Past Events

About Events

The Harvard University Center for African Studies compiles Africa-related seminars, workshops, events, and conferences taking place in Cambridge, Boston, and Johannesburg, South Africa. We also include virtual Africa-related events and activities that are free and open to the public. The Center for African Studies will consider requests to host, coordinate, sponsor, or co-sponsor Africa-related events only if the event is supported by one of our faculty affiliates.

Please note that the calendar also includes events and activities hosted by organizations and entities not affiliated with the Harvard University Center for African Studies, and CAS makes no claim of endorsement or responsibility for the content of these activities. Please e-mail sirak_kurban@fas.harvard.edu if you would like us to consider sharing your event on our website.

Event Requests

The Center for African Studies will consider requests to host, coordinate, sponsor or co-sponsor Africa-related events only if the event is supported by one of our faculty affiliates. Event requests should be sent to the Associate Director by the sponsoring faculty member .

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Africa Mayors Lunch

April 14, 2026
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11:45AM - 1:00PM EDT
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Harvard Kennedy School, Taubman Building (5th Floor) T-520 NYE A
Join the Harvard University Center for African Studies and the Bloomberg Center for Cities for an Africa Mayors Lunch, bringing together Dada Sello Morero (Mayor of Johannesburg, South Africa), Abdullswamad Nassir (Mayor of Mombasa, Kenya), and John...

Buna Break Late Night Study at CAS Lounge (Fourth Session)

April 7, 2026
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4:00PM - 9:00PM EDT
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CAS Lounge
Biweekly Tuesdays | 4:00–9:00 PM | CAS Lounge Buna Break is now late night study hours! In addition to our regular coffee student time, we’re introducing Buna Break + Late Night Study, a dedicated space for students to study, recharge, and build community...

HBS Africa Week Founders Mixer

March 26, 2026
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6:30PM - 8:30PM EDT
Join the HBS Africa Business Club in collaboration with the Harvard African Students Society and Harvard Center for African Studies for an exclusive, in-person Founders’ Mixer. ​This special event—part of HBS annual Africa Business Conference—is designed...

Lobito Bound (2025) Film Screening on Critical Minerals

March 24, 2026
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6:30PM - 7:45PM EDT
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Harvard CAS Lounge
Join the Harvard University Center for African Studies for a special screening of Lobito‑Bound (2025) , a documentary that explores the geopolitical race for critical minerals—especially copper, cobalt, and rare earths—along Africa’s new “Silk Road.” This...

Special EESA x CAS Buna Break Late Night Study

March 24, 2026
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4:00PM - 9:00PM EDT
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CAS Lounge
Biweekly Tuesdays | 4:00–9:00 PM | CAS Lounge CAS and EESA are collaborating for a Special Edition of Late Night Buna Break on Tuesday, March 24th from 4:00–9:00 PM in the CAS Lounge. This special edition will offer a light coffee ceremony; light snacks...

ASW - Reading the African Novel as Studio Practice with Tinashe Mushakavanhu

March 23, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT
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Harvard CAS Seminar Room. 1280 Massachusetts Ave 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138
Join us for our in-person African Studies Workshop! The workshop series is a scholarly space for Africa-centered research, offering a diverse range of topics and scholarly backgrounds to explore historical and current conditions. MARCH 23: BOOK TALK...