The African Studies Association of Australasia and the
Pacific (AFSAAP) was founded in 1978.
The aims and objectives of AFSAAP are -
to promote research and teaching of African
Studies in Australia and the Pacific.
to facilitate contact among scholars and students
in the field of African Studies through conferences, regional meetings, and
publications.
to coordinate African Studies programs and the
acquisition of African materials by Australian and Pacific libraries.
to serve as the professional body representing
Africanists' interests to governments and the community.
to contribute towards an understanding of Africa
in the community at large.
and to establish contact with African universities
and scholars, other overseas scholars and African Studies associations, and
to promote interchanges with them.
