Spotlight

Image: Motorcyclist in Lagos, Annie Holmes 2020

The Spotlight page features a different AEGIS member each month, highlighting members’ general activities within the field of African Studies, or a specific project, individual or achievement of relevance to the wider AEGIS and African Studies community.

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

Spotlight archive

In the Spotlight: ERC Africa Research at Ghent University’s Faculty of Arts & Philosophy
In the Spotlight: Centre of African Studies - Copenhagen