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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.
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When - 29/4/2020
Africa
Please note – this event is postponed until further notice due to coronavirus COVID-19 Launch of the latest book in the African Arguments series. Amidst the tu...
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Dear members and friends, Like everyone, the Royal African Society has been impacted by the coronavirus Covid-19. I thought it sensible to let you know how we will be operating and what we will be doing as long as the emergency lasts. Fortunatel...
23/3/2020
The coronavirus Covid-19 has delivered a massive shock to the world. We will all be adjusting to it not just for months but for years. It has major implications for Britain, for Africa and for the whole world, and it is not too soon to start thinking about the...
17/3/2020
As the crash in the crude oil price this week has deepened the sell-off in financial markets on the back of the coronavirus, so we are being treated to memorable quotes and alarmist forecasts in the media. One of our favourites is the catchy “$20 in 2020”....
13/3/2020
The Franc Zone is vulnerable to the criticism that it is a colonial arrangement. It consists of fourteen countries on mainland Africa, all but two of which are former French colonies. (There is a separate arrangement with the Comoros.) The currency, the CFA ...
13/2/2020