African Studies Program Chair Christopher Tounsel recently received an Honorable Mention for the Best Article Prize from the African Studies Review (ASR) for his article “A Tale of Two Divestments: South Africa, Sudan, and Howard University.” In the article, Tounsel examines Howard University’s divestment from both South Africa and Sudan, and how each divestment fits

Jackson School Africa Studies Chair Christopher Tounsel features in a Q&A titled, “Sudan’s civil war: What military advances mean and where the country could be heading next,” by The Conversation, a media outlet. The piece, which was published on March 25, 2025, focuses on a what could be a crucial turning point in Sudan’s yearslong