Royal African Society
The
Royal African Society (
RAS) of the
United Kingdom was founded as the
African Society in 1901 to promote relations between the United Kingdom and countries in
Africa. It received a
royal charter in 1935, when it acquired its present name. The RAS is a not-for-profit membership organisation based in
London. In addition to producing its journal ''
African Affairs'', formerly ''Journal of the African Society'', the RAS runs programmes in business, politics, the arts and education. In 2012, the society launched the
Africa Writes festival, presented in partnership with the
British Library, and now the UK's most prominent celebration of contemporary literature from Africa and the diaspora.
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