AEGIS is a vibrant Europe-wide African Studies association, connecting Europe-based member institutions focusing on research and education on and in Africa and African Studies.
On 25 March 2026, as part of the 2026 Sahel Symposium at Uppsala University’s Forum for Africa Studies, the new AEGIS Collaborative Research Group Le monde du Sahel: Promoting Academic Collaborations and Spaces (Sahel/PAX) will be officially launched in a hybrid session.
The EU-funded Doctoral Network Health and Environment in Africa and Europe (HEALENAE) at Arhus University (Denmark), University of Oslo (Norway), KU Leuven (Belgium) and University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom) in partnership with University of Cape Town (South Africa), University of Nairobi (Kenya) and Makerere University (Uganda) is currently advertising 15 fully-funded PhD psotions.
Deadline for applications: 1 March 2026
Start date: 1 September 2026
Trust and Trust-Making in Africa’s Global Connections is the latest publication in the AEGIS-Brill Series. It is a thought-provoking book contributing to both African Studies and the study of trust in society. The volume provides rich ethnographic insights into the ways trust and trust-making shape Africans’ global encounters.
At ECAS 2025 in Prague, Michael Bollig succeeded Amanda Hammar as AEGIS President, marking the official transfer of the presidency to the Global South Studies Center (GSSC) in Cologne.