Covid and Forced Migration in Africa
Posted November 3, 2020
October 28, 2020, Clementine Nkweta-Salami (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) regional director for East, Horn and Great Lakes Region) discussed the effect...Blog
Swahili Corner: One of the best decisions I have made at Northwestern
Posted October 29, 2020
by Adoria Randolph, Northwestern undergraduate At the beginning of my first year at Northwestern, I met with my adviser to decide which language to...
PAS Bookshelf: Realizing Islam: The Tijaniyya in North Africa and the 18th-Century
Posted October 15, 2020
A new book by Zachary Wright—Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa (ISITA) faculty affiliate, Northwestern alumnus, and associate professor at Northwestern...
Encounters with Wole Soyinka
Posted October 13, 2020
by Richard Joseph, Professor Emeritus On October 2nd, an online conversation was conducted by the Program of African Studies of Northwestern University between Professor...
Stranded in Mauritania during COVID
Posted October 8, 2020
by Charlie Hummel, junior studying political science and economics at Northwestern University Spring quarter of my sophomore year I got the chance to work...
Wole Soyinka and Chris Abani in conversation
Posted October 6, 2020
For those of you unable to attend the October 2 web event “Wole Soyinka and Chris Abani in Conversation,” a recording of the event...
From the Archives: The Lion and the Jewel
Posted October 1, 2020
Saturday, May 10, 1969, you could purchase a $2 ticket ($1 if you were a Northwestern student!) to see the production of Wole Soyinka’s...
New acquisitions by the Herskovits Library
Posted September 29, 2020
by Esmeralda M. Kale, George & Mary LeCron Foster Curator of the Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies In addition to answering your...
In memoriam: Cosmas Magaya, Zimbabwean mbira master
Posted September 24, 2020
by LaRay Denzer, PAS Editor, Newsletter and working papers COVID-19 claimed the life of mbira virtuoso Cosmas Magaya of Zimbabwe on July 10. He...
Swahili Corner: Claudia M. Kalisa
Posted September 22, 2020
by Claudia M. Kalisa, Northwestern undergrad student I was born in Luxembourg but raised in Rwanda. I moved to the US for college in...