| 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 |
The African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA), is a membership-organization of scholars, practitioners, and activists of the African continent and her diaspora (www.as-aa.org). The association’s vision includes, among other things, the promotion of Africa’s own specific contributions to the advancement of the peoples and cultures of Africa and the...
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong as the new Oppenheimer Faculty Director of the Harvard University Center for African Studies effective July 1, 2016. Akyeampong, Professor of History and of African and African American Studies, is the senior historian of Africa at Harvard, and specializes in West...
Venue: King Fahd Palace Hotel, Dakar Date: Dakar 12-13 April 2016, During April 12-13 2016, the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications of Senegal convened an Expert Meeting on cybersecurity in West Africa. The objective of the meeting was to sensitize and share experiences of cybersecurity activitists with governments and corporate organisations in...
Maati Monjib, a historian and member of the Scientific Committee of CODESRIA, has been on hunger strike since last week to protest against the travel bans imposed on him by Moroccan authorities, which has prevented him from participating in scientific meetings and exercising his academic freedom. Monjib, a political analyst and human rights activist,...
Professor Amady Aly Dieng is gone! He is author of several books published by the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa. CODESRIA presents its condolences to the bereaved family.
Nous félicitons Olivier Sagna, qui fut Administrateur du programme CODICE et qui a été élu "Personnalité TIC 2014" à l’occasion de l’édition 2014 des #Jambartechawards. Voici son message de remerciement : « A travers ce message, je tiens à remercier tous ceux et toutes celles, parents, amis, collègues, anciens étudiants et étudiants ainsi que tous ceux et toutes...
Addressing the nation last week, Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf targeted December 25th, 2014, Christmas Day as a national goal for the possible elimination of the deadly Ebola virus from Liberia’s soil as she announced an extension of a curfew imposed as a result of the outbreak and the lifting of the State of Emergency. Said Sirleaf: "This...
La peur, la panique, le manque de confiance, le faible plateau technique des structures de santé, le déficit de personnel de santé sont, entre autres, les éléments qui ont favorisé la propagation du virus Ebola. En animant une conférence, jeudi dernier, le socio-anthropologue Cheikh Ibrahima Niang a appelé à une mobilisation internationale. La lutte contre la...
Il y a deux jours, les «samedis de l’économie» rendaient hommage à Samir Amin, «l’un des plus brillants et des plus influents économistes du Sud des 50 dernières années». L’initiative est de l’Africaine de Recherche et de Coopération pour l’Appui au Développement endogène (ARCADE), aux côtés de la Fondation Rosa Luxembourg. Samir Amin est un franco-égyptien vivant à...
NB : Le Pr. Boubacar Barry est un ancien secrétaire exécutif adjoint du CODESRIA. L’éminent professeur du département d’Histoire de l’Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar (Ucad), Boubacar Barry, vient d’être honoré. En effet, il est lauréat de l’African studies association (Asa) aux Etats-Unis. Le rayonnement intellectuel de l’université sénégalaise vient, encore...