16/6/2021
Workshop 4: The Multiplicity of Language As teachers across the country returned to school after a much needed half term break, we at the Royal African Society wanted to take stock of our fourth workshop for the Poetry in the Primary Classroom programme. Once again, thought-provoking sessions were facilitated by our partners at CLPE …
Introduction This year is the 120th Anniversary of the Royal African Society. This is worth celebrating, but also examining. Relations between Africa and Britain have changed dramatically in that time, as has the Society itself. In some ways, they reflect each...
14/6/2021
Image: Malian troops in the north of the country. Credit: Fred Marie. The nature of terrorism in Africa has been both much studied and much misunderstood. Both African and Western governments are still making fundamental mistakes in their efforts to t...
02/6/2021
We are thrilled to announce the arrival of our new Deputy Director Desta Haile. After a selection of interviews, her warmth, passion and smarts for the job singled her out as the perfect person for the RAS. Desta is a creative multilingual British-Eritr...
18/5/2021
Workshop 3: Learning rhythm and poetry We believe there’s a rhythm and poetry to life – which is why we at the Royal African Society were so excited for the third workshop in the Poetry in the Primary Classroom programme to take place. As always...
11/5/2021
Today, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) published the Report of the Special Committee to Review Historical Inequalities in Commemoration (available here). A century after the First World War, the Commission has acknowledged that its mission to ens...
22/4/2021
A Note from Our Chair: Dear members, partners and friends, I am delighted to present the Royal African Society’s 2020 Annual Report. I hope this welcome as Chair of the Royal African Society finds you and your families well and healt...
19/4/2021
Workshop 2: Learning confidence and motivation We could all use a confidence boost right now, couldn’t we? Which is probably why our second workshop for the Poetry in the Primary Classroom Programme couldn’t have come at a better time. In March 2021...
14/4/2021
Image Credit: Monito – Money Transfer Comparison As we all began to understand the scale of the Covid-19 virus a little more than 12 months ago, the World Bank made the bold prediction that annual remittances would fall by about 20 per cent in aggre...
05/4/2021