Centre of African Studies

We are excited to host Walter Bgoya and Ibrahim Malumfashi, translators of Le Petit Prince into Kiswahili (Mwana Mdogo wa Mfalme) and Hausa (Yarima Ɗan Sarki) respectively.. join online only. April 30th 3pm UK time. Crossing Worlds : soas.ac.uk/about/event/cr…

The 5th Nairobi Litfest runs May 8-10! Alain Mabanckou, Yvonne Owuor, Inua Ellams, Natasha Brown, Lola Shoneyin, Nick Makoha, and more gather for three days of conversations, masterclasses, and performances. Some events stream online! 🎤​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​brittlepaper.com/2026/04/nick-m…

Register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-devil-ma…

Join us for a discussion on Occult Crime in South Africa as Prof Nicky Falkof and Prof Hannah Gibson discuss "The Devil Made Me Do It: Understanding Occult Crime in South Africa" | SOAS April 21st. soas.ac.uk/about/event/bo…

Call for Paper for African Languages and AI workshop at SOAS July 8 & 9. soas.ac.uk/about/news/cal…

Join @carmenmccain and @IdaHadjivayanis for a workshop in ABUJA on Building Translation Bridges : Literary Translation Networks in and out of African Languages. instagram.com/p/DWOmfF9iGkq/…

Join us for this evening on Tanzanian art. In attendance will be ambassador Mbelwa Kairuki of Tanzania, Dr Kate Cowcher, expert on the art of Sam Ntiro, Hannah O’Leary of Sotheby’s, Lorna Mashiba of Rangi Gallery and Natasha Sweeting, Tanzanian artist. eventbrite.co.uk/e/tanzanian-ar…

Come view the five paintings of the renowned artist Sam Ntiro on display Monday 16 March 2026 from 4pm at SOAS where we will be hosting Dr Kate Cowcher (St Andrews), Lorna Mashiba (Rangi Gallery) and artist, Natasha Dickens Sweeting - register here: soas.ac.uk/about/event/ta…

Prof Wangui Wa Goro moderating the discussion on language and power with translation and writing insights from Henning Bochert, Inua Ellams and Eve Leigh

Asymmetries in language and power - translation insights from Henning Bochert, Inua Ellams and Eve Leigh | SOAS Friday 13th 5-7pm soas.ac.uk/about/event/as…

We are excited to co-host this talk: Under-MAN - a talk by Prof. Tommy J Curry Tickets, Wed, Feb 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM | at SOAS university of London - register below: eventbrite.co.uk/e/under-man-a-…

Day 2 of the 140 years after the scramble for Africa Symposium at SOAS. On the video is Dr Esteban Salas from @SOAS talking about colonial expansion and resistance before the Berlin conference in West Central Africa.

On reparations.

Prof Alan Lester, University of Sussex. 140 years after the scramble for Africa speaking on Anti Slavery and the Original Scramble for the continent.

We are excited to host the Beyond Berlin Conference in association with Africa Centre and AFFORD. Register here : eventbrite.co.uk/e/140-years-be…

Book Launch tomorrow : The Oxford Guide to the Bantu Languages - online! Join us! soas.ac.uk/about/event/bo…

Congratulations to Professor @OkechAwino for an invigorating inaugural lecture at @SOAS