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Newsletter of the Swiss Society for African Studies

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Inspection of a faulty sunshine recorder at Yendi Meteorological Station (picture: James Merron 2024)

Twice per year, the Newsletter of the Swiss Society for African Studies (SSAS) reports on its members' activities and publications, and announces upcoming events. The current newsletter includes a tribute to founding member Jacques Rial (1932-2025), a commentary on the appointment of two provenance researchers as directors of the ethnological museums in Zurich and Basel, and research report on the work of Ghanian climate technicians at the frontline of global data infrastructures.

Éditorial • Editorial

Communications • Mitteilungen

Hommage à Jacques Rial
Strengthening Provenance Research in the Swiss Museum World
New Journal: Language Policy in Africa
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Publication of doctoral dissertations • Publikation von Dissertationen • Publication de théses

Évenements • Events • Veranstaltungen

Annonces • Ankündigungen • Announcements

Conference: African Perspectives on Global Transformations
Workshop: Lithium, the Energy Transition, and its Costs
Exhibition: Ugandan Traditional Medicine in Transition

Comptes rendus • Berichte • Reports

Chocolaté : Le goût amer de la culture du cacao

Recherche • Research • Forschung

Clôture du projet African Cities Lab
DigiSen : Analyser les usages du numérique par la jeunesse au Sénégal
What Climate Technicians in Ghana Teach Us about Global Infrastructure
Curated Escapes and Derelict Landscapes in Times of Climate Change
UNESCO Chair in Global Responsible Management

Encounters • Rencontres • Begegnungen

Paul Jenkins: Former Archivist and Lecturer in African History
Benin Bronzes and African Social History

Publications • Publikationen

Comptes rendus • Besprechungen • ReViews

Mama Penee: Transcending the Genocide

Annonces • Ankündigungen • Announcements

Space is the Ultimate Luxury
Im Namen der Tiere 
Benin Heritage in Switzerland
Primitivisme littéraire et avant-gardes
Rössing Uranium and the Business of Decolonisation in Namibia
Narrating Africa – Narrating Namibia

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