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Third Salon of Alternative Writings in Social Science

Venue: Marseille, France The FOCUS – Salon of Alternative Writings in Social Science promotes new forms of storytelling in the humanities and social sciences. Research films, audio documentaries, comics, and museum installations bring a fresh perspective to the analysis of social life by harnessing the expressive power of images and sounds. The salon encourages interdisciplinary meetings between researchers and professionals from the creative industries and facilitates collective discussions on production and dissemination challenges. For further information: https://centrenorbertelias.cnrs.fr/seas3_2022/

African Research Matters. Why Should We Consider African Research?

The third and final installment of our Global Africa series features the first pan-African and multilingual scientific journal launched at Gaston Berger University in Saint-Louis, Senegal. Committed researchers from across the continent provide diverse perspectives. How can the continent, which experiences multiple crises, become a laboratory for the future? With: Listen to the podcast By: Caroline Lachowsky

African Research Matters. How Can We Consider and Rely on African Research?

Interview with Pr Mamadou Diouf during the African Research Matters symposium at Gaston Berger University in Saint-Louis, Senegal. Second installment of our African Research Matters series, recorded at Gaston Berger University in St-Louis, Senegal, during the launch of Global Africa, the first interdisciplinary and multilingual pan-African scientific journal. Insights from inspiring researchers in the humanities and social sciences, hailing from various continents and the diaspora. Delighted to welcome you, dear listeners, back to the campus of the University Gaston Berger in St-Louis for the second part of our Global Africa series. This series is dedicated to the first pan-African and multilingual scientific journal launched in mid-March 2022, during a conference whose title is already a program in itself: African Research Matters. How can we rethink and heal the world from Africa? Why should we rely on and include African research? Welcome to the second installment, where we listen to three influential and committed voices. With the Senegalese historian Mamadou Diouf, A professor at Columbia University in New York, he reflects on the history of Saint-Louis, at the crossroads of time, the world, and the challenges of our time. The Nigerian Political Sciences Professor Adebayo Olukoshi, A professor at the Wits School of Governance at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, he emphasizes the importance of decolonizing minds both in the Global North and the Global South. And Nadine Machikou, A professor at the University of Yaoundé 2 in Cameroon. By: Caroline Lachowsky

Africa and the Human: Old Questions, New Imaginaries.

The theme of the 2022 4th Biennial Conference of the ASAA is “Africa and the Human Being: Old Questions, New Imaginaries…” Date: April 11, 2022 Venue: South Africa The theme of the 2022 4th Bienal Conference of ASAA is “Africa and the Human Being: Old Questions, New Imaginaries” What does it mean to be human in Africa today, African in the current world, and what can Africa contribute to the reflection on humanity? The notion of the human is increasingly threatened by destabilizing transformations as the world gradually moves towards what some define as the abyss of modernity and the upheavals of postmodernity. Will prevailing ideas about the human and/or the African survive? Should we save the idea of the human and the African, especially as we enter the Anthropocene/post-human era? Who or what will ultimately be considered human and/or African? As the old certainties of the Enlightenment are questioned and rejected, and the promises of neoliberal democracy are shattered—deemed fraudulent and absurd—what alternatives remain to imagine the African human?

African Research Matters. A Series of Podcasts From the Symposium.

The inaugural episode of our African Research Matters series was recorded during the symposium of the same name in St. Louis, Senegal, to mark the launch of Global Africa, the first-ever interdisciplinary and multilingual pan-African scientific journal. Delighted to welcome you, back to the campus of the Gaston Berger University in St-Louis for the first part of our Global Africa series. This series is dedicated to the first pan-African and multilingual scientific journal launched in March 15th 2022, during a conference whose title is already a program in itself: African Research Matters. How to engage with and rely on African research? To address global challenges and envision our shared futures… It is an immense task considering Africa’s limited contribution to global knowledge production (which does not exceed 2%). This immense task is undertaken by the most eminent researchers in the humanities and social sciences, engaged throughout the continent. They fearlessly explore all sensitive topics concerning the ways to finally restore the expertise, experience, resilience, and innovation capabilities of African research on the international scientific stage. I invite you to share some of these fruitful and inspiring exchanges that enlightened us during the intense five-day event in Saint Louis… Caroline Lachowsky. With Mame Penda Ba (Senegal), an associate professor in Political Science at the University of Saint-Louis in Senegal and the chief editor of the first pan-African scientific journal,Global Africa. And Mahamane Tidjani Alou (Niger), an associate professor of Political Science at the Abdou Moumouni University in Niamey. He provides training on scientific publishing for young Pan-African researchers. Thanks to the IRD (Research Institute for Development) Listen to the podcast By: Caroline Lachowsky

Meeting With Nadine Machikou, Political Scientist and Vice-Rector, University of Yaoundé II.

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.

Meeting With Oumarou Malam Issa, Advisory Committee on Research Ethics in Partnership, IRD

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.

Apocalypse Tomorrow – Main Stage of the French Institute on March 18, 2022, Starting at 8 PM

Date: 18 mars 2022 Venue: Senegal’s French Institute in Saint-Louis, Villa Saint-Louis Ndar Marcia Higelin, living in Villa Saint-Louis Ndar in March 2022, will share the fruits of her musical encounter with musician and composer Manu Nzolani Nkounkou, a promising young Congolese trumpet player, and multi-instrumentalist pianist Lucas Maminiaina. “Apocalypse Tomorrow,” her debut album, is an anthem to Marcia Higelin’s personal history, intimately connected to Africa, and to these talented musicians. With a joyful obligation, Marcia embarks on a fascinating musical narrative that combines her African influences with her magnificent artistic heritage. Free admission! Photo Credit: Olivier Allard !

“Escales des Livres” | African Research Matters Symposium Festivals, Salons, or Cultural Gatherings.

Festivals, salons, or cultural gatherings can provide opportunities for research to enhance its visibility and engage in discussions about its progress. Date: Mars 15, 2022 Venue: CEA-MITIC, UGB The African Research Matters symposium is associated with Escale des Livres, a space where publishers of books and scientific journals are invited to present their publications. If you are a publisher and would like to be present at “Escale des Livres”, please kindly fill out this questionnaire by clicking here. ​ Contact: escaledeslivres@globalafricasciences.org

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

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