Sudan

African Languages Spring 2025

December 6, 2024

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

Mark Massoud

Jurisprudence and Social Policy

Martha Saavedra

Associate Director
Center for African Studies

Martha Saavedra has been with the Center for African Studies since 1993. She received a PhD and MA in a Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley and a BA in International Studies from Rhodes College. She has taught at St. Mary’s College of California, Ohio University, the...

Dan Fahey

Environmental Science, Policy and Management

Fellowship: Rocca Dissertation Research
Fellowship Year(s): 2010
Project/Theme Title: War in DR Congo, 1996-2008

Fellowship: Rocca Dissertation Research
Fellowship Year(s): 2008
Project/Theme Title: Post-Conflict Development in Uganda, 1986-2006

Fellowship: Rocca Pre-dissertation Research
Fellowship Year(s): 2005
Project/Theme Title: Environmental Protection and Post-Conflict Development in the Great Lakes...

Understanding the Horn of Africa

Introduction

From 2005 to 2013, the Center for African Studies undertook two projects, Understanding Sudan and Understanding the Horn of Africa, to provide university-level curriculum addressing issues affecting countries in the Horn of Africa: Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan. The United States Department of Education provided funding through the Title VI...

Fall 2022 African Film Festival at the PFA

August 23, 2022

African Film Festival

September 7–October 29, 2022

After two years of pandemic-related cancellations or virtual screenings, we are proud to welcome the African Film Festival (AFF) back to BAMPFA. More information is here: https://bampfa.org/program/african-film-festival

Peter Jenks

Associate Professor
Linguistics

Sarah Holcombe

Associate Fellow
Bixby Center at UC Berkeley

Claudia Carr

Associate Professor
Environmental Science, Policy and Management