Symposium
Princeton University’s Africa World Initiative and Program in African Studies in partnership with The Christie and Chinua Achebe Foundation are hosting the Chinua Achebe Symposium and 10th Anniversary Memorial celebration on September 29th and 30th.
Africa World Lectures
A high-level platform for imagining, assessing and keeping pace with the idea, realities and futures of Africa by the continent’s finest minds. The lectures are established to bring greater visibility, from the perspective of Africa, to Princeton’s support of knowledge production about Africa. The lectures will take place in October.
Presenting the Inaugural Africa World Lectures, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was born in Enugu, Nigeria in 1977. She grew up on the campus of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where her father was a professor, and her mother was the first female registrar. She graduated summa cum laude from Eastern Connecticut State University with a degree in Communication and Political Science.
Abdulrazak Gurnah is a Tanzanian-born British novelist and academic. Mr. Gurnah is known for his novels about the effects of colonialism and displacement in the world.
In 2021, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his “uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism”…
Africa Impact Lecture
Drawing on perspectives from their respective countries, regions, and fields, these speakers engage with students and faculty to spark meaningful dialogue and inspire innovative approaches to Africa’s challenges and opportunities. The Africa Impact Lectures embody our commitment to fostering understanding and collaboration for a brighter, more sustainable future for the continent.
Martin Fayulu is a Congolese Politician and the leader of the Engagement for Citizenship and Development Party in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Martin’s full-time political career commenced in 2006. In the 2006 and 2011 general elections, he was elected as a Member of Parliament to the National Assembly. In 2009, he…
This event will feature His Excellency Téte António, Minister of External Relations of the Republic of Angola and…
Fellowships and Scholars
AWI aims to mobilize additional resources to enhance cutting-edge research and academic exploration in the field of African Studies. As part of this goal, AWI proudly sponsors postdoctoral fellows within the Program in African Studies. These scholars represent a diverse array of disciplines and research interests, each contributing uniquely to our understanding of Africa’s rich cultural, historical, and socio-political landscape.
We will host researchers and scholars from African public and private sector institutions on short term visits. Visitors will not be expected to teach; rather they will work on specific research projects alongside their sponsoring Princeton collaborators.
Princeton Alumni for Africa Reunion
Every year, the Africa World Initiative, in collaboration with the Program in African Studies and the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies, hosts the Princeton Alumni for Africa Reunion.