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In Memory

This page is dedicated to our dearly departed colleagues and friends, whose hard work and commitment to the study of Africa contributed significantly to the production and exchange of knowledge on Africa. The tireless work of these individuals has profoundly impacted and changed narratives about Africa and Africans for the better, which in turn has changed attitudes and approaches toward studying and engaging the continent. We honor and thank them for their hard work.

If you would like to submit an obituary or tribute please click here.

Please note that entries will be accepted and posted on a rolling basis, and need not be for recent deaths. Submissions will be accepted for any individual acknowledged to have made a positive contribution to the study of Africa as a scholar, practitioner, artist, politician, peace maker, etc.

ASA Mourns the Loss of Professor James A. Pritchett

It is with the utmost sadness that the African Studies Association announces the unexpected passing of our former President, Professor […]

ASA Mourns the Loss of Professor Tejumola Olaniyan

It is with great sadness that African Studies Association announces the death of Professor Tejumola Olaniyan, one of the most […]

Joseph Calder Miller (1939-2019)

Joseph Calder Miller, 79, succumbed to an aggressive cancer on March 12, 2019.  He died at the Center for Acute […]

Pius Adesanmi (1972-2019)

It is with deep sorrow that we learned of the loss of our colleague, Professor Pius Adesanmi, who was among […]

Lamin Sanneh (1942-2019)

Lamin Sanneh passed away on January 6, 2019. You can find a statement from Yale University here.

Cynthia L. Brantley (1943-2018)

Cynthia Louise Brantley passed away quietly in her Davis home on September 20, 2018, after courageously fighting Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration […]

Mary Nooter Roberts (1959-2018)

Mary Nooter Roberts passed away September 11, 2018. You can find her obituary here.

Anthony Kirk-Greene (1925-2018)

Anthony Kirk-Greene passed away July 8, 2018. You can find his obituary and tributes, here.

Ronald Cohen (1930-2018)

Ronald Cohen passed away on May 25, 2018. You can find his obituary here.

Suzanne Miers Oliver (1922-2016)

Suzanne Miers (née Doyle) was born in the Belgian Congo (now the Democratic Republic of Congo) in 1922 to American […]
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