Centre of African Studies News
ECAS 2013, Call for PApers
The fifth European Conference on African Studies (ECAS 5) will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, on June 26 to 28, 2013. It will be organized by the Centro de Estudos Africanos - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (Center of African Studies of the University Institute of Lisbon) on behalf of AEGIS, the Africa-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies. Its general theme will be ‘African Dynamics in a Multipolar World’.
28th November 2012
Urbanisation without Infrastructures in African Cities: Who Fills in the Gap? -
The presentation of "Urbanisation without Infrastructures in African Cities: Who Fills in the Gap?" by Adriana Allen (DPU/UCL) is now available for download on CAS website.
1st March 2012
ABG: Why are the main means by which urban dwellers avoid hunger ignored?
David Satterthwaite spoke at the ABG on the 22 February 2012 on Why are the main means by which urban dwellers avoid hunger ignored? His presentation is now available on CAS website.
23rd February 2012
CFP: AEGIS Thematic Workshop: Children & Migration in Africa: an Interdisciplinary Perspective
Call for Papers
20th December 2011
Good Governance in Africa: Scholars and Leaders Share Lessons in Mozambique
Twenty-five policy makers, academics, civil society representatives and government officials from across Africa will meet in Maputo, Mozambique, from 03 to 08 April 2011 to explore the future of governance and development on the continent.
1st April 2011
GDAI Residential School 2011, Mozambique: Call for Applications
Call for applications for the summer school in Mozambique in April 2011
2nd December 2010
Good Governance in Africa: Scholars and Leaders Share Lessons in Uganda
Policy makers, academics, civil society representatives and government officials from across Africa are meeting in Uganda from Monday, 19 April, through Friday, 23 April, to explore the future of governance and development on the continent.
19th April 2010
New residential school opens in Dakar
A new residential school in Dakar, funded by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation as part of the Governance for Development in Africa initiative, is finding success in its first year.
7th April 2009
Debunking the myths of China-Africa relations
This term a series of seminars have been held at SOAS and the London International Development Centre to address this imbalance and properly explore China’s role in African affairs. The events have been organised by the Africa Asia Centre – a new research collaboration between SOAS and the Royal African Society.
9th January 2009
Call For Applications - Governance for Development in Africa Initiative 2009
Call For Applications - Governance for Development in Africa Initiative to be held in Dakar, Senegal, 30 March- 04April 2009
24th December 2008
Nigerian civil servants visit SOAS for specialist workshop
Civil servants from the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Transportation and the Nigerian Maritime Safety Administration attended a specialist workshop held at SOAS from the 13th to 24th of October.
28th October 2008
Researching Violence in Africa: The Methodological Challenges Conference
Lively discussion and debate surrounding the recent conference, Researching Violence in Africa: the Methodological Challenges, attracted more than 40 guests to SOAS over the 4th and 5th of July.
9th July 2008
Paul Robeson remembered at SOAS
Tony Benn and Sir Willard White were among those who gathered for the unveiling of a plaque at SOAS to honour one of the School's most famous alumni - Paul Robeson. Robeson studied phonetics and Swahili at the School (1934). It was part of a life-long...19th September 2006
Madagascar Exhibition Opens
SOAS Director and Principal, Professor Colin Bundy, recently opened a photographic exhibition of images of Madagascar taken by Ray Massey in 2000 (the exhibition is the third new exhibition at the Brunei Gallery this month).Ray Massey with some of his...6th July 2005
Two New Exhibitions Open at The Brunei Gallery
Two new exhibitions are now on at the Brunei Gallery, SOAS is a gallery installation by sound artist John Wynne which innovatively combines photography and sound to address issues of portraiture, identity and technology in a cross-cultural context....29th June 2005
