ABOUT US
We are a membership organisation that provides opportunities for people to connect, celebrate and engage critically with a wide range of topics and ideas about Africa today.
Through our events, publications and digital channels we share insight, instigate debate and facilitate mutual understanding between the UK and Africa.
We amplify African voices and interests in academia, business, politics, the arts and education, reaching a network of more than one million people globally.
Our Events
When - 30/7/2020
Photo Credit: Vijetha Vijayan We rely on your support to continue our work and be able to hold these events. The suggested minimum donation for this webinar is £5. Pleas...
Latest News
We are delighted to announce our new Education & Outreach project: Poetry in the Primary Classroom. This project, held in partnership with the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE), aims to support teachers to enjoy and to use poetry from ...
05/8/2020
Image Credit: Monito – Money Transfer Comparison The conventional wisdom in the early days of the Covid-19 virus was that workers’ remittances would fall off sharply, bringing additional balance-of-payments and exchange-rate pressures. An early...
17/7/2020
In January this year, the British Government hosted an Africa Investment Summit at which the Prime Minister, fresh from his election victory, promised to prioritise Britain’s relations with the continent. At the time, I set out some suggestions for how that ...
13/7/2020
The COVID-19 pandemic provides a stress test for all countries, but also for relations between them. In a webinar organised by the Overseas Development Institute, RAS director Nick Westcott joined a panel alongside Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr (Mayor of Freetown)...
26/6/2020