Our Director Apeike Umolu was honoured to be invited by Marcy Massaki of Lisanga Vibes to join a panel with Professor Hakim Adi to discuss African Development. The wide-ranging discussion looks at the legacy of Africa Day, the day commemorating …
In this lecture and conversation, we explore Horton’s life and work, from his childhood in Sierra Leone, to the writing of his seminal works on politics. Africanus Horton was a Sierra Leoneon surgeon, soldier, historian, political theorist, scientist, and writer. …
In this lecture and conversation, we will explore the ceremony and symbolism of African kingship, with a focus on the Asante kings of West Africa. We will explore the rituals and regalia of kingship and state appearances including the fames …
In this lecture and conversation we explore the work of Dr Frantz Fanon, Martinican psychiatrist, revolutionary, and political thinker. The debate about the place of both “tradition” and “modernity” in African cultures has been raging since the 19th century. In …
In this lecture and conversation, we explore the life of Dr Edward Blyden, pioneering educator, diplomat, and politician. In 1888, Dr Blyden, the Caribbean-Liberian “father of pan-Africanism”, published a seminal collection of essays advocating for the wholesale colonisation of Africa …
In this lecture and conversation, we explore the life and work of South African freedom fighter Steve Biko. In 1978, the leadership of the South African Students’ Organisation, founded by Biko, and the Black People’s Convention were put on trial …