Africa

In Senegal, students navigate homestays and urban Wolof with UChicago rigor Mosque in Senegal with water view

In Senegal, students navigate homestays and urban Wolof with UChicago rigor

Undergrads and faculty share immersive experiences from the Dakar: African Civilizations program

In pre-colonial Africa, political decentralization was by design A walled village in Morocco

In pre-colonial Africa, political decentralization was by design

A new working paper from Nobel laureate James A. Robinson finds a vast landscape of 45,000 polities—deliberately fragmented to protect local autonomy

Book examines the appeal of military rule Gavel and military uniform on wooden table

Book examines the appeal of military rule

UChicago scholar of 20th-century Africa explores what happens when soldiers take over the government

Study: In some African countries, more than half of women have lost a child Close-up of a child's hand being held by mother

Study: In some African countries, more than half of women have lost a child

Anthropologist Kathryn Takabvirwa serves as cultural consultant for Steppenwolf play Scene from Familiar

Anthropologist Kathryn Takabvirwa serves as cultural consultant for Steppenwolf play

Genetic data can improve breast cancer care for underserved populations Thumbnail

Genetic data can improve breast cancer care for underserved populations

Workshop strengthens bonds between UChicago, African scholars Olopade and Sereno

Workshop strengthens bonds between UChicago, African scholars

Study examines public understanding of drug rationing amid AIDS epidemic Malawi mom sitting on steps

Study examines public understanding of drug rationing amid AIDS epidemic

Logan Center Exhibitions curator to study Pan-Africanism in local and contemporary art

Logan Center Exhibitions curator to study Pan-Africanism in local and contemporary art

UChicago and African Institute for Mathematical Sciences announce new partnership to educate and train talented African students

UChicago and African Institute for Mathematical Sciences announce new partnership to educate and train talented African students