In lieu of the Center’s regular Summer Travel Grants, CAS has offered funding for remote Africa-related internships and independent research projects for Summer 2021. It is with great pleasure that the Harvard Center for African Studies shares the following students who have received support to pursue virtual internships and research projects over the summer.

Summer Internship

• Char Deslandes (College ’22) - UNDP South Africa Communications and Knowledge Management Internship
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On May 19, 2021, Professor Daniel Agbiboa, Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies  and CAS Faculty Affiliate, wrote on the news of the sudden death of Chadian President Idris Déby Itno on April 20, 2021.

Read more here: https://www.accord.org.za/analysis/life-after-idris-deby-quo-vadis-chad/

On May 19, 2021, Professor Daniel Agbiboa, Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies  and CAS Faculty Affiliate, wrote on the...

Nathan Nunn, Frederic E. Abbe Professor of Economics and CAS Faculty Affiliate, write on how droughts precipitated by climate change force farmers and pastoralists to compete for scant resources, triggering violent clashes.

Read more: https://voxdev.org/topic/energy-environment/how-climate-shocks-trigger-inter-group-conflicts-evidence-africa-s-seasonal-migrants

We would like to express our deepest sympathy for the loss endured by the University of Cape Town (UCT) and residents of Cape Town, South Africa due to devastating fires beginning on Sunday, April 18, 2021. The fire is reported to have been contained following tireless work by fire and rescue services; however, efforts continue to control flare-ups and respond to the displacement of students and Cape Town residents.

We stand in support of the UCT community and sends our positive thoughts to students who are being relocated to alternative...