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 - 27/1/2021
In 2020, Africa avoided the worst of COVID-19, thanks in part to quick government action and strong community health systems. Broad-based social movements like #EndSARS in Nigeria ...
Latest News
2021 looks like being a turbulent year in Africa. Economic convergence will go hand-in-hand with political divergence and a continuing heavy impact from the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite the high hopes that the new vaccines will help insulate us from the c...
15/1/2021
Photo Credit: African Continental Free Trade Area Business Forum | Kigali, 20 March 2018 The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has been in operation since 01 January, having suffered a six-month delay due to the Covid-19 virus. It is an essen...
15/1/2021
We are seeking to recruit a brilliant freelance Digital Communications Manager with a creative, collaborative and innovative approach and a proven track record of devising and delivering successful story-telling and social media campaigns that engage multipl...
22/12/2020
Jerry Rawlings passed away on 12 November this year, peacefully in Korle Bu Hospital. He was Ghana’s longest serving president and, if the current constitution is respected and his successors resist the temptation to change it to hang on longer, will remain ...
04/12/2020