24-27 September 2025
The African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA) is pleased to announce that the 6th ASAA Biennial Conference will be held in Praia, Cabo Verde, from 24-27 September 2025, co-hosted by the Universidade de Cabo Verde (Uni-CV). The theme for ASAA2025 is “African Responses to Global Vulnerabilities: Building Hope for the Future”. The ASAA Biennial Conference is the largest gathering of African and Africa-focused scholars and researchers globally held in Africa bringing together an average of 600 delegates from across especially the African continent, the Diaspora and the world. ASAA held its previous conferences in Ibadan (2015), Accra (2017), Nairobi (2019), Cape Town (2022), and Lubumbashi (2023). The ASAA conference attracts researchers, intellectuals, local communities, policy makers, activists and corporate actors to discuss relevant continental challenges and Africa’s encounters with the global world
Save the Date for ASAA2025.
Join us in Cabo Verde for this biennial transformative experience filled with knowledge sharing, networking opportunities, and cultural exchanges. More information on registration and submission guidelines will soon be available on the ASAA website. Follow us on social media and share your stories and memories of previous conferences using the hashtags #ASAA2025 and #CaboVerde2025. We look forward to welcoming you to this exciting event.
About the ASAA:
The ASAA resulted from extensive discussions among directors of various centres and institutes of African Studies in Africa as well as other scholars. The consultations led to a colloquium hosted by Professor Lungisile Ntsebeza at the Centre for African Studies (CAS), University of Cape Town, October 1-2, 2012. The colloquium was attended by representatives of many institutions including the University of Ghana (Ghana), Kenyatta University (Kenya), University of Botswana (Botswana), University of Pretoria (South Africa), University of Edwardo Mondlane (Mozambique), University of Cape Town (South Africa), Human Science Research Council (South Africa) and the Alternative Information Development Centre (AIDC), a South African NGO based in Cape Town. At this colloquium an interim working group (IWG) or steering committee was constituted to work on the establishment of an African based structure to promote African Studies on the continent. The ASAA was launched on October 25, 2013 at the International Conference on African Studies organised by the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana (October 24-26, 2013).
