18/1/2023
Africa’s prospects for the coming year hardly look rosy. Problems from climate change to debt, internal dissent, civil conflict and geopolitical rivalry, are piling up. And yet two things might surprise and encourage us: trade and politics. The problems are easy to catalogue. In terms of the megatrends – those things that governments can …
Education is a core element in Royal African Society’s work and we are looking for a new Educational Programme Manager. If this might be you, please check out the Job Description and get in touch by 3 February 2022. We look forward to hearing from you. &...
13/1/2023
We are looking to boost our Communications capacity in 2023. If you are an individual or an agency interested in supporting the work that we do, we would love to hear from you. Please check out this Invitation to Tender. We look forward to hearing from you by ...
13/1/2023
This week, 45 of Africa’s 54 leaders pitched up in Washington DC for the first US-Africa Summit in eight years, with another four countries represented at lower level – a powerful demonstration of the US’s continued pulling power and of its desire to woo...
16/12/2022
The Royal African Society is one of the Nominators for The Earthshot Prize and we are launching our quest for projects to nominate for the 2023 Prizes TODAY. It is good to see the prominence given to African projects by the Prize Committee. In the first year, ...
14/12/2022
On 2 November, the Royal African Society marked its 120th Anniversary with a celebration of Creative Africa at The Shard in London. It was a great event, entertaining our 300 guests with African fashion, film, food and music, and an auction of contemporary Afr...
23/11/2022
New British prime minister Liz Truss has never said much in public about Africa. But, in my view, her administration must pay more attention to its relationship with Africa. African countries are increasingly important partners both in geostrategic and ...
08/9/2022
It’s not every day that you turn 120 years old! Join us in celebrating our birthday and fundraising for our exceptional educational programmes and arts & culture festivals: Film Africa and Africa Writes. You are invited to an outstandin...
19/8/2022