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 another CODESRIA meeting
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 out for
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 occurred
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
Africa Development, Volume 49, Number 3, 2024
Special Focus on Lusophone Africa We are delighted to announce the release of a special issue of Africa Development | Afrique et Développement, dedicated to new approaches to social movements and human rights in Lusophone Africa. This issue brings together cutting-edge research and critical discussions on key socio-political and economic challenges in Portuguese-speaking African countries. Guest
CODESRIA Bulletin Online, No. 15, December 2024
Rethinking Academic Freedom in Africa by Paul Tiyambe Zeleza Presentation and Intervention at the Academic Freedom in Africa Brainstorming Meeting, Dakar, Senegal, 28–29 November 2024 Introduction Since independence, African universities have undergone profound transformations, evolving through three distinct regimes: the nationalist university, the developmental university and the neoliberal university. These typologies mirror broader
CODESRIA Bulletin, Numbers 3 and 4, 2024
Special Issue in honour of MOMAR-COUMBA DIOP (1951–2024) Greetings from the Council, We are delighted to share the latest issue of the CODESRIA Bulletin (Numbers 3&4, 2024), which is a special edition dedicated to the memory of Prof. Momar-Coumba Diop (1951–2024). Prof. Diop was a trailblazer in African intellectual thought, a prolific scholar,
CODESRIA Bulletin Online, No. 14, December 2024
Thandika Mkandawire and the African Intellectual Decolonisation Movement Paul Tiyambe Zeleza Senior Adviser for Strategic Initiatives, Office of the President Professor of African Studies, Department of African Studies, Howard University Keynote Address, New Directions in African Political Economy, Scholarly Conference, The Africa Institute, Global Studies University, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 14–16 November 2024. It
Re-envisioning the African and American Academies by Paul T. Zeleza
This is an exceptionally comprehensive, rich and highly textured study of higher education in two regions that are rarely compared to each other, Africa and the United States written by a scholar with an unusually extensive experience with both systems. The book examines the development of higher education in the
CODESRIA Bulletin Online, No. 13, September 2024
The Petty Bourgeoisie in the Thought of Amilcar Cabral and Walter Rodney Paper presented to the International Symposium entitled ‘Amilcar Cabral: A national and universal heritage’, in commemoration of the centenary of Cabral’s birth held at Cabo Verde and Guinea-Bissau from 9 to 12 September, 2024. We are pleased to share a
