Nigeria

Reflections on the "Golden Age" of Senegalese Studies at UC Berkeley with Tobias Warner, and a New Poem by Mariama Bâ

April 30, 2025

A portrait photo of Tobias Warner beside a portait photo of Mariama Bâ.Tobias Warner became professor of French and Comparative Literature at UC Davis in 2012 after completing his PhD in Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley under the mentorship of Professor Karl Britto. At Davis he regularly...

Mastercard Foundation Scholars thrive at UC Berkeley Journalism

March 5, 2025

Four gifted first-year students — Daniel Ekonde of Cameroon, James Mawien Manyuol of South Sudan, Victor Ochieng of Kenya and Jennifer Ugwa of Nigeria — are this year’s Mastercard Foundation Scholars at UC Berkeley Journalism, part of a campuswide program in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation that covers the educational costs of students seeking master’s degrees.

African Languages Spring 2025

December 6, 2024

Studying a language is an immediate way to immerse oneself in African knowledge systems.

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Options for UC Berkeley Students In the Department of African American Studies AFRICAM 18B...