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...

As we approach the one-year anniversary of our shift to virtual programming, the Center for African Studies has been focused on our capacity-building initiatives and training opportunities. We are fortunate to have an ever-expanding cohort of undergraduate and graduate students at Harvard that are choosing to focus at least some of their training on African studies. We are dedicated to supporting their research and education in close association with their faculty mentors.

Today’s students are tomorrow’s leaders, and we are keen to advance the aspirations of postdoctoral...

The Center for African Studies Postdoctoral Research Fellowship program will be relaunched and accepting applications beginning Monday, March 15.

This fellowship is aimed at providing opportunities for postdoctoral candidates to conduct independent research, publish, and increase knowledge in their fields of...

By Zakhona Mvelase (HKS’21, HSAFP ’20-‘21) and Tendai Mvuvu (HKS’21)

The African Union launched 2018 as the African year of Anti-Corruption, under the theme of “Winning the fight against corruption: A sustainable path to Africa’s Transformation.” For many, this call was a fight against monetary corruption, but for many women in Africa, corruption not only manifests in monetary form, but also through unscrupulous behavior that infringes women’s rights and well-being. Corruption is globally ...