Extending the frontiers of Social Science Research and Knowledge Production in Africa
NEWS AND UPDATES
The fourth edition of CODESRIA’s Meaning-Making Research Initiatives (MRI) Competition. The MRI was established to support African scholars in the social sciences and humanities by fostering research that emphasizes analysis, interpretation, and critical inquiry. As part of this initiative, CODESRIA has invited researchers from African universities and research centers to [...]
CODESRIA Bulletin Online, No. 7, July 2025
SAFEGUARDING ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN AFRICA: THE 2025 DAR ES SALAAM ANNEX TO THE 1990 KAMPALA DECLARATION Edward Mboyonga, University of the Free State, South Africa The article was originally published as an opinion piece for African Arguments. https://africanarguments.org/2025/06/safeguarding-academic-freedom-the-dar-es-salaam-annex-to-the-kampala-declaration/ Around the world, academic freedom in universities is increasingly under threat from […]
CODESRIA Bulletin, No 2, 2025
NÚMERO ESPECIAL MOÇAMBIQUE – Visão de alguns intelectuais moçambicanos sobre a violência pós-eleitoral In this Issue Editorial Godwin R. Murunga & Patrícia Godinho Gomes …………………………………………………. 3 Editorial Godwin R. Murunga & Patrícia Godinho Gomes ………………………………………………… 6 Éditorial Godwin R. Murunga & Patrícia Godinho Gomes ……………………………………………….. 9 1. O “dever […]
CODESRIA Bulletin Online, No. 6, May 2025
Indigenous African Knowledge and the Challenge of Epistemic Translation Zubairu Wai, University of Toronto, Canada Keynote Address: African Fellowships for Research in Indigenous and Alternative Knowledges (AFRIAK), Conference organised by CODESRIA, King Fahd Palace Hotel – Dakar, Senegal, 25–27 November 2024 Allow me to start by recalling an encounter at […]
CODESRIA Bulletin Online, No. 5, May 2025
The Changing World Order and Rise of Transcontinental Racial Politics by Yusuf Bangura. I recently listened to an insightful 25-minute interview of The Guardian journalist, Chris McGreal, on Democracy Now!’s YouTube channel (Democracy Now! 2025), which discussed the apartheid roots of Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, who has carved […]
CODESRIA Bulletin Online, No. 4, May 2025 – V. Y. MUDIMBE: A Tribute
Zubairu Wai, University of Toronto, Canada During the recently concluded Academic Freedom in Africa Conference, convened by CODESRIA at the University of Dar es Salaam, the gathering took a moment out of the planned schedule to reflect upon the late Professor Valentin Mudimbe. Prof. Mudimbe’s passing on 21st April 2025 […]
CODESRIA Bulletin , number 1, 2025
Special Issue Reflection on the Contribution of CODESRIA Second Executive Secretary In this Issue Walking with Professor ABDALLA S. BUJRA // Cheminer avec le professeur ABDALLA S. BUJRA Prof. ABDALLA BUJRA, 1938–2025: CODESRIA’s Towering Pillar Godwin Murunga ………………………………………. 3 Prof. ABDALLA BUJRA, 1938–2025: le pilier gigantesque du CODESRIA Godwin Murunga […]
ACADEMIC FREEDOM CONFERENCE: Application opportunities for self-sponsored participants
University of Dar es Salaam, 29th April – 2nd May 2025 The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is delighted to announce a limited number of additional opportunities on its agenda for participation in the forthcoming conference on Academic Freedom in Africa: Revisiting the Kampala […]
Call for Proposals: African Fellowships for Research in Indigenous and Alternative Knowledges (AFRIAK)
Deadline: 15th May 2025 The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is pleased to announce a call for proposals for a new research and fellowship programme, the African Fellowships for Research in Indigenous and Alternative Knowledges (AFRIAK). This programme is offered with the support of […]
PUBLICATIONS
The CODESRIA Publications & Dissemination Programme has been designed to disseminate the results and ideas generated by its networks of research institutions, seminars, conferences and other scientific activities.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
LIBRARY
Developed to support CODESRIA programs and more generally to serve the social science research community, the CODESRIA Documentation and Information Centre (CODICE) offers electronic resources in full text in open access.
CODESRIA is an institution servicing a worldwide community of scholars. The Council’s Charter provides for five types of membership: Individual, Associate Individual, Institutional, Associate Institutional, and Honorary membership.
