Assembly Closing: Global Africa received by the Vice-chancellor of Gaston Berger University
The celebration of the first year of activities of Global Africa took place on May 24, 2023 in Saint-Louis, with an Assembly bringing together around ten international institutions and public conferences by François Roubaud and Cheikh Thiam, which marked the first edition of the “Global Africa meetings.” This anniversary, celebrated from May 22nd to 24th at UGB, allowed for a review of the various activities by bringing together all the project’s bodies (steering committee, executive committee, editorial committee, and scientific council) and establishing the roadmap for the years to come. Intense discussions on the different components of the project (the journal, Junior Researchers’ Institutes, scientific publishing training, and international conferences) notably led to the following resolutions. Starting from 2024, the annual issues of the journal will focus on two thematic dossiers, one issue dedicated to a Junior Researchers’ Institute, and one miscellaneous issue. Additionally, the schedule for the next 12 issues was finalized. The Global Africa Assembly invited the project team to work towards the creation of an international Master’s program dedicated to scientific publishing. They also aim to strengthen dialogue with scientific journalism and public decision-makers, inviting them to collaborate more closely with actors in African scientific research. Before the conclusion of these days, a delegation from the Global Africa consortium was received by the new Vice-chancellor of Gaston Berger University, Prof. Magatte Ndiaye, who is also the new Editor-in-Chief of the Global Africa journal. This was an opportunity for him to renew the commitment and support of his institution to Global Africa as a unique project dedicated to strengthening the editorial ecosystem of African scientific research.
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International Symposium African Research Matters – Envisioning African Futures in Response to …
Date: March 15th-18th, 2022. Venue: Saint-Louis, Senegal Organized on the occasion of the release of the inaugural issue of the new journal Global Africa, the international symposium African Research Matters aims to foster exchanges and debates on the epistemological challenges, working conditions, political economy, social legitimacy, and the visibility of Pan-African research in the face of global challenges. Plenary sessions and panels, featuring high-level experts, will specifically focus on analyzing how the social sciences and humanities, through an interdisciplinary approach, can critically examine the continent and its various trajectories – social, political, environmental, cultural, economic, or scientific – within the context of globalization.This symposium is co-organized by Gaston Berger University(UGB) and the Institute for Research and Development (IRD) in partnership with the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), as part of the Global Africa project (UGB, IRD, LASDEL, UIR), supported by the French Development Agency (AFD). It is associated with “Escale des Livres”, a space where publishers of books and scientific journals will present their publications. Info: conference@globalafricasciences.org
Meeting with Mary Teuw Niane, Member of Senegal’s National Academy of Sciences and Technologies
The African Research Matters symposium, organized by the Global Africa program, is scheduled to take place from March 15th to 18th, 2022. This event coincides with the release of the inaugural issue of the journal with the same name. The symposium will host various meetings where numerous participants will gather to contribute to the discourse on the impact of Pan-African research in addressing global challenges. Production and editing: Carole Filiu-Mouhali – IRD 2022.
International Conference: Global Africa Aims to Promote African Research.
On the sidelines of the publication of its eponymous journal’s first issue, Global Africa held the opening ceremony of its International Conference on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at the CRAC amphitheater of UGB. The conference revolved around the theme “Thinking African Futures in Response to Global Challenges.” The inaugural session was led by Mr. Godwin MURUNGA, Executive Secretary of CODESRIA, Mr. Régis DANTAUX, representative of the French Embassy in Senegal, Ms. Valérie VERDIER, CEO of the Institute of Research for Development (IRD), and Professor Ousmane THIARE, Vice-chancellor of Gaston Berger University. Spanning four days, the conference brought together esteemed figures from the scientific community and academics from Africa. In his opening remarks, Mr. MURUNGA expressed his delight at the involvement of Gaston Berger University in this transformative process of African scientific research and its dissemination on the international stage. In this regard, he emphasized that Global Africa promotes a new conceptualization of Africa to boost African research by reconnecting the continent with the new challenges of the postmodern world. Under this perspective, this new paradigm marks the beginning of a transformation of Africa that is open to the world and its disruptions. “The decolonization of knowledge is a necessity that will enable the popularization of our researchers and the training of intellectuals capable of changing the perception of Africa,” asserts Mr. Godwin MURUNGA. Addressing the issue of Africa’s position in global scientific research, the Executive Secretary of CODESRIA noted that African researchers undoubtedly have ideas that will influence the destiny of Africa and the world. It is obvious from his analysis that Global Africa aims to refocus the African continent on current debates, specifically the sustainable development of Africa through the dissemination of research. En savoir plus