Round Table on the Malian Crisis
12 December 2012 The crisis and political instability shaking Mali, with the occupation of part of its territory, the imposition of Sharia law in the North of the country, discussions involving ECOWAS, the AU and the United Nations in view of a military intervention, the harassment of women, and the risk
Public Debate on Media and Citizenship
Date: 7 November 2012Time: 15.30 – 17.30Venue: Grand Amphithéâtre Faculté Medicine UCAD - Dakar CODESRIA and the African Media Leaders’ Forum (AMLF) are happy to inform you of the organization of a roundtable on Media and Citizenship. The roundtable will take place on 7 November 2012 at the Great Hall of the
CODESRIA Bulletin, Nos 3 & 4, 2012
The year 2012 marks the beginning of a new Strategic Plan and a new Programmatic Cycle, both of which cover the same period, 2012-2016, for the first time in the history of CODESRIA. The new Strategic Plan is the result of a long consultative process involving successive Executive and Scientific
CODESRIA Bulletin, Nos 1 & 2, 2012
CODESRIA entered the year 2012 with a new Executive Committee, a new President and a new Vice President, all of whom were elected during the 13th General Assembly of the Council held in December 2011 in Rabat, Morocco. The new President is Professor Fatima Harrak of the Institute of African
World Social Science Forum 2015 : Transforming Global Relations for a Just World
The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) are pleased to announce the third World Social Science Forum (WSSF) which will take place on African soil in 2015. The WSSF is a global event of the International Social Science
African Journal of International Affairs: Call for articles
The African Journal of International Affairs (AJIA) is a bi-annual refereed publication of CODESRIA, Dakar, Senegal. It serves as a credible platform for critical thinking, research and policy-relevant knowledge on African international affairs in relation to inter-state, regional and trans-territorial relations, issues and diplomacy, Africa’s political economy, Africa’s relations with
The African Author Prize
Are you an African PhD student? Or an early career African scholar? If so, consider submitting your best article to African Affairs and you could be considered for the African Author Prize. The Prize is awarded every second year, and African Phd students in overseas universities and African-based authors at the
CODESRIA Bulletin, Nos 3 & 4, 2011
Every new century comes with its own challenges. Although the rapid changes in virtually all spheres of life make it difficult to clearly identify all the challenges that Africa will face this century, the fact remains that Africa has a lot to contend with, there are many global issues that
CODESRIA Bulletin, Nos 1 & 2, 2011
The year 2011 is the year of the 13th General Assembly of CODESRIA. The General Assembly is the highest governing organ of CODESRIA. It is the body that makes the most important policy decisions of the Council, elects the Executive Committee, and elects the President and the Vice President of
Call for CODESRIA’s liaison officers on issues related to Academic Freedom
Within the framework of its Academic Freedom Programme, the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is pleased to announce the launching of a new publication called Pax Academica - a CODESRIA bulletin devoted to Academic Freedom in Africa. CODESRIA’s Academic Freedom Program was launched way back in