Events

We run an exciting and extensive programme of events on a variety of topics for audiences with an interest in Africa. Our events are mostly free and open to the general public.

Our programme of events include regular talks, book launches, and business breakfasts for corporate members as well as events run in partnership with other organisations.

We hold an Annual Lecture and two highly popular festivals, Africa Writes, the UK’s first literary festival focused on African writers and their readers, and  Film Africa, our annual celebration of  African Cinema. 

Photo: Siddharth Khajuria
Youth and Revolution in Tunisia
Tuesday, 2 July 2013 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
  Date & Time: 2 July, 2013, 6-8PM Place: Brunei Suite, SOAS Speaker: Professor Alcinda Honwana, The Open Universiry. Chair: Alex de Waal, Executive Director, The World Peace Foundation Book launch with author Alcinda Honwana, in partnership with Zed Books and The Open University. The uprising in Tunisia has come to be seen as the first true revolution of... more
Africa Writes - Festival of African Literature, Friday 5th - Sunday 7th July 2013 at The British Library
Friday, 5 July 2013 - 10:00am to Sunday, 7 July 2013 - 5:00pm
Africa Writes is our bold and exciting annual celebration of contemporary African writing and literature. This year we've partnered with The British Library to bring together some of the biggest names in African literature and some of the youngest and boldest emerging voices in the continent and the Diaspora. Join us from Friday 5th till Sunday 7th July, as we take over the... more
Private sector development in Africa: Lessons from the telecoms industry
Tuesday, 9 July 2013 - 3:00pm to 4:30pm
The Royal Academy of Engineering and the Africa All Party Parliament Group invite you to this panel discussion, which will be hosted by Chi Onwurah MP, Shadow Cabinet Minister, and chaired by Egon Cossou, Editor of BBC World’s Africa Business Report.  Speakers will be announced as the date approaches. With fixed-line telecoms infrastructure lacking across much of Africa, mobile... more
China's Aid and Soft Power in Africa
Tuesday, 23 July 2013 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Date & Time:  Tuesday, 23 July. 6-8PM Place: Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS Speakers: Professor Kenneth King, Emeritus Professor of African Studies, University of Edinburgh; Dr Dan Large, Central European University. Chair: Richard Dowden, Director, Royal African Society Book launch with author Professor Kenneth King. China’s involvement in Africa for over 60 years has... more