| Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa |
| Conseil pour le développement de la recherche en sciences sociales en Afrique |
| Conselho para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Ciências Sociais em África |
| مجلس تنمية البحوث الإجتماعية في أفريقيا |
FRANCIS B. NYAMNJOH is the 2014 winner of the Eko Prize for Literature. The Judges based their decision on the laureate’s lifetime achievement as a prolific writer, critic, and promoter of the Arts in Cameroon, Africa, and the world at large. A social anthropologist who has published several novels, plays, together with critical books and articles in...
It is with deep regret and sorrow that we share the shocking news of the unexpected departure of Dr Roseline Achieng (TMALI Senior Lecturer). This is a significant loss to the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute (TMALI) and University of South Africa (UNISA). Dr Achieng was also involved in the TMALI’s mentorship programme for emerging scholars and...
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professorship of Contemporary Islamic Religion and Society at the Harvard Divinity School He is an active member of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and the author of “Non-Europhone Intellectuals » published by CODESRIA. * Ousmane Kane, a scholar of Islamic studies and...
The Caribbean Philosophical Association is pleased to announce the 2014 recipients of the association’s awards for contributions to Caribbean thought and philosophical literature : The Frantz Fanon Lifetime Achievement Award Leonard Harris http://www.cla.purdue.edu/philosophy/directory/?personid=41 A pioneer in the academic study of African...
The Kenya Association of Deans of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (KADHESS) was officially launched on the 28th June, 2012 at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), in Kakamega Town. The function, which coincided with the MMUST 4th International Annual Conference, was presided over by the Prime Minister of the Republic of...
Le dernier numéro de la revue Terroirs rendant hommage à Jean-Marc Ela et à Séverin Cécile Abega a été réalisé avec l’appui du CODESRIA. Cliquez ici [http://editions-terroirs.org/2012/08/06/terroirs-vol-8-1-22012-jean-marc-ela-et-severin-cecile-abega-un-engagement-scientifique/] pour prendre connaissance du sommaire de ce...
The late Archie Mafeje was one of the leading social scientists, intellectuals and scholars in Africa and the world. His formal academic training in the natural and social sciences enabled him to develop and propel comprehensive and expansive knowledge on diverse thematic areas and disciplines, especially on Africa’s development, social theory and...
Cher(e)s collègues, J’ai le grand plaisir de vous annoncer que notre collègue et ami Carlos Lopes a été nomme secrétaire exécutif de la Commission Economique des nations Unies pour l’Afrique (UNECA) par le Secrétaire général des Nations Unies Ban Ki-Moon (voir le communique de presse ci-joint). Carlos Lopes est un des leaders de la communauté africaine des...