Statement issued by the Arab Council for the Social Sciences
On 20th October 2023, our sister organization, the Arab Council for the Social Sciences (ACSS) issued a statement on the genocidal war conducted by Israel colonial authorities in the Gaza Strip. The statement contextualizes the ongoing brutality as a continuation
2023 CODESRIA College of Mentors Doctoral Students Mentorship Institute
Program Activities and Institute Syllabus  Facilitators: Prof. Abdul Karim Bangura (American University, USA) Coordinator Prof. Josephine Ahikire (Makerere University, Uganda) Prof Amy Niang (Research Program, CODESRIA) Coordinated by CODESRIA Secretariat Email: tgf@codesria.org Seminar Description This seminar is meant to augment other efforts by CODESRIA to support doctoral education
Book Exhibition at the 16th CODESRIA General Assembly
Application Form for Advertisement in the Programme Book Exhibition registration - English / French Book Exhibition registration Local Shipping Instructions
2024 Social Policy in Africa Conference
The SARS-CoV-2 virus unleashed a global (Covid-19) pandemic. As of April 2023, the total global confirmed cases of infection were 762,790,388, and the total global confirmed deaths were 6,897,012. At the onset of the pandemic in 2020, the predictions for
Africa Development Vol. 48 No. 2 (2023): Special Issue on Covid-19 Pandemic and African Economies
Special Issue on Covid-19 Pandemic and African Economies (Including a Revised Text of the Second Thandika Mkandawire Annual Memorial Lecture) Contents Editorial Badar Alam Iqbal
Jean Pierre Idrissa Benoit Diouf, 1959 – 2023
The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Jean Pierre Diouf who passed away on Wednesday, August 2nd 2023 in Dakar, Senegal. He was laid to
Forthcoming – The Concept of Human Right in Africa (Second Edition)
The Concept of Human Rights in Africa attempts to reconceptualise human rights ideology from the standpoint of the working people of the continent. lt argues that the dominant human rights discourse in/and on Africa, however well-intentioned, is objectively part of
Prof. Tade Akin Aina, Honoree, University of Ghana-Legon
CODESRIA is pleased to note that Prof. Tade Akin Aina, former Deputy Executive Secretary in charge of Publications at the Council (1993-1998), has been nominated to receive an honorary doctorate degree to be awarded by the University of Ghana-Legon. The
Helmi Sharawy, 1935-2023
Greetings colleagues, The Council has received the sad news of the passing on of one of CODESRIA’s luminaries, Prof. Helmi Sharawy of the Arab and African Research Center (AARC) in Cairo, Egypt. Helmi, as he was popularly known in CODESRIA circles,
