16/12/2022
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 African leaders. President Biden said the US was “all-in on …
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
The Royal African Society is seeking an Administrative Manager, to be responsible for the organisation’s financial and general administration, some governance and management support. This is an interesting and varied role as part of a small, close-k...
29/7/2022
RAS Director, Dr Nicholas Westcott, who is also currently a Visiting Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, has just published an ECFR policy note on Shared Fortunes: Why Britain, the EU, and Africa need each other. It highlights the i...
03/5/2022
From left to right Lord Boateng and Bim Afolami MP present the APPG Education Report to James Cleverly MP, then Secretary of State for Education (Credit: The Royal African Society) The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Africa, supported by the R...
19/4/2022