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As we approach the end of the 2017/18 academic year (and my first year as CAS Director!), I wanted to give a brief review of the year’s high points.  First of all, we are delighted to have been able to welcome Professor Gabrielle Hecht this…

Cape Town is in its third year of one of the worst doughts in the region's history. The city of nearly 4 million residents is predicted to run out of water in May. What led to the crisis, how will the situation play out, and how…

Former John S. Knight Journalism Fellow Dickens Olewe, broadcast journalist for the BBC, launches the Kenya Election Watch podcast: "Everything you need to know about the Kenyan elections."

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CAS Distinguished Fellow Landry Signé was interviewed by The Washington Post about his new book titled "Innovating Development Strategies in Africa: The Role of International, Regional and National Actors." It looks at international,…

Toussaint Nothias  joined Stanford in September 2015 after earning his Ph.D. from the School of Media and Communication at the University of Leeds. His dissertation explores the representations of Africa in the French and British…