ACADEMIC FREEDOM CONFERENCE: Application opportunities for self-sponsored participants
University of Dar es Salaam, 29th April – 2nd May 2025 The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is delighted to announce a limited number of additional opportunities on its agenda for participation in the forthcoming conference on Academic Freedom in Africa: Revisiting the Kampala Declaration.
Call for Proposals: African Fellowships for Research in Indigenous and Alternative Knowledges (AFRIAK)
Deadline: 15th May 2025 The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is pleased to announce a call for proposals for a new research and fellowship programme, the African Fellowships for Research in Indigenous and Alternative Knowledges (AFRIAK). This programme is offered with the support of the
Africa Development, Volume 49, Number 3, 2024
Special Focus on Lusophone Africa We are delighted to announce the release of a special issue of Africa Development | Afrique et Développement, dedicated to new approaches to social movements and human rights in Lusophone Africa. This issue brings together cutting-edge research and critical discussions on key socio-political and economic challenges in Portuguese-speaking African countries.  Guest
Why France Can’t Be Nigeria’s Strategic Partner
By Yusuf Bangura Nyon, Switzerland CODESRIA Bulletin Online, No. 1, February 2025: Why France Can’t Be Nigeria’s Strategic Partner Link: https://journals.codesria.org/index.php/codesriabulletin/article/view/5906
INCEPTION MEETING PROGRAMME: Sub-Committee on Reviewing the Kampala Declaration
CODESRIA in collaboration with the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) is currently hosting the Inception Meeting of the Sub-Committee on Reviewing the Kampala Declaration on Intellectual Freedom and Social Responsibility (1990) UDSM, Tanzania 21-23 January 2025. Programme of the Meeting Day 1: Tuesday, 21 January 2025   TIME SESSION SPEAKER(S) 9:00 - 10:00 Welcome and introductory sessionÂ
Information Session on MRI Grants
CODESRIA invites prospective applicants to an information session on MRI grants. Date: 24 January 2025, from 11 : 00 to 12 : 00 GMT Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84901810602?pwd=JOLbTmJjoHij8R4G8IeU1NbrbD3o9y.1 Le CODESRIA invite les personnes intéressées à une séance d'information sur les subventions MRI. Date: 24 January 2025, from 11 : 00 to 12 : 00
CODESRIA Bulletin Online, No. 15, December 2024
Rethinking Academic Freedom in Africa by Paul Tiyambe Zeleza Presentation and Intervention at the Academic Freedom in Africa Brainstorming Meeting, Dakar, Senegal, 28–29 November 2024 Introduction Since independence, African universities have undergone profound transformations, evolving through three distinct regimes: the nationalist university, the developmental university and the neoliberal university. These typologies mirror broader
CODESRIA Bulletin, Numbers 3 and 4, 2024
Special Issue in honour of MOMAR-COUMBA DIOP (1951–2024) Greetings from the Council, We are delighted to share the latest issue of the CODESRIA Bulletin (Numbers 3&4, 2024), which is a special edition dedicated to the memory of Prof. Momar-Coumba Diop (1951–2024). Prof. Diop was a trailblazer in African intellectual thought, a prolific scholar,
