Nic Cheeseman will take over as Co-Editor of African Affairs, the journal of the Royal African Society, in July, working alongside Dr Rita Abrahamsen.  Nic will replace Dr Sara Rich Dorman, who is stepping down after five successful years as Co-Editor.  During that period African Affairs became the # 1 journal for African Studies and the # 1 journal for all of Area Studies.

Nic is keen to encourage submissions to the journal and would like to remind former students and colleagues that African Affairs has two important prizes:

• The African Author Prize

http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/afrafj/authorprize.html

• The African Politics Conference Group African Affairs Best Graduate Student Paper Award

http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/afrafj/authorprize.html

To check out the journal and to find out how to submit articles, click on the link below:

http://afraf.oxfordjournals.org/

Dr Nic Cheeseman is University Lecturer in African Politics, Jesus College