On April 21 – 22, 2021, the Harvard Center for African Studies will reconvene our Climate Change, Agriculture, and Health in Africa initiative around the theme of water for a two-day virtual conference on Africa’s Water Opportunity: Science, Sustainability, and Solutions.

This research initiative was launched in November 2017 with a...

For more than 40 years, disadvantaged South Africans who have shown considerable skill in their chosen fields have studied law, public health, business, and humanities at Harvard University through the fully funded Harvard South Africa Fellowship Program. While the challenges and opportunities South Africa faces have evolved, the need for the program remains as urgent as ever.

The Harvard Center for African Studies is announcing that applications for...

The Harvard Center for African Studies supports research questions and opportunities for which other funding is not readily available. The primary purpose for supporting faculty-led projects related to Africa, is to seed new areas of research and education or deepen existing areas. Grants focus on any country in Africa, or that advance ideas that are related to Africa-Asia, or other regional engagements that connect Africa to the Global South. Research or educational opportunities at any school at Harvard are welcomed. More information:...

In their new blog in Health Affairs, Okechi Boms (HMS’21, HKS’22), Michelle Korte (SPH’21) and Wafaie Fawzi (Professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health) argue that, despite Africa’s strong performance in its battle against COVID-19, its capacities have been underused in the race toward a vaccine.