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News from AEGIS

From the AEGIS President

Positively, 2024 has been another active year in African Studies arenas within Europe, Africa and globally. There are countless spaces, including in AEGIS members’ websites and newsletters, where this can be observed. So in spite of uneven support for Africa-centred research, publishing and education, there are countless vibrant activities and initiatives everywhere that are generating a rich array of knowledge encounters and outputs, gatherings and conversations, network-building and collaborations. AEGIS is proud to be a significant actor – and facilitator – within this global space, in among other ways, through the biennial ECAS conferences. Please note the call for funding for participants at ECAS 2025 in Prague (25-28 June 2025) has opened and is closing 15 February.

https://www.ecasconference.org/2025/call-for-funding/

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Events

Highlighting AEGIS CRG Initiatives and GAPSYM18 – Resources in Africa Conference

The African Urban Dynamics CRG is hosting a series of innovative, Africa-centered online pedagogical workshops from March to May 2025, accompanied by additional teaching resources. Titled Teaching African Cities: A Workshop Series on Pedagogy and African Urban Life, the series explores diverse perspectives on urban experiences across the continent. The second workshop, Teaching (African) Cities Relationally, will take place on April 14. For more details and registration, see here.

The Ghent Africa Platform (GAP) at Ghent University is hosting its 18th Annual Symposium (GAPSYM18) on December 4, 2025, in Ghent, Belgium, exploring resources in Africa from multidisciplinary perspectives. Submit an abstract (max. 500 words) by June 1, 2025. Click here (pdf) for further information.

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Opportunities

Academic Opportunities in African Studies: PhD & Postdoc Positions

Roskilde University invites applications for a three-year PhD on Brazil’s security engagements in Africa and their impact on African security governance. The position includes fieldwork in Brazil and Africa. Apply by April 6, 2025. Click here for further information (web).

The École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHES) in Paris is hiring a Postdoc Researcher for the WomAtWork project, exploring the history of female urban labor in Africa, focusing on Kenya. The position is full-time and based in France. Applications are due by 30 April 2025. Click here for more details (web).

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In the Spotlight: Nordic Africa Institute – Uppsala

The In the Spotlight space on the website features one of the AEGIS member institutions for a few months. Currently in the spotlight is the Nordic Africa Institute (NAI), based in Uppsala, Sweden. NAI has chosen to focus on four key areas its researchers are engaged with: Women in African politics, Empathy in migration research, exploring the NAI Library, and Government funding and independent research. Read more