15/1/2021
Photo Credit: Mark Klotz – Rally against Kinder Morgan oil pipeline on Burnaby Mountain We have lived with Covid-19 for about 12 months, some of us a little longer. This creates an excuse to revisit the early obituaries for fossil fuels. The first lockdowns did give a push to attempts to resist climate change. The …
We are seeking an enthusiastic, responsible and motivated individual to support the work of the Society for two days per week for a period of 3 months. The Events and Communications intern will work with the Digital Communications Manager and Corporate ...
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
Kevin Foster MP, the Minister for Future Borders and Immigration has responded to a 2019 report claiming that the UK visit visa system is not fit for purpose, being inaccessible to many Africans, under resourced, unaccountable and widely perceived as biased or...
03/12/2020
The Royal African Society is delighted and proud to have been invited to be a Nominator for The Earthshot Prize, launched by Prince William, Prince of Wales and Sir David Attenborough on 1 November this year. Full details of the prize can be found on th...
30/11/2020
Leaders across Africa have congratulated the US President-elect Joe Biden on his election victory earlier this month. Many hope that his election will mean stronger ties with African countries. But what will the new US administration’s foreign policy pri...
26/11/2020
Photo Credit: jlhervàs, Flickr As we inch towards a Biden presidency, we wonder how, if at all, the new occupant of the White House will leave his mark on Africa. Bill Clinton’s term brought the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Georg...
18/11/2020
The current crisis in Tigray has not appeared from a clear blue sky. Its roots are deep in Ethiopia’s history and its outcome will dictate the country’s future. It is unlikely that Ethiopia will fall apart. But a period of violence is probable and w...
13/11/2020
Power is addictive. Almost no-one gives it up voluntarily. So societies evolve ways to transfer power from one person or one generation to another when a change is necessary. The question is whether these systems prove effective. All eyes today are fixe...
03/11/2020