Abdi Samatar elected President African Studies Association

Abdi Samatar, Professor in the Department of Geography, Environment and Society has been elected President of the African Studies Association. Dr. Samatar began his tenure as President in November of 2012. More on the African Studies Association here.

~from the ASA website: "Established in 1957, the African Studies Association is the largest organization with a global membership devoted to enhancing the exchange of information about Africa.... The African Studies Association encourages the production and dissemination of knowledge about Africa, past and present. Based in the United States, the ASA supports understanding of an entire continent in each facet of its political, economic, social, cultural, artistic, scientific, and environmental landscape. Our members include scholars, students, teachers, activists, development professionals, policymakers and donors."