Epistemic injustice is one of the systemic causes of Africa’s present-day disadvantaged position in pursuing socio-economic justice for sustainable development.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is often seen as a driver of innovation and progress. However, behind these promised benefits lies a reality of exploitation, especially in Africa. Much of the continent’s...

Atta El Bat'hani, professor in political science at University of Khartoum, has published the book The Middle Class in Sudan:...

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Doctoral Research Fellow Fanidh Sanogo reflects on her participation amongst other outstanding early career researchers from multiple academic disciplines in sub-Saharan Africa, brought together by CI...

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African Responses to Global Vulnerabilities: Building Hope for the Future 6th Biennial Conference of the African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA) UNi-CV – PRAIA – CABO VERDE 24–27 SEPTEMBER 2025 ...

ASAA2025: 6th Biennial Conference of the African Studies Association of Africa Uni-CV – Praia – Cabo Verde, 24–27 September 2025 Deadline: March 15, 2025

On Tuesday, 11th of February, Professor Matheus Gato presented two research and public intervention projects he initiated in São Paulo to the HUMA Team.

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African Responses to Global Vulnerabilities: Building Hope for the Future 6th Biennial Conference of the African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA) UNi-CV – PRAIA – CABO VERDE 24–27 SEPTEMBER 2025 ...

Divine Fuh, Associate Professor of Social Anthropology and Director of HUMA – Institute for Humanities in Africa at the University of Cape Town has been appointed Head of the Department of Social Anth...

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#QueensuResearch | Queen's researcher Yolande Bouka, Canada Research Chair in Afrofeminist Thought and Political Transformation

Research Associate (Fixed Term) in the University Library at the University of Cambridge.

Call for papers: Special Issue on Open Research for the Humanities and Social Sciences ​​Abstract submission deadline: 30 January 2025 In recent years, research production and communication in the bio...