Newsletter

After eight years at the helm of the Newsletter, board member Natalie Tarr steps back. We thank Natalie for her dedication and great work and hope to find a worthy successor.

In this issue, we invite you to discover the breadth of perspectives that our work encompasses.

At the 50th General Assembly of the Swiss Society for African Studies, Christine Lequellec Cottier took over from Anne Mayor as co-president.

Conferences are the lifeblood and the currency of academic life. It is thus good to know, that the second half of 2024 will be rich in conferences providing opportunities for the African Studies community to meet.

Hand-over in the co-presidency of the Swiss Society for African Studies

A newsletter introducing numerous publications - one of them distinguished by the Swiss Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities

Our Newsletter reflects nicely on the renewed encounters after the break due to Covid and the pleasure we take in these exchanges on site.

Looking at this newsletter, COVID-19 might seem far away and a thing of the past. The section on past events is longer than it has rarely been!