RAS Events
Wed, 24/05/2017 -
7:00pm to 8:30pm
Date & Time: Wednesday 24th May, 19:00 - 20:30
Venue: Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street,... more
African Arguments
African Arguments - “Otherwise we’ll have to go to war”: Somaliland demands recognition 26 years on
Somaliland’s Foreign Minister talks about... more
African Arguments - Photo of the Week: Hitching a ride in Liberia
On the road to Liberia‘s capital Monrovia... more
RAS News
Tuesday, 25 April 2017
Richard Dowden is to retire as the Executive Director of the Royal African Society (RAS) after more than 15 years leading the organisation.
He... more
Richard Dowden's Blog
Wednesday, 5 April 2017
During the 1960s and 1970s, the exiled African National Congress was a sad organisation. At anti-apartheid meetings, its representatives gave dreary speeches heavily accented with Marxist revolutionary language. They always moved in groups and, as a journalist, I found it difficult to get to anyone... more
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