CABA 2025 Recap!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Children’s Africana Book Awards (CABA) this Saturday! It was truly inspiring to celebrate the outstanding authors, illustrators, and publishers who bring Africa’s rich stories, histories, and cultures to life for young readers around the world.

HU African Indigenous Knowledge and Languages Conference 2026

University of the Free State (UFS) honours Prof Robert R. Edgar

October 24, 2025 | News South Africa

Venturing Through Kumase - Reflection from Twi Immersion Program

By Jeanelle Nana Ama Acheampong, Undergraduate Student 

Lily's Cultural Immersion and Language Growth - Swahili Study Abroad in Kenya

By Lily Odhiambo, Undergraduate Student, Environmental Studies Major with Geography and Swahili Minors
Howard University Fulbright-Hays Swahili Group Project Abroad in Kenya - Summer 2025 

Reflections for Crossing the Waters: Before the Dakar–Gorée Swim

This weekend in Senegal, Ania Ueno, our Communications & Media Manager at the Center for African Studies, will join hundreds of swimmers in the annual Dakar–Gorée Swim—a powerful event that bridges athletic challenge with profound historical reflection. The crossing from Dakar to Gorée Island carries deep symbolic meaning, tied to memory, resilience, and the African diaspora’s enduring ties across the Atlantic. 

African Languages Translation Initiative

Read Africa Fall 2025

Akwaaba: Welcome to Ghana - Reflection from Twi Immersion Program

By Ashley Agyeman, Undergraduate Student, Political Science 

A Tribute to our Founding Director, Professor Mbye Cham

The Center for African Studies and the African Studies community at Howard is profoundly saddened to report the passing of our Founding Director and Distinguished Professor Mbye Cham at the age of 78. A pioneer filmmaker and Professor of African Literature and Film, Dr. Cham spent his entire teaching and scholarly career at Howard University and leaves an indelible imprint on African Studies at our institution.