Chinua Achebe,  Nigerian novelist and poet

“Having lived and worked in Africa for half a century, I am very much in favour of supporting the Royal African Society in its endeavour to advance understanding and support for Africa, its people, their culture, and the environment. I commend the Royal African Society’s ongoing work and look forward to our continued relationship.”

Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE Founder of The Jane Goodall InstituteUN Messanger of Peace

“Like the history of Africa itself, the Royal African Society has evolved from coloniality into a post-colonial vanguard of reform and progress. And like Africa itself the Royal African Society is now reaching out to the African Diaspora. Institutions of this kind help to give the concept of ‘global Africa’ genuine significance.”

Ali A. Mazrui, D. Phil (Oxon), CB Director of The Institute of Global Cultural Studies Binghamton University, NY

“Most impressive was the audience mix that attended my lecture and, I learnt, is a permanent feature of the Society’s events.”

Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laureate

'The RAS is today the leading forum for debate on Africa in the UK - never afraid to take on the big issues, or to ask the difficult questions.  Through the many events sponsored by the RAS in London and elsewhere, and through the pages of its highly regarded journal, African Affairs, the society creates the spaces in which academics, policy makers and those from the business world can come together.  It serves all who have an interest in Africa, and it is an organisation I am very proud to be a member of.'

Prof. David Anderson (Oxford University) author of Histories of the hanged: Britain's dirty war in Kenya and the end of Empire

“The RAS is among the few organisations that is able to effectively bring to the attention of the public key issues that require debate and which will determine the future of the African continent.”

Dr Martin Davies, Executive Director of The Centre for Chinese Studies - Stellenbosch University, South Africa

“RAS provides invaluable, accessible analysis and audacious comment on African issues and is justifiably respected across the World – especially on the African continent.”

Glenys Kinnock, Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead, former Minister of State for Africa and the United Nations

“The Royal African Society provides an excellent channel for keeping up to date with contemporary events on the African continent, setting them in a background of deep historical knowledge.”

Mark Moody-Stuart, CEO of Anglo American Plc

"The Royal African Society is one of the best ways I know of keeping track of what is going on in the continent. It knows exactly which speakers, thinkers and doers are worth listening to, and its website always rewards a trawl."

Michela Wrong, author of It's Our Turn to Eat: the story of a Kenyan Whistleblower