2017 Foreign Policy White Paper
The Australian Government has launched the terms of reference and consultation process for the development of an Australian Foreign Policy White Paper, due for release in September 2017. The call for...
View ArticleForthcoming African Studies Conferences
Canadian African Studies Association Conference 31 may – 2 June 2017 http://caas-acea.org/conference/annual-conference 7th European Conference on African Studies – Basel 29 June – 1 July 2017...
View Article37th Annual AFSAAP Conference
Prof. Tony Binns and the 2014 Conference Organising Team have organised a brilliant conference in Dunedin. AFSAAP Welcomes ALL participants to the 37th Annual AFSAAP Conference. The last time our...
View ArticleProfessor Anthony Low – 1927-2015
AFSAAP would like to acknowledge and celebrate the life and contributions of Professor Anthony Low. He was AFSAAP’s First president 1978-1981, and made an invaluable contribution to African Studies,...
View ArticleJournal Rankings and the Australasian Review of African Studies
by Tanya Lyons – AFSAAP President Many of us academics have been advised not to published in journals that are not “ranked” or have low or no impact factors, so that universities can improve their own...
View ArticleExpression of Interest – AFSAAP Office Bearers for 2018
As normal, all office bearing positions will be declared open at the AGM at the forthcoming conference, and all AFSAAP members are invited to nominate for one of the positions: President,...
View ArticleExpression of Interest – ARAS Editor and Co-Editors
Nominations are sought for the position(s) of Editor and Co-editor for the Australasian Review of African Studies (ARAS), the official journal of the African Studies Association of Australasia and the...
View ArticleZimbabwe Crisis
AFSAAP members have been following the crisis in Zimbabwe closely. See the following news story from last week prior to the alleged coup in Harare. Read this story:...
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New Executive for AFSAAP 2018
Artist – Jean Burke AFSAAP’s New Executive President – Prof. Peter Limb Vice-President – Assoc Prof Anne Bartlett Secretary – Dr. Edson Ziso Treasurer – Dr. Clare Buswell
View ArticleStatement of the African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific...
The African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific (AFSAAP), a network of academics, students, consultants, activists, diplomats, artists, community leaders, and others who share a mutual...
View ArticlePodcast of recent interview between AFSAAP Representative and KayaFM959 re:...
AFSAAP recently put out a Statement of the African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific (AFSAAP) on the Stereotyping of African Australians/South Sudanese. KayaFM spoke to AFSAAP...
View ArticleAFSAAP President Prof. Peter Limb on Pres. Jacob Zuma’s worsening political...
South African President Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma has had a torrid presidency, surviving numerous attempts to have him ousted from power. He is back again in the news, but this time the mounting...
View ArticleAFSAAP President Prof. Peter Limb analyses the recent leadership changes in...
Jacob Zuma finally tendered his resignation as President of South Africa on February 14, 2018 marking the end of a tumultous 9 year-reign. Professor Peter Limb was on ABC’S The World on Wednesday to...
View ArticleAFSAAP President Peter Limb discusses the challenges facing Cyril Ramaphosa’s...
As the euphoria of the drama-filled political changes in South Africa die down, focus now shifts to what the future holds. AFSAAP President and South African expert Peter Limb discusses some of the...
View ArticleCall for papers
Africa in Transition: Governance, Society and Culture AFRICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION of AUSTRALASIA AND THE PACIFIC (AFSAAP) 41st Annual Conference University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, November...
View ArticleHabari kwa Ufupi Newsletter No. 89 May 2018
The monthly Habari kwa Ufupi Newsletter 89 for May 2018 is out! In this issue, information and details about the upcoming November Annual Conference is updated. Download a copy from the hyperlink and...
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Vale Professor Cherry Gertzel
On the 25th August 2015 the African Studies community lost a great scholar and dear friend. Cherry Gertzel died peacefully at her home surrounded by her books. Cherry taught and researched from 1958...
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ZAFU TEFERI represents AFSAAP at the 9th International Conference on African...
AFSAAP Member Mr. Zafu Assefa Teferi from Curtin University was awarded the $1000 AFSAAP Travel Grant to promote AFSAAP at this recent conference held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia May 27-28 2016. For...
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Australia Awards Outcomes for Africa! Frank Akampa’s experience in Australia...
Academic engagement At the beginning of 2013 I embarked on a graduate program at the University of Queensland, specialising in GIS and Environmental Management. This program was funded by AusAID,...
View ArticleARAS EDITORIAL TEAM – Expressions of Interest 2018-2021
Nominations are sought for the position(s) of Editor and Co-editor for the Australasian Review of African Studies (ARAS), the official journal of the African Studies Association of Australasia and the...
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