Rehearsing Leadership: International Model African Union (IMAU) Marks a Historic New Chapter at Howard

The 2026 International Model African Union (IMAU) Conference, held in Washington, DC on February 20–21, brought together more than 20 university delegations from across the United States and Canada for two days of rigorous debate, negotiation, and diplomacy.

CfAS becomes the Secretariat for the International Model African Union (IMAU)

The Center for African Studies has been selected to assume the Secretariat for the International Model African Union (IMAU), a prestigious role that enhances Howard’s global profile while directly benefiting students through leadership, curriculum development, immersive events, and study abroad opportunities linked to the African Union.

Congratulations to Dr. Ademide Adelusi-Adeluyi for the prestigious African Studies Association Book Award!

Congratulations to Dr. Ademide Adelusi-Adeluyi, Associate Professor in the Department of History, whose amazing book: Imagine Lagos: Mapping History, Place, and Politics in a Nineteenth-Century African City won the prestigious African Studies Association Book Award!

Written from a digital humanities perspective, her book uses historical sources, maps, and walking cartography to offer new ways of seeing nineteenth-century Lagos, West Africa’s most populous city.

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.

Congratulations to our Center's director for COAS Award!

Congratulations to our Center's director, Dr. Krista Johnson, who received an Outstanding Service Award from Howard University's College of Arts and Sciences (COAS)! See more in the COAS Newsletter.

Princeton-HBCU research collaborations continue with 10 new projects

November 3, 2023 | Princeton.edu

Two of our HBCU-ACC students were featured by the Summit for Democracy

March 15, 2023 | Summit for Democracy

PRESS RELEASE - Center for African Studies Launches African Languages Translation Initiative

December 9, 2022 - On the eve of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, the Center for African Studies at Howard University is pleased to announce the launch of the African Languages Translation Initiative (ALTI) and the release of translations of the U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa into Amharic, Swahili, Yoruba, and Zulu.

PRESS RELEASE -- BPIA President congratulates delegation and appointments to the United Nations Permanent Forum for People of African Descent

Geneva, Switzerland -- On March 25, 2021, led by BPIA President Alexandria Maloney and BPIA member 

See Photos of HU at ASA

Howard represented at the 65th Annual African Studies Association (ASA) Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, November 17 - 19, 2022!