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Lionel Cliffe , 1936- 2013

Symposium

France in Mali: a Multidisciplinary Symposium: Translating colonial legacy into postcolonial conflict
Wednesday 2nd April
The symposium will examine the role of France and multidimensional conflict in Mali and its impact on the Northern African countries and the country’s social and cultural diversity.

Felicity Okolo

Creating A Happier Community Free From Domestic Violence
7 May 2014, 4.00pm – 6.00pm
Location: Michael Sadler Room LG15

Yorkshire African Studies Network (YASN) Conference at Bradford University

Liberalism in Action in Africa: State Rebuilding, Security Reform and Justice
Wednesday, 21 May from 09:30 to 17:00
The conference aims to uncover some of the fine grain details concerning the implementation of liberal policies underpinning state rebuilding, security reform and justice in African countries

New Bulletin

• African Studies Bulletin Winter 2013/14

Tributes

• A tribute to the transformative dynamism of Lionel Cliffe (1936 – 2013), by Ray Bush

Annual Activities

• LUCAS Annual Lecture 2013: Professor Ray Bush Uprisings and Coups: Another Egyptian Winter?
• Annual Event 2012 (6th-8th September) ASAUK Conference with keynote speaker Prof. Ngugi wa Thiong’o
• Annual Event 2010 (22 Nov): Chinua Achebe reading poetry and Q&A