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.
23 Apr, 2020
The ASA community will have been saddened to hear of the transition of Professor Thandika Mkandawire, who passed on March […]
4 Dec, 2019
It is with the utmost sadness that the African Studies Association announces the unexpected passing of our former President, Professor […]
1 Dec, 2019
It is with great sadness that African Studies Association announces the death of Professor Tejumola Olaniyan, one of the most […]
18 Mar, 2019
Joseph Calder Miller, 79, succumbed to an aggressive cancer on March 12, 2019. He died at the Center for Acute […]
12 Mar, 2019
It is with deep sorrow that we learned of the loss of our colleague, Professor Pius Adesanmi, who was among […]
8 Jan, 2019
Lamin Sanneh passed away on January 6, 2019. You can find a statement from Yale University here.
26 Oct, 2018
Cynthia Louise Brantley passed away quietly in her Davis home on September 20, 2018, after courageously fighting Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration […]
25 Oct, 2018
Mary Nooter Roberts passed away September 11, 2018. You can find her obituary here.
6 Aug, 2018
Anthony Kirk-Greene passed away July 8, 2018. You can find his obituary and tributes, here.
6 Aug, 2018
Ronald Cohen passed away on May 25, 2018. You can find his obituary here.
