Swiss Society
for African Studies

The Swiss Society for African Studies SSAS was founded in 1974. Its primary aims are to advance the research on Africa and further the academic exchange in this field. Based on the model of Area Studies it offers opportunities to connect researchers and the interested public in a theme-oriented and multidisciplinary exchange

Newsletter 2026/1

Through this first Newsletter signed by our new editor Fiona Siegenthaler, structural racism comes across a focal point of research and public discussion in Switzerland.

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Newsletter 2026/1

Through this first Newsletter signed by our new editor Fiona Siegenthaler, structural racism comes across a focal point of research and public discussion in Switzerland.

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