Reminder: Events @ CAS View this email in your browser Events Highlight: November @ CAS Book Launches, Discussions, Lectures, Seminars and Panels Sovereign Immunity, Rule of law and its Impact on infrastructure Development in Africa Date: 23 November 2016 | Time: 5 - 7pm Venue: Hunton & Williams LLP, 30 St Mary Axe, London EC3A 8EP This seminar will examine the impact of claims to sovereign immunity and (lack of) adherence to the rule of law on the infrastructural development of African countries. Speakers: Dr Emilia Onyema (SOAS School of Law) and Mr Andrew Thomas (Hunton & Williams LLP) Chair: Prof. Mashood Baderin, SOAS, University of London Visit: http://bit.ly/2fcTiGg RSVP and Contact: cas@soas.ac.uk Notice: Photo ID required. Student transport may be covered. Cultural Compounds : What is this 'New' Black in Black Popular Culture? Date: 19 November 2016 | Time: 9am - 9pm Venue: Djam Lecture Theatre (DLT), SOAS The panel symposium consists of arts practitioners, activists, theorists and artists from UK covering Cultural Theory, Music, Style (with a focus on hair) and Idols and Icons. All themes will be interpreted broadly and include questions on race, place and identity for artists of African descent in Europe. Keynote Speaker: Ben Okri Visit: culturalcompounds.org  Contact: info@culturalcompounds.org Book: http://bit.ly/2fB4lGi The Unravelling of the ANC Date: 21 November 2016 | Time: 5:15pm - 7pm Venue: Room 4429, Russell Square: College Buildings This presentation will delve into the reasons behind the dramatic drop in the ANC’s electoral support by focussing on significant events leading up to the elections. Speaker: Salim Vally, Director of the Centre for Education Rights and Transformation Chair: Prof. Stephen Chan, SOAS, University of London Visit: http://bit.ly/2fPsAVT Corruption, Due Process and Public Morality on Trial Date: 22 November 2016 | Time: 7pm - 8.30pm Venue: Room G3, Russell Square: College Buildings This lecture will interrogate the various arguments in the light of the Nigerian government’s attempt to fight corruption and the need to resolve the conflict between right to privacy and overriding public interest. Speaker: Professor Imran Oluwole Smith, SAN, FCI Arb (UK) FCTI Chair: Prof. Mashood Baderin, SOAS, University of London Visit: http://bit.ly/2eivZeK Sol Plaatje’s Native Life A Hundred Years On Date: 25 November 2016 | Time: 5pm - 8pm Venue: Courtroom, First Floor, Senate House This book launch and roundtable event will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the publication of Sol Plaatje's Native Life in South Africa and celebrate the publication of Sol Plaatje’s Native Life in South Africa. Past and Present (Wits University Press). Speakers: Sabata-mpho Mokae (novelist and poet /Sol Plaatje University), Janet Remmington (York University), Brian Willan (Rhodes University), Elizabeth Williams (Goldsmiths), Heather Hughes (Lincoln University), William Beinart (Oxford University) Discussant: Andrew van der Viles (Queen Mary) Visit: http://bit.ly/2gfYvOQ Contact: r.lee@gold.ac.uk, h.sapire@bbk.ac.uk The Dynamics of Kauraye Activities in Katsina, Northern Nigeria Date: 28 November 2016 | Time: 5.15pm - 7pm Venue: Room 4429, Russell Square: College Buildings Negative activities among youth groups have remained a phenomenon in the developing countries of Asia, Latin America and Africa. The focus of this presentation will be on the activities of such group, known as the Kauraye in post independent Katsina state, Nigeria. Speaker: Dr Ibrahim Kankara, Umaru Mussa Yar’adua University, Katsina, Nigeria Chair: Prof Emeritus Murray Last, UCL Visit: http://bit.ly/2fwjoE6 RSVP: cas@soas.ac.uk Dividing Communities in South Sudan and Northern Uganda: Boundary Disputes and Land Governance Date: 30 November 2016 | Time: 7 - 9pm Venue: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, SOAS The book examines issues of international border demarcation. The book can be downloaded for free here. Panellists: Cherry Leonardi, Martina Santschi, Douglas H. Johnson, Peter Hakim Justin Moderator: Mawam Muortat (SSSUK) Visit: http://bit.ly/2fBbiXy Contact: cas@soas.ac.uk Book: bit.ly/2evv8mY Call for Contributions SOAS Africa Conference - Imagining Africa’s Future: Language, Culture, Governance, Development Thursday 20th and Friday 21st July 2017 | 9.00 am to 6.00pm Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre | SOAS, University of London SOAS's Centre of African Studies (CAS) hereby calls for contributions for the first SOAS Africa Conference on 20th and 21st of July 2017. The 2-day conference seeks contributions addressing issues relevant to five broad, cross-cutting and interconnected themes:  Language and linguistic inclusion  Law, governance and economy  Production and transmission of knowledge and skills  Development, aid and trade  African media, cultural representation and production. If you would like to contribute please submit a 500-word abstract and state which of the broad themes listed above it addresses. Abstracts need not to be limited to academic papers, but can also include performances, media, talks, and debates. Deadline for abstracts: 10 December 2016 Send abstracts to: cas@soas.ac.uk Read more about the conference, registration fees and submissions guidelines here.  Contact Angelica Baschiera ab17@soas.ac.uk Manager Ponsiano Bimeny pb30@soas.ac.uk Office Support Anna De Mutiis am131@soas.ac.uk Executive Officer Marcelle Akita ma130@soas.ac.uk Communications Centre of African Studies www.soas.ac.uk/cas Tel +44 (0) 7898 4370 Copyright © 2016 Centre of African Studies, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are a member of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation Alumni - either a scholarship student or a participant from the Residential School Our mailing address is: Centre of African Studies Thornhaugh St Russell Square London, WC1B 5EA United Kingdom