Information about Past Conferences:
The MANSA convenes an International Conference on Mande Studies on a regular basis. Yet the very first International Conference on Manding Studies was convened in at SOAS, London, in 1972. From 1993 onwards, MANSA hosts International Conferences on Mande Studies. In June 2026, the Thirteenth International Conference on Mande Studies will take place at l'Université Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD), Dakar. Access the conference site here. Read the updated conference programme here.
Mande Studies Association Conference Directory:
To learn about our past conferences, please click here
For the proceedings of previous conferences, please click here