Cameroonian Scholar Achille Mbembe Makes History as First African to Win Prestigious Holberg Prize

In a groundbreaking achievement for African academia, Professor Achille Mbembe, a Cameroonian-born scholar, has been named the recipient of the esteemed Holberg Prize, becoming the first African to receive this prestigious honour. The Holberg Prize, endowed with a value of approximately US$575,000, is bestowed annually to an outstanding researcher in the humanities, social sciences, law, or theology, under the auspices of the University of Bergen on behalf of the Norwegian government. Currently affiliated with the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa, Mbembe'...