Events, calls for papers, job opportunities, etc.

Here you will news from other African Studies centres, insitutes, libraries, associations, and conferences world-wide. These have been collected via RSS-Feeds as well as manually curated. The aim is to have a one-stop place for infomation on calls for papers, conferences, webinars and job opportunities in Africa-related research areas.

News

William Lyon: "The Human Infrastructure of the Namibian War: Origins of the 'Namibian Labor Corridors' in War and Genocide, 1904–1908"
April 2, 2025, Zentrum für Afrikastudien Basel (ZASB)
Anthropological Crossroads: "Behind the scenes: Human Library - from Theory to Everyday Practices"
April 2, 2025, Zentrum für Afrikastudien Basel (ZASB)
Vortragstag: "Die ganze Geschichte – Provenienzforschung in den Basler Museen"
March 29, 2025, Zentrum für Afrikastudien Basel (ZASB)
Noël Nétonon Ndjekery: "Il n'y a pas d'arc-en-ciel au paradis"
March 27, 2025, Zentrum für Afrikastudien Basel (ZASB)
Podiumsdiskussion: "Constantin Brâncuși und die Dekolonisierung der Kunst"
March 26, 2025, Zentrum für Afrikastudien Basel (ZASB)
Benoît Henriet: "Brutal Entanglements: More-Than-Human Histories of Colonial Burundi (c. 1920-c. 1960)"
March 24, 2025, Zentrum für Afrikastudien Basel (ZASB)
Lesung und Gespräch: Prix Ahmadou Kourouma
March 24, 2025, Zentrum für Afrikastudien Basel (ZASB)
Book Club: Alles zerfällt/ Things Fall Apart (1958)
March 24, 2025, Zentrum für Afrikastudien Basel (ZASB)
South Africa’s Diplomacy in a Turbulent Geopolitical Era
March 19, 2025, The South African Institute of International Affairs: SAIIA
T20 Inception Conference
March 3, 2025, The South African Institute of International Affairs: SAIIA
Announcing the 2024-2025 Community Engagement Grants
Feb. 25, 2025, Columbia University (Conferences & Other Events on Africa)
Butler Library Now Lending Laptops and Chargers
Feb. 19, 2025, Columbia University (Conferences & Other Events on Africa)
US-SA Relations: Where Are We and Where Are We Headed?
Feb. 19, 2025, The South African Institute of International Affairs: SAIIA
Reflections from Fall 2024 Ask a Librarian Intern Jasmine Zacate
Feb. 13, 2025, Columbia University (Conferences & Other Events on Africa)
DRC’s Vicious Circle: Militias, Resources and Instability in the Great Lakes
Feb. 7, 2025, The South African Institute of International Affairs: SAIIA
“What’s Your Library Story?” Survey Winner Reflects on Favorite Library Spaces
Jan. 31, 2025, Columbia University (Conferences & Other Events on Africa)
Announcing the Spring 2025 Ask A Librarian Interns
Jan. 30, 2025, Columbia University (Conferences & Other Events on Africa)
Student Employee Profile: Meet Sydney Hertz
Jan. 28, 2025, Columbia University (Conferences & Other Events on Africa)
Mozambique’s Problem of Two Emperors
Jan. 22, 2025, The South African Institute of International Affairs: SAIIA

Job: Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (w/m/d) für Provenienzermittlung
March 24, 2025, Zentrum für Afrikastudien Basel (ZASB)
Job: Praktikant*in Kommunikation/Programm (60%)
March 19, 2025, Zentrum für Afrikastudien Basel (ZASB)

Local inclusion and regulatory control key to sustainable mining
March 21, 2025, The Nordic Africa Institute
Economic growth no silver bullet for poverty reduction
March 7, 2025, The Nordic Africa Institute
How young people in Africa use TikTok for resistance – new research
March 7, 2025, The Nordic Africa Institute
“Promoting trade is not just about signing agreements”
March 6, 2025, The Nordic Africa Institute
Researchers: Rise of protectionism poses great risk to African economies
March 6, 2025, The Nordic Africa Institute
South Africa and the Global (Dis)order
March 5, 2025, The Nordic Africa Institute
Researcher: His anonymity was actually his advantage
Feb. 23, 2025, The Nordic Africa Institute
Gulf states’ proxy war exacerbates conflict in Sudan
Feb. 7, 2025, The Nordic Africa Institute
Ghana's democracy stress tested – three milestones passed
Feb. 6, 2025, The Nordic Africa Institute
New study identifies entry points that empower rural Kenyan youth
Feb. 6, 2025, The Nordic Africa Institute
Five incumbents tumbled and one was humbled
Feb. 6, 2025, The Nordic Africa Institute
Nachruf auf Bundespräsident a.D. Prof. Dr. Horst Köhler
Feb. 5, 2025, Vereinigung für Afrikawissenschaften in Deutschland (VAD)
Research-based briefings for Nordic ambassadors
Feb. 5, 2025, The Nordic Africa Institute
“To conduct quality research, you need to be on the ground”
Feb. 4, 2025, The Nordic Africa Institute

[Job Alert] Un expert documentaliste, Africa Museum
March 18, 2025, Congo research network
La famille patriarcale en dispute. Époux, parents et citoyens en Côte d’Ivoire 1951-1968 – Louise Barré
March 7, 2025, Les Afriques dans le Monde (LAM)
CFA: 2025 Fellowships at the Africa Institute, Global Studies University, Sharjah
March 7, 2025, Congo research network
Sylvain Racaud est nommé à la Direction de l’Institut Français de Recherche en Afrique (IFRA-Nairobi)
Feb. 20, 2025, Les Afriques dans le Monde (LAM)
Kamala Marius est nommée au grade de chevalier de l’Ordre de la Pléiade
Feb. 18, 2025, Les Afriques dans le Monde (LAM)
Blocage de l’université (site de Pessac)
Feb. 17, 2025, Les Afriques dans le Monde (LAM)
Highlights from the 6th CRN Conference at The Africa Institute, Global Studies University (GSU) in Sharjah, UAE
Feb. 10, 2025, Congo research network
CFA: PhD position University of Antwerp: history of language vitality among the Congolese diaspora in Belgium
Feb. 7, 2025, Congo research network
Appel à communication – Congrès AFEP 2025 « Capitalismes, savoirs et représentations économiques à l’épreuve des reconfigurations Nords/Suds ? »
Feb. 6, 2025, Les Afriques dans le Monde (LAM)
Lettre de LAM – février 2025
Feb. 6, 2025, Les Afriques dans le Monde (LAM)
Gouverner les Afriques. Décentrer les regards sur l’action publique – Rozenn Nakanabo Diallo, Olivier Provini, Sina Schlimmer
Feb. 4, 2025, Les Afriques dans le Monde (LAM)
CFA: 12 scholarships for MSc training, and 21 research-focused PhD project scholarships within the Congo Basin Science Initiative (CBSI)
Jan. 29, 2025, Congo research network
Anticolonial, postcolonial, décolonial… Réflexions critiques autour de la colonialité
Jan. 28, 2025, Les Afriques dans le Monde (LAM)