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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

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,

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

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

Revisiting the Struggles for Academic/Intellectual Freedom and the Social Responsibility of Intellectuals in Africa:  The Case of the Dar es Salaam and Kampala Declarations  by  J. Oloka-Onyango, Professor of Law School of Law, Makerere University, Uganda  Revised text of Keynote Reflections at the Colloquia on Academic Freedom and Social Responsibility, University of Dar es

Ujamaa, Ubuntu and Reimagining Pan-Africanism Keynote Address at the Interna/onal Conference on Ujamaa, Ubuntu and New Pan Africanisms, Arusha, 23-25 May 2024 by Issa G. Shivji, Professor Emeritus, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania This keynote address at the International Conference on Ujamaa, Ubuntu, and New Pan-Africanisms explores the deep philosophical roots of

 SYNTHESIS REPORT : Academic Freedom, Democracy and Sustainable Development in Africa: Re-envisioning the Role of the University  Dar es Salaam (7th–9th November 2023) and Maputo (15th–17th April 2024) by Muhidin Shangwe  Department of Political Science and Public Administration University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  PART I: SETTING THE CONTEXT Introduction and Background From 7–9 November 2023

By  Souleymane Bachir Diagne Columbia University, New York, USA In 1977, a book entitled Sur la “philosophie africaine”: Critique de l’ethnophilosophie was published by Maspero, in its ‘Textes à l’appui’ collection. The book immediately became a resounding success and has been declared one of the 100 most influential African books of the