For Black History Month 2021, the SOAS EDI team hosted a range of talks on Black Emancipatory Futures.
A look at SOAS’s contribution to African languages, cultures and linguistics.
Part 2 uncovers the systems and procedures behind the over-reporting of agricultural production in Rwanda.
Independent fact-checkers play a vital role in the digital media landscape, but there is no singular approach to countering misinformation.
African scientists have called for a decolonisation of global health, following a $30 million dollar award to US NGO for African malaria project.
The London Design Biennale is a prestigious global festival of design, where the world’s most ambitious and imaginative designers come together to respond to a specific
Maxine reviews a new book exploring how African migration is presented through Hip hop.
Discover how BA Music at SOAS provides an opportunity for students to explore music from around the globe and why it’s the perfect course.
Celebrating Professor Philip Jaggar’s 75th year, presenting a retrospective look on his life and his work around the Hausa language.
Dr. Awino Okech discusses why the #ENDSARS movement against the police in Nigeria should only be our first stop when looking across Africa.
When it comes to nuclear weapons, what do we know about Africa?
Alumna Yaa tells us why – and how – we should travel in Africa: get off the beaten track, leave only footprints and support local businesses.
MA student Sharon Matthews gives us her ultimate list of individuals and organisations celebrating Africa and African culture.
Why are older people’s voices not being heard in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sometime in the mid-1980s, the people of the arid town of Shendi, troubled with land degradation in northern Sudan, were invited to a series of
Do you feel strongly about social justice? Are you passionate about a cause? An inter-disciplinary studies approach could be the answer.
Post-Brexit relations with Africa: why the UK needs to act.
Dr. Joanne Tomkinson explores Covid-19’s effect on African architecture.
“Covid-19 campaigns across Africa respond to another key aspect of African societies: multilingualism.
“Nigeria’s situation, distinctive in many ways, is not unique.”
Looking at ever-extending presidential terms in African politics.
Boris Johnson delivered his administration’s first major statement on Africa today, as part of the UK-Africa Investment Summit 2020.
‘SCARRED’ is a public exhibition curated by SOAS alumna Temi Fet’era.
SOAS student Liam Butterworth reports on this CISD panel event.
The War on Terror must champion communication, development and sustainability.
Students met with the Ethiopian Foreign Minister Ms Hirut Zemene.
Other economic powerhouses are lining up to invest
“Same old ZANU-PF”, says Professor Chan
An interdisciplinary degree designed to give you the perspective, specialist knowledge, skills & adaptability to succeed in a broad range of professions
Is taking the year abroad worth it? Yes, certainly…Thanks to this programme I am not only studying the language but I am living it.
“It was a great opportunity to immerse myself in the SOAS community”
On the lower half of the map (in light blue) is Nigel Farage, the centre of dense exchanges. Branching northwards from him, in red, is The Voice of Europe, and southwest of him, in blue, Donald Trump.
Throughout your three weeks at SOAS you will be asked to stretch, challenge and develop your skills of critical analysis. The intensive academic format will enable you to deepen your subject knowledge and/or regional area of choice.
What is development studies? It’s difficult to find a commonly agreed definition, as some scholars even reject the idea of development itself!
DJ street parties and brass band parades are alive and well
Young female Kinshasans view the inherited traditions of la sape as a method of escape from rigid gendered roles and expectations.
What books do a 30-minute search via web and library ‘shelf test’ turn up, and how does an academic convenor of degree programmes respond?
‘Today, 4.5 billion people live without a household toilet that safely disposes of their waste.’ (UN Water website)
“Yet amid the horror stories of suffering and loss, small glimmers of hope and resilience have emerged.”
Celebrating ‘Africa on the Square’ – Saturday 14 October – as part of Black History Month in Trafalgar Square
The President of SOAS’s Nigeria, Ghana and West Africa Society on lack of scholarships for African students and the future of Africa Studies in the UK
“No matter which party wins, voters are more concerned about sustaining the peace”
The pace of change in Africa promises huge transformations to African societies, economies and cultures: a subject, which will be discussed at the Imagining Africa’s Future conference.
Charis McCarter takes an honest look at how she’s secured a job in the sustainability field
As the Caine Prize gears up to announce its 17th winner, we ask our readers ‘what would be on your shortlist’?
The 15th World Music Summer School opens on Monday 19 June 2017 with a programme of musical traditions from around the world.
An artistic snapshot of the city as it stands today, and a celebration of its culture and diversity
