The first Webinar (online seminar) of the Governance for Development in Africa Webinar Series will premiere on the 19th of February 2019 at 5pm GMT. The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, the Centre of African Studies at SOAS and SOAS Radio are delighted… Read More ›
The 4th Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies (EALCS) Conference 16 – 18 August 2019 Woldia University, Ethiopia Theme: East Africa’s Elsewheres Historically, Africa has a rich tradition of inter-regional trade and cultural exchange. East Africa is no exception. However,… Read More ›
You are invited to participate in the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes’ First Africa Humanities Workshop January 3rd – 18th, 2019 Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia CHCI is proud to announce Addis 2019, a two-week workshop held at Addis Ababa University… Read More ›
Addis Foto Fest 2016 4th Edition 15 – 20 December 2015, Addis Ababa The saying goes that an image can tell a thousand stories, that through an image we can imagine distant lands, learn about a time and space… Read More ›
CAAR MALAGA JUNE 13-16 2017 Diasporic Encounters, Subjectivities in Transit: Race, Gender, Religion and Sexualities in the African Diasporas CALL FOR PAPERS From June 13-16, 2017, the Collegium for African American Research (CAAR) meets for its biannual conference in… Read More ›
Lecture and Book Launch Imperial Exile 20 August 2016, 1.30 – 5.00 pm Venue: Ethiopian Community In Britain – 2A Lithos Road, London, NW3 6EF, United Kingdom This year is the 80th anniversary of the arrival in Bath of Emperor Haile… Read More ›
Setting Forth At Dawn A Workshop on the Geopolitics and Practices of Writing and Publishing in Africa 16 – 20 May 2016 / 8 -12 Genbot 2008 Hosted by the College of Law & Governance in collaboration with the Office of the Vice… Read More ›
AiW Guest: Mike Thomas Four years after Lindiwe Dovey and Namvula Rennie founded Film Africa in 2011, in association with the Royal African Society (RAS) and SOAS, the 2015 edition of the film festival offered the Ethiopia in Transition strand,… Read More ›
AiW Guest Sara Marzagora. This post is the second in an occasional series of writer profiles, looking especially at those working in African languages. The first post in our series was on Akinwumi Isola. Mengistu Lemma (1928-1988) If you ask… Read More ›
