Centre 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…
Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA), University of Ghana
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.
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.
Leading House MENA 2025
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…
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.
International Conference, 9–10 April 2026, Ibnou Zohr University, Faculty of Legal, Economic, and Social Sciences, Agadir, Morocco
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