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Center for African Studies at Howard educates the public about Africa and facilitates the exchange of ideas, information and research findings on Africa.

The Center for African Studies (CfAS) at Howard University is a Title VI National Resource Center and a campus-wide hub that supports and enhances Africa-related teaching and research.

05/08/2025

Join us for a Reception, following the International Conference in Celebration of Professor Paul Tiyambe Zeleza’s 70th Birthday at Howard University (May 21-22). The Reception will be on Thursday May 22 at 6pm at the Center for African Studies on the 7th floor of the Progression Place (UNCF) Building.
https://cfas.howard.edu/conference-zeleza-70th

05/05/2025

Join us for an International Conference in Celebration of Professor Paul Tiyambe Zeleza’s 70th Birthday at Howard University, May 21-22, 2025, with a Reception on Thursday the 22nd.
https://cfas.howard.edu/conference-zeleza-70th

04/23/2025

You are invited to the final African Studies Graduate Seminar of the semester this Thursday, 3:15 pm at Frederick Douglass Hall, room 101. The seminar titled Measuring The 1.5 Generation of Eritrean Immigrants' Cultural Affinity to Food: During Their Adulthood in North American Cities (2001-2021) will be presented by Milen Mehari, PhD student.
https://cfas.howard.edu/GSS

04/21/2025

Join the Africa-China Initiative for the annual Spring Symposium THIS FRIDAY, April 25! This year, members of the ACI’s Research Working Group present their research examining China in Africa’s digital transformation. Reception to follow.
https://bit.ly/ACISS2025

04/12/2025

President Vinson made a visit to our 10th annual Africa & Middle East Spring Literature Workshop for Educators, hosted in partnership with Howard University and Georgetown University. The workshop featured authors/illustrators of award-winning books from the CABA and MEOC Book Awards - Elizabeth Zunon, Karen Leggett Abouraya and Tulin Kozikoglu.

04/03/2025

Please join us TODAY at 3:15pm for an African Studies Graduate Seminar - The Year of Return & Beyond: An Analysis of Policies & Cultural Impact, with Yaw Asare, PhD Student, Department of African Studies.
In-person Venue: Douglass Hall, RM 331
Zoom Option: https://howard.zoom.us/j/88364581612?pwd=T0c3q2R8AGTaWLd3PZ4SqDUrpnuNp4.1

03/31/2025

The Center for African Studies is honored to host Ambassador Namira Negm for an engaging and insightful conversation about her experiences as a trailblazer in international law and diplomacy. This fireside chat aims to provide a platform for students, faculty, and community members to learn from Ambassador Negm's experiences and create a space for critical reflection on topics ranging from the role of women in shaping policy and driving social change to the legal frameworks that protect and promote women's rights throughout the continent.
https://events.howard.edu/event/amb-negm

03/28/2025

The Department of World Languages and Cultures is offering Somali I & II this Summer!
https://wlc.howard.edu/academics/undergraduate-program/somali

03/27/2025

The Center for African Studies at Howard University, in partnership with the Africa-China Initiative at Georgetown, is hosting post-doctoral fellow, Dr. Asma Amina Belem. This semester, she is doing her residency at Howard! She has been co-teaching the Africa-China course and working with students on research projects. Dr. Belem will deliver a lecture on April 8th on Environmental Justice in Sino-African Cooperation.
https://events.howard.edu/event/aci-belem

03/25/2025

Please join us for an African Studies Graduate Seminar - Narrative Resistance and Feminist Reimagination in African Women’s Literature, with Theon Gruber Ford, PhD Candidate, Department of African Studies, THIS THURSDAY, March 27 at 3:15pm.
In-person Venue: Douglass Hall, RM 221
Zoom Option: https://howard.zoom.us/j/88364581612?pwd=T0c3q2R8AGTaWLd3PZ4SqDUrpnuNp4.1

03/18/2025

Join Georgetown University's Africa-China Initiative this Thursday, March 20th, in partnership with Howard's Center for African Studies for "Reconfiguring Racial Capitalism: A Book Talk by Mingwei Huang."
Register at bit.ly/acimingwei

03/17/2025

Register for our 10th annual Howard/Georgetown University Children and Youth Literature Workshop for Teachers, featuring award-winning books from the CABA and MEOC Book Awards Friday, April 11, 10:00am -2:30pm, room 212 in the Miner Building, Howard University. This year's theme is "Connecting Places, People and Cultures". Lunch will be served, and attendees will receive copies of the featured books.
https://events.howard.edu/event/africa-me-wksh

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1805 7th Street NW, 7th Floor
Washington D.C., DC
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+12022382327

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http://cfas.howard.edu/

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