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Africa Writes is back!
Friday 30 June – Sunday 2 July 2017
Brought to you by The Royal African Society
Join us for an exciting summer weekend at the British Library celebrating the best of contemporary literature from Africa and the diaspora.
Last year we were joined by 67... more
These are meeting minutes from the Africa APPG & RAS event in parliament on the 20th July 2016. An audio recording of the event in available here.
On the 20th July, the Africa APPG together with RAS arranged an panel meeting in parliament. This discussion brought together various... more
This morning, The Royal African Society (RAS) hosted a business breakfast entitled “Japan & Africa: A new kind of relationship?”, in association with the Government of Japan. The event was a pre-cursor to the 6th Tokyo International Conference on African... more
This is a meeting memo from the Africa All Party Parliamentray Group. A full audio recording of the event together with slides from the panel presentations is available here.
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A report from the Africa All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) and think tank Polygeia has suggested that initial awareness messaging may have exacerbated the fear felt by communities affected by Ebola and even discouraged those with symptoms from seeking medical attention.... more
RAS council member Susana Edjang is a nominee for the 2015 Women for Africa Awards. Ms. Edjang is nominated in the category of ‘Inspirational Woman of the Year’.
Susana Edjang is an international development, global health and policy expert who currently serves as Economic, Social and... more
Image Credit: Yves Salmon, Africa Writes, 2014
Africa Writes 2015 – Call out for Volunteers
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Africa Writes 2015 Volunteer
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Minimum of 2 shifts throughout Africa Writes (3 - 5 July... more
Image: Photo taken at UKAPPGsIntDev meeting with Amina J Mohammed, Lord Loomba, Lord McConnell & Stephen O'Brien (left to right) March 2015
The meeting was attended by MPs, Peers, NGO representatives and post-2015 liaison officers from a number of... more
Image Credit: DFID
A convoy of vehicles loaded with generators and other supplies from DFID arrives at the Kerry Town Treatment Unit in Sierra Leone.
It has been more than a year since the start of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa and a disease which started with a fearsome... more
On the 28th January 2015, the Africa APPG met with John Vine CBE QPM, the recently retired Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration. The APPG is currently making enquiries into the current decision making process for visa applications from Africans attempting to visit the UK and John... more
Roger Nord, Deputy Director for Africa at the IMF recently attended a parliamentary high-level roundtable arranged by the Africa APPG and chaired by Lord Steel, the APPG's President.
Mr Nord presented the recently released Regional Economic Outlook on Sub-Saharan Africa and said that despite... more
On Tuesday, the Africa APPG hosted a high-level panel discussion chaired by Baroness Kinnock. The meeting brought together Parliamentarians, Ambassadors and High Commissioners from African countries and leading experts on health in Africa to discuss African health leadership.
Lord Crisp opened the... more
This week the Africa APPG held a parliamentary roundtable with the African Union’s Peace and Security Commissioner, Ambassador Smail Chergui and chaired by Lord Steel. The Ambassador explained the AU Framework for Peace and Security, covering the mechanisms of the Peace and Security... more
ASA UK Conference
The annual African Studies Association UK conference took place from 9th September-11th September at the University of Sussex. Held every two years, the conference was again a great success.
This year’s conference featured an exciting collection of panellists presenting a... more
RAS council member Susana Edjang, an international development, global health and policy expert who currently serves as Economic, Social and Development Affairs Officer for the Executive Office of the Secretary-General, United Nations, is one of thirteen professionals selected for the 2014 Yale... more
This month, last year in collaboration with the Investment Institute at Investec Asset Management, we launched 'Emerging Africa' a book by Kingsely Moghalu, Deputy Governor of the Nigerian Central Bank.
He nicely sent us a copy of the book in the very beautiful paperback edition.... more
Senior BBC presenter and host the BBC World News, Zeinab Badawi, has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Royal African Society.
Richard Dowden, Executive Director, Royal African Society, said:
“It is tremendous that the RAS will have a new Chair who is well known for her commitment... more
So the RAS team went out for a long overdue staff outing to ZSL London Zoo last week – some debate was had about the ethical considerations of keeping animals in zoos – on the one hand, many zoos like ZSL now have strong conservation programmes, on the other hand, some animals just don... more
A submission by the Africa APPG to the BIS Select Committee inquiry on the extractive industries, drawing on Members' experiences of the extractive industries in Africa.
In Memoriam: Komla Dumor
We, at the Royal African Society are very saddened to learn of the passing of journalist, Komla Dumor who died suddenly on Saturday 18th January; we extend our most heart-felt condolences to his family, friends and colleagues.
Komla Dumor was well-known to... more
Related events & meetings
Monday, 25 September 2017 - 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Date & Time: Monday 25th September 2017, 18:00-21:00
Venue: London Business School, 26 Sussex Place, Marylebone, London NW1 4SA
Tickets: £24 - Registration is essential, please book your place on Eventbrite
Brought to you by the Professionals for... more
Tuesday, 17 October 2017 - 6:00pm to 8:30pm
We are pleased to announce the Royal African Society Annual Lecture will take place Tuesday 17th October 2017, at SOAS, University of London.
The speaker will be Dr Carlos Lopes, development economist and former head of UNECA - UN Economic Commission for Africa.... more
Thursday, 16 November 2017 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Date & Time: Thursday 16 November, 19:00 - 20:30
Venue: Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS
Speakers: Nic Cheeseman, University of Birmingham; Lindsay Whitfield, Roskilde University & others contributors TBA
This event marks the launch of The African Affairs Reader: Key Texts in... more