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Publication: "‘Peace-kept’ urbanism: Ephemerality and endurance in eastern DRC"

Inspired by literature from southern urbanism and camp urbanism that focuses on temporal aspects of the built environment, Maren Larsen's article traces the various spatio-temporal horizons through which peacekeeping camps come in and out…

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Publication: "Troubling Archives – History and Memory in Namibian Literature and Art"

In her book, Julia Rensing examines how contemporary writers and artists from Namibia and South Africa navigate archival silences, omissions, and power structures to renegotiate historical narratives and address intergenerational trauma.…

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Call for panels: "African Perspectives on Global Transformations" +++Deadline extended+++

From 26 to 28 August 2026, the ZASB will host the joint conference of the Swiss Society for African Studies (SGAS/SSEA) and the Association for African Studies in Germany e.V. (VAD). The conference connects scholars based in Europe, Africa…

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Publication: "When You Have Corrupt Friends Abroad: The Impact of Strategic Corruption on Sudan’s Democratic Collapse"

The article co-authored by Saba Kassa looks into how corruption undermines democracies. The focus is on Sudan, where the ambitious transition to democratic governance ended in 2023 with state collapse and conflict. The article explains the…

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Publication: "Diasporic Consciousness in the Material Culture of Brazilian Candomblé"

By following the movements of artefacts historically, Zainabu Jallo's study reveals how Candomblé has transitioned from a secluded sacred tradition marked by discrimination and persecution to its inclusion in the construction of a new…

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Newsletter of the Swiss Society for African Studies

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…

Feya Faku at the bird's eye jazz club in May 2023, picture by Paul Argast.

Feya Faku (6 June 1962-23 June 2025)

Very unexpectedly, Feya Faku passed away in the morning of 23 June 2025 in Basel. The South African jazz musician had a long lasting relationship and cooperatoin with Basel.

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In the media: "Sénégal: à Dakar, une Conférence-Festival Afrique-Asie pour 'raviver l’esprit de Bandung'"

In the podcast "Invité Afrique Midi" on RFI, Mohomodou Houssouba talks about the ConFest Africa-Asia, which took place in Dakar from 11 to 14 June 2025.

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Publication: "Unseeing urban divides in Luanda and Maputo"

This article co-authored by Jon Schubert takes China Miéville's novel The City & The City as its point of departure to develop the idea of “unseeing” as a central cultural skill to make sense of, and live with, contemporary urban…

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ZASB - Research Network Africa: Annual Report 2024

The ZASB looks back on another year of diverse and rewarding activities in teaching and research. Three of the numorous highlights in 2024 focused on the history of the Basel Mission and the Presbyterian Church in Ghana.

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