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The Center for African Studies is an interdisciplinary institution that promotes research, teaching, and public awareness about Africa and African issues.

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June 10, 2025

Jun 10
Congratulations to our Rocca Fellows for Academic Year 25-26

June 2, 2025

Jun 02
Passing of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, African literary giant and UC Irvine Professor

April 30, 2025

Apr 30
Reflections on the "Golden Age" of Senegalese Studies at UC Berkeley with Tobias Warner, and a New Poem by Mariama Bâ
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Rocca Fellows 2025-2026

Photo of the "Benin Bronze," an ivory pendant carved into the form of a royal African woman thought to be Queen Mother Idia from the Kingdom of Benin. Beside the image reads "Congratulations Rocca Fellows, Academic Year 2025-2026!"

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