The African Unit at the Truman Institute is dedicated to research on Africa, its inclusion in the global agenda and its promotion within the Israeli academia. Its scholars come from various disciplines, including religious studies, development studies, anthropology, folklore, history, economics, history and politics. In the past year, the unit has been reinvigorated through the involvement of a committed group of young scholars from the Hebrew Universityand beyond, and has produced a series of events, conferences and, most notably, an interdisciplinary workshop series focusing on Africa called “Africounters”.