| Florence Bernault | Professor, culture and politics in Central Africa. Research in Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Niger, and Senegal. |
| Michael Chamberlain | Associate Professor, medieval and modern Middle East. Research in Egypt. |
| David Henige | Africa bibliographer and Adjunct Assistant Professor of History. Precolonial West Africa, historical methodology. Research in Ghana. |
| Neil Kodesh | Assistant Professor, East African history. Research in Kenya, Tanzania. |
| Thomas Spear | Professor Emeritus. |
| James H. Sweet | Associate Professor. Research in the African diaspora, Brazil, West and Central Africa. |
| Jan Vansina | Professor Emeritus. |
