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.
European Librarians in African Studies (ELIAS) is an informal network for all librarians, archivists, documentalists or other information professionals working with materials from and about Africa in institutions within Europe. ELIAS’s members work in a variety of institutions including libraries, archives, organisations, NGOs etc. The 2026 ELIAS meeting will be held at the library of the African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL) in Leiden, The Netherlands on Friday 19 June 2026.
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.