Study Abroad | Center for African Studies

By Trinity Thiirah, Undergraduate Student

By Naomi Turner, Undergraduate Student
Howard University Fulbright-Hays Swahili Group Project Abroad in Kenya - Summer 2025

By Jeanelle Nana Ama Acheampong, Undergraduate Student

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

By Ashley Agyeman, Undergraduate Student, Political Science

Expresso Show in South Africa speaks with Howard University's Zulu lecturer, Dr. Sipho Sithole, and his students, while they study abroad in South Africa, as part of the HUZISA Program at Howard.

The Center for African Studies has awarded $190,000 in summer Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships to a record 20 undergraduate students to study African languages and cultures in four countries in Summer 2025. In addition to continuing its support of established study abroad programs for Zulu (South Africa) and Swahili (Kenya), the Center will achieve another milestone by supporting the return of Wolof (Senegal) and welcoming an inaugural program for Twi (Ghana).

By Nia Assata Muhammad, Undergraduate Student, Junior Sociology Major,

By Latrese Johnson, Undergraduate Student, Africana Studies major; Wome

By Ameerah Thomas, Undergraduate Student, Philosophy Major