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Center for African Studies at the University of Florida

The Center for African Studies is in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Florida.

09/01/2026

WELCOME African Students!!
Join us for the ASX Home Away From Home Reception, a space to connect with fellow students, build community, enjoy good food, and celebrate the many cultures that make up our African student community in Gainesville

Saturday, September 19
4:00–7:00 p.m.
Pugh Hall

Come as you are and leave with new connections. We can’t wait to welcome you home.

More information: https://calendar.ufl.edu/clas_africanstudies/event/56514-asx-home-away-from-home-reception

08/26/2026

AFRIGANZA'26 🌍️ Recap 3/3

Listen in as Zulu Professor Phumelele Ndlela☀️ presents on the culture and fashion of South Africa, Brandon from Brando and friends roasting adventure Coffee presents on and shares coffee from Rwanda Kenya and Ethiopia, and CAS Ambassador Abbey does the same with tea!

Thanks for coming out, see y'all at next year's ✨️AFRIGANZA✨️

08/24/2026

ASK CAS 🎬 Round 1

Introducing our new longer form series, ASK CAS, where our CAS Ambassadors answer intriguing questions from curious Gators on Africa 🎤🐊🌍️

In this episode, CAS Ambassadors Gabriella and Adam answer questions on African geography, history, and language!

08/19/2026

AFRIGANZA'26 🌍️ Recap 2/3

Listen in as CAS Ambassador Gabriella presents on the culture and fashion of West Africa, Dr. Kole Odutola teaches some Yoruba, and CAS Ambassador Kelsey introduces a Central African mosaic activity!

Thanks for coming out, see y'all at next year's ✨️AFRIGANZA✨️

08/10/2026

Wake up at dawn. Four hours of class. Conversation partners. Repeat five days a week, for eight weeks. 🇸🇳

She calls the AFLI experience intensive and worth every early morning. Her favorite part of the whole program? Still ahead of her: meeting her host family in Senegal.

07/22/2026

Study abroad in Cape Town this winter! Explore education, culture, and social change through hands-on literacy engagement, cultural exchange, and collaboration with South African students, educators, and children. Experience Cape Town’s history and beauty while visiting places like Table Mountain, Robben Island, the Langa community, and more.
Open to eligible sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students of all majors.
Program dates: December 9–23, 2026. Apply by August 28, 2026.

07/17/2026

Reminder for UF Graduate Students! Have you started your Lens on Africa Graduate Research Video Competition submission yet?

If your research focuses on Africa or African-related topics, this is your opportunity to share your work through a creative 3–5-minute video and compete for research travel awards: 🔗 Learn more and submit your video: https://africa.ufl.edu/funding-opportunities/lens-on-africa-graduate-research-video-competition-25/

07/09/2026

Dig into Africa's past. 🏺🌍
From early human history to the kingdoms of Great Zimbabwe and the Swahili Coast, AFS 3930/ ANT 3146: Introduction to African Archaeology explores the people, innovations, and cultures that shaped the continent.

Need assistance registering? Contact [email protected]

07/06/2026

Digital Africa, examining how digital technology is reshaping life, power, and identity: mobile money systems that leapfrogged traditional banking, social media movements that challenged governments, the expansion of state surveillance, and the digital labor powering global platform economies.
Drawing on anthropology, media studies, and African studies scholarship, students critically examine how Africans are shaping, resisting, and reimagining digital futures on their own terms.

Register: AFS4935/AFS6905
Issues registering? Email: [email protected]

06/29/2026

What's actually happening in Africa right now? Not the documentary version.
This course puts you inside contemporary African culture: the music people are streaming, the films they're making, the activism unfolding online, the mobile currencies reshaping economies, and the personalities leading the way.
AFS 4930- AFRICA TODAY

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427 Grinter Hall
Gainesville, FL
32611

Telephone

+13523922183

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http://www.africa.ufl.edu/

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