The Institute of African Studies is pleased to announce our new director, Dr. Mariana Candido. Mariana P. Candido is the Winship Distinguished Research Professor of History, at the Departament of History, Emory University. Prof. Candido is the author of, Wealth, Land and Property in Angola: A History of Dispossession, Slavery and Inequality (2022), a finalist for the 2023…

Bamba Ndiaye, founder of the Dakar Publishing Academy (DPAc) organized the Praia Publishing and Grant Writing Seminar. The second edition of this yearly seminar took place at the University of Cabo Verde (UNICV) from July 11 to 13, 2024 and was designed to give participants the tools they need to write grants and publish their…

The inaugural summer program of our Dakar: Arts, Literature and Social Movements (May 14-June 27) was a great success. 11 students from across Emory College and Oxford College along with 4 students from Université Cheikh Anta Diop in Senegal and 2 doctoral program assistants from the Laney Graduate School participated in the 6 week program.…

The Institute of African Studies was pleased to host Senegalese social activist and graffiti artist Docta this past November 2023. During his visit to Emory, @doctadsg created a fabulous mural that is now on display at the Carlos Museum. The mural tells the story of Ndaté Yalla Mbodj, the last lingeer of Waalo, who successfully…