Abiol Lual Deng serves as the Communication and Policy Specialist for the Center for African Studies and the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UC Berkeley. In this capacity, she spearheads digital strategy and dynamic storytelling initiatives designed to elevate the Center’s profile as a premier hub for African Affairs in the Bay Area and beyond, as well as showcase the achievements of the Scholars.
With over 15 years of experience in global public policy across Africa, Europe, and North America, Ms. Deng offers a unique, multicultural, and multilingual perspective on the...
Martha Saavedra was the Associate Director of the Center for African Studies from 1993 to 2025. 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 taught at St. Mary’s College of California, Ohio...
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...
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...
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
