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This week, we hosted a CAS Film Screening of “The Trials of Winnie Mandela”, an @ichikowitz.foundation and African Oral History Archive documentary series, streaming on @NetflixSA, examining the life of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Winnie was one of South Africa’s most consequential political figures and a central leader in resistance and struggle, with the film focusing on her legacy, leadership, and political marginalization.

A panel followed the screening to discuss how African women leaders are recognized and how gender shapes revolution:

🎥Joining us virtually was Swati Dlamini-Mandela, the granddaughter of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.

🎙️Dr. Panashe Chigumadzi is an award-winning writer and Assistant Professor of African History at Brandeis University. As rapporteur for the African Union’s Committee of Experts, she drafted the AU Framework for Reparations.

🎙️Tori Ichikowitz is an award-winning South African filmmaker, director, and producer based between Los Angeles and South Africa. For Tori, film is a tool for real-world change. She makes work that challenges audiences to question what they accept and carry those conversations into their own lives and communities.

🎙️Dr. Marius Kothor is an Assistant Professor of Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at Harvard University. Dr. Kothor is a historian of 20th-century West Africa whose work examines the political and economic lives of Togolese women.

Visit our Youtube channel for a short clip of the conversation, visit the @thetrialsofwinniemandela page to stay updated on screenings, and stay connected to our network at africa.harvard.edu.

#HarvardAfrica #WinnieMandela #AfricanWomenInPolitics #Mandela @ichikowitz.foundation @thetrialsofwinniemandela by @africaharvard

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The Harvard University Center for African Studies (CAS) hosted a faculty roundtable with members of the Sierra Leonean delegation, including select chief ministers, during the September 29 visit of H.E. Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, to Harvard University.

The roundtable created space for scholarly exchange and dialogue centered on Sierra Leone’s development priorities and the country’s development agenda.

#AfricaAtHarvard #AfricanCentury #SierraLeone #PresidentialVisit #HarvardAfrica by @africaharvard

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10 days ago

Student Leaders Lunch with CAS Leadership and H.E. Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone

As part of his visit to Harvard University, President Bio joined African student organization leaders for a luncheon hosted by the Harvard University Center for African Studies (CAS).

The conversation focused on governance and ethical leaders, exploring the role of young people in shaping the future of nation-building across Africa.

#AfricaAtHarvard #AfricanCentury #SierraLeone #PresidentialVisit #HarvardAfrica by @africaharvard

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On September 29, 2026, the Harvard University Center for African Studies (CAS) welcomed His Excellency Julius Maada Bio @presidentjuliusmaadabio , President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, to Harvard University 🇸🇱

The President’s visit began with a campus tour of Harvard Yard, accompanied by members of his delegation and Harvard leadership. The visit included a ceremonial raising of the Sierra Leonean flag at University Hall.

The visit was part of President Bio’s day of engagements here at Harvard hosted by CAS bringing together students for a lunch on ethical leadership; a faculty research roundtable on Sierra Leone’s development priorities, and a Forum Africa’s place in a shifting global landscape.

#AfricaAtHarvard #AfricanCentury #SierraLeone #PresidentialVisit #HarvardAfrica by @africaharvard

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10 days ago

“Africa will be pro-Africa.” 🌍

At the JFK Jr. Forum, President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone joined Dr. Zoe Marks for a wide-ranging conversation on leadership, democratic resilience, critical minerals, AI, education, and Africa’s place in a rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape.

President Bio made the case for a future defined not by what the world does about Africa, but by what Africans choose to do with their growing power.

Watch the full conversation at the link in our bio.

📸 Martha Stewart, @marthapixphotos taken in Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School by @africaharvard

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18 days ago

The CAS 2025–2026 Year in Review rollout continues!

Over the last academic year, the Harvard Center for African Studies hosted 95+ events, with thousands entering through the doors of CAS.

From our Distinguished Lecture in Lagos, to A Luta Continua exploring the liberation of lusophone Africa, buna breaks, our Director’s Lunch Series, mixers, panels, film screenings, and conversations with political leaders—and closing the year with a conversation and celebration of Amapiano—our events continue to make CAS a vibrant space for learning, research, and community.

And we are already in the midst of another year of events! Join us this academic year as we continue to create engaging spaces for our students, faculty, and the wider Harvard-Africa community.

Read more from the 2025–2026 Year in Review at africa.harvard.edu/annual-report (link in bio) by @africaharvard

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12 days ago

As we continue the rollout of our 2025–2026 Year in Review, we’re highlighting one of CAS’s core pillars: Research.

From the flagship Motsepe Presidential Research Accelerator Fund for Africa, to the Student Africa Fund, which supports student research and transformative learning opportunities across the continent, to advancing the work of more than 120 Faculty Affiliates, CAS creates spaces where scholarship on Africa can thrive.

Read more in our 2025-2026 Year in Review at africa.harvard.edu/annual-report

#YearInReview #AnnualReport #HarvardAfrica #TheAfricanCentury by @africaharvard

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13 days ago

Over the past year, the Harvard Center for African Studies has had the privilege of hosting over 21 High-Level Leaders from the continent 🌍

As we roll out our Year in Review, we look back to August of 2025 in Lagos, where the Former Vice President of Nigeria was the keynote speaker at our Folorunso Alakija Distinguished Lecture on Religion and Public Life.

Throughout the academic year, we hosted state and local leaders from Africa, including the Mayors of Monrovia, Liberia 🇱🇷; Mayor of Johannesburg, South Africa 🇿🇦; Mayor of Mombasa, Kenya 🇰🇪; and the Governor of Lagos State, Nigeria 🇳🇬.

Among many more distinguished leaders, we ended the academic year by having a productive lunch with the Former President of Mauritius 🇲🇺 and the President of the Africa Development Bank 🏦

Read more in our 2025-2026 Year in Review at africa.harvard.edu/annual-report

#YearInReview #AnnualReport #HarvardAfrica #TheAfricanCentury by @africaharvard

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16 days ago

Our 2025–2026 Annual Report is now live! Read about our research, teaching & learning, the people driving CAS’s work, as well as spotlights and events at the Harvard Center for African Studies.

Visit africa.harvard.edu/annual-report to read the full report. Link in bio by @africaharvard

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17 days ago

CAS is welcoming the new academic year in full swing!

This Wednesday, we opened our doors for our Faculty & Fellows Welcome Reception. We welcomed faculty, fellows, our new Executive Director, and highlighted the continued work of CAS in supporting research, learning, and being a space where Harvard and Africa meet.

We are looking forward to the year ahead! Stay connected with us, link in bio to subscribe to our network. taken in Harvard Center for African Studies by @africaharvard

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23 days ago

CAS Student Funding supports Harvard students as they pursue meaningful research, projects, internships, and other learning opportunities across the African continent. We are highlighting two students who completed CAS-funded internships.

This summer, Adaolisa Mba ’27 (Harvard College) received funding to complete an internship with On The Move e.V. in Kenya, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building capacity in mental health. Through partnerships with universities, hospitals, and community-based organizations, On The Move e.V. supports mental-health education, research, and the development of community-based initiatives. It is also one of five CAS-funded internship programs.

During her internship, Adaolisa engaged directly with mental-health work at both the community and clinical levels. She gained insight into how mental-health initiatives are developed and implemented in partnership with local communities and healthcare institutions, while learning more about the role of education, research, and collaboration in strengthening mental-health services.

Applications for the next round of Student Africa Fund opportunities are now open, with the first deadline on October 15, 2026. Learn more and apply at africa.harvard.edu/funding. taken in Kenya by @africaharvard

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Today, the Harvard Center for African Studies announced the Student Africa Fund, which provides competitive funding opportunities for Harvard undergraduate and graduate students pursuing research, projects, and internships across Africa.

This summer, Iyanu Shonukan ’28 (Harvard College) used CAS funding to complete a clinical mental-health internship with On The Move e.V. in Kisumu, Kenya. Iyanu contributed to patient education, observed community health worker training, and engaged in patient rounds with students from Uzima University. The internship also included work at Kisumu County Referral Hospital and Jaramogi Teaching and Referral Hospital, as well as collaboration with Tinada Youth Action Africa.

Applications for the next round of Student Africa Fund opportunities are now open, with the first deadline on October 15, 2026. Learn more and apply at africa.harvard.edu/funding.

#HarvardAfrica #StudentResearch #HarvardUniversity #MentalHealth #TheAfricanCentury taken in Kisumu, Kenya by @africaharvard

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