Innocent Batsani-Ncube Dr Innocent Batsani-Ncube received the ASAUK Best Thesis award from AfricanStudiesUK President Louisa Egbunike Louisa Uchum Egbunike.

We're delighted to share that two of our members won ASAUK 2024 Awards! Prof. Hakim Adi Hakim Adi received the Outstanding African Studies Award, and Dr. Innocent Batsani-Ncube Dr Innocent Batsani-Ncube won the Best Thesis Award. Join us in congratulating them! Read here:bit.ly/3zhi1o3

Great research funding opportunity for postdocs working on Southern Africa 👇🏿

Yes, the season is still young. COYS!

Hamba kahle ZPRA commander✊🏿

Interesting… What many may not know is that Murwira has been de facto Foreign Minister for quite some time. Could this reassignment be a harbinger for bigger tasks to come his way? Even the ultimate prize in 2027… Jamwanda Prof Jonathan Moyo

We are delighted to share that Queen Mary University of London's Nivi Manchanda has been awarded a The Leverhulme Trust Philip Leverhulme Prize. The prize recognises Nivi's work on the politics of knowledge production, empire and colonialism, race and racism, queer theory and borders.

Check out my latest piece The Conversation Africa, exploring the role of ideology in Ghana’s history with the #IMF & World Bank under #Nkrumah, #Rawlings, and #Kufuor. Ghana’s economic diplomacy: how 3 presidents with different ideologies dealt with the IMF/World Bank theconversation.com/ghanas-economi…

Heading to Ghana to represent Queen Mary Politics and IR as an Electoral Commission Of Ghana accredited international observer of the 2024 General Elections. We wish the people of Ghana, a peaceful and credible election🙏.

Off to Bole, Savannah region to observe polling where Former President John Mahama and NDC 2024 Presidential flag bearer will cast his vote. Queen Mary Politics and IR

The 2024 Ghana General Election has been concluded. Kudos to Electoral Commission Of Ghana for running a peaceful, free and credible election. Congratulations John Dramani Mahama for your decisive victory. Commendation to Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for the dignified concession speech.Queen Mary Politics and IR The Commonwealth

Applications for the MSc in Sexual & Reproductive Health Policy and Programming are currently open! The MSc is fully online with full time or part time study options. There are also 50 Scholarship awards available for candidates from Africa! lshtm.ac.uk/study/courses/…

TWQ has published my latest article on China’s ‘subtle ingratiation’ in the Global South: evidence from Zimbabwe ⁦Queen Mary Politics and IR⁩ ⁦LSE IDEAS⁩ ⁦The China-Global South Project⁩ tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

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Well done bhudas Vusa Mkhaya and thanks for supporting the African State Architecture project 🙏

Thrilled that Sick of It has been shortlisted for the Susan Strange Best Book Prize and to be alongside two fantastic scholars and books

World Athletics is proud to announce 🇧🇼’s Olympic gold medallist and World Athlete of the Year 2024 Letsile Tebogo as an ambassador for its Kids’ Athletics programme, a global initiative that uses the power of athletics to inspire children across the world to be more active.

Seeking an enthusiastic and committed Postdoctoral Research Scholar to join my team for a study focused on the evolution, operationalisation and contestation of regional electoral integrity peer review mechanisms in Africa. jobs.ac.uk/job/DMR428/pos…

Fully funded studentship for an excellent and highly motivated PhD candidate to investigate the evolution and politics of electoral integrity peer review mechanisms in the East African Community (EAC). Details below👇🏿 jobs.ac.uk/job/DMU785/phd…