict 12. Religious Impact on Character and Morality: Its Implications for Good Governance in Nigeria 13. The Practice of Yoruba Religion in the Diaspora: Some Emerging Challenges 14. The Yoruba Language as A Catalyst for The Early Development of Christianity in Yorubaland, Nigeria 15. Early Yoruba Christian Converts and the Dilemma of Cultural Identity: A Perspective 16. Translation Feat Under-Exploited: Appraising Yoruba-English Bilinguals' Utilization of Yoruba Version of Google Search Engine 17. Negative Aspects of Bargaining as identity indicator of Africans in America.