This is a programme under the theme, Against all odds: African Languages and Literatures into the 21st Cntury. It took place at Asmara, Eritrea in January 11-17, 2000.
African Studies Association (ASA) and Africa have organised The First Forty Years and Beyond annual meeting, which took place at Columbus, Ohio on 13-16 November, 1997.
African Studies Association held 44th annual meeting in Houston, Texas from 15-18 November, 2001. Under the topic - Africa and the African Diaspora: Past, Present, Future.