News about Africa

Remembering Holger Bernt Hansen // Mindeord om Holger Bernt Hansen

Professor Emeritus, Dr. Phil. Holger Bernt Hansen passed away on August 20, 2025, at the age of 89. He played a key role in the establishment and development of the Centre of African Studies (CAS) at the University of…

New Associate Professor in African Studies to explore the relationship between statistics and welfare

On 1 September, Alena Thiel takes up her position at the Centre of African Studies. She brings with her the five-year ERC project ModelFutures, an ethnographic study of how official statistics are produced in practice.

CAS welcomes Johanne Rebsdorf as a new PhD Student

The Centre of African Studies welcomes Johanne Rebsdorf as a new PhD student, starting September 1st, 2025.

Millipede species named in honor of Louis A. Hansen

A new species of millipede is named in honor of Louis A. Hansen, who collected the specimen in Tanzania in 2006.

Publication: Negotiating Consent in African Studies

CAS is pleased to announce the publication of a special issue of the Nordic Journal of African Studies, titled Negotiating Consent in African Studies co-edited by Associate Professor Stig Jensen, together with Researche…

Rising Youth Discontent and State Violence in East Africa

In a recent episode of the Globalnyt podcast, Associate Professor Stig Jensen discusses the rising youth discontent and state violence in East Africa.

A Recap of the MA Thesis Research Exhibition at CAS' 40th anniversary

By Eva Steinhorst On April 25th, the Centre of African Studies (CAS) marked a significant milestone - its 40th anniversary. This wasn’t merely a commemoration of years gone by, it was a celebration of intellectual…

Project Launch: Stakeholder Engagement and News Feature

The MUWUG research project was officially launched on the 2nd of June 2025 at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana with an engaging Stakeholder Workshop.

Studieforløb i Kenya: Brug din faglighed i globalt udviklingssamarbejde

Deltag i et internationalt lærings- og innovationsforløb om Danmarks udviklingssamarbejde, FN’s Verdensmål og sundhedsudfordringer i Kibera, Kenya.

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Liquid Urbanisms in Africa: Thinking Climate Adaptation with and through Water

Gloria Ceasar: The threat of mosquito-borne viral diseases

Meet Gloria Ceasar, an Assistant Lecturer from University of Dar es Salaam and Doctoral Student from the KCMC University, Tanzania

New Visiting Researcher at iCourts - Nicole de Silva

23 - 27 June 2025

New Commentary on Development and Culture by Karen Lauterbach

When one takes a broad view across the African cultural scenes, there is little sense of a deep longing to better understand Danish or European values. On the contrary.

Gabon’s 2025 Election: A Turning Point?

In a recent Globalnyt article, Professor Stig Jensen analyses Gabon’s April 2025 election. Following a non-violent coup in 2023, General Brice Oligui Nguema brought an end to the Bongo family’s 56-year rule and has now…

New anthology on The Politics of the Past in Zimbabwe

CAS is pleased to announce the publication of The Politics of the Past in Zimbabwe (Brill 2025) co-edited by our colleague Amanda Hammar, together with Astrid Rasch and Minna Joahnna Niemi.

Maja Kirstine Dahl Jeppesen: Natural resources and rights for global health

Meet Maja Kirstine Dahl Jeppesen, a Postdoc at the Global Health Section, University of Copenhagen.

Women and girls continue to bear disproportionate impacts of heatwaves in South Sudan that have become a constant threat

Associate Professor Emmanuel Raju and PhD Fellow Nick Baumgart from COPE and the Global Health Section join their peers in this new study (featured on Climate Home News) titled "Women and girls continue to bear…

Africa’s role in geopolitical shifts

In light of current geopolitical changes, Associate Professor Stig Jensen shares his thoughts on Africa’s role in the world in the latest episode of Globalnyt’s podcast Højtryk. He has also co-authored a recent article…

Lessons on urban infrastructure interdependencies

Water is life and without water, even the most technologically advanced medical facilities are rendered powerless.

Et gensyn med nubiske tekstiler

Onsdag den 19. marts besøgte Hendes Majestæt Dronning Margrethe Center for Tekstilforskning (CTR) på Saxo-instituttet. Besøget bød på præsentationer af aktuel forskning inden for tekstilstudier samt demonstrationer af…

Welcome to new staff members

We are very happy to welcome Simona Bianchi as PhD fellow at Centre of African Studies, and William Francises as guest student at Centre of African Studies and the Centre for Privacy Studies. Simona Bianchi will be…

New scholars join PRIVACY and CAS in March

William Francises and Simona Bianchi We are pleased to welcome William Francises, a new guest student, and Simona Bianchi, a new PhD fellow, to the Centre for Privacy Studies and the Centre of African Studies. William…

Africa's Youth Driving Democratic Change

Professor Stig Jensen and our former student, Buster Emil Kirchner, MA in African Studies, have recently published an article in Pov.International discussing the significant role of Africa's youth in driving democratic…

Stroke as spiritual possession: Study highlights barriers to stroke care in Zanzibar

New research from Zanzibar suggests that cultural beliefs about stroke are creating significant barriers to accessing medical care.