Stream Convenors: Añulika Agina, Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, Nigeria aagina@pau.edu.ng & Ezinne Ezepue, University of Nigeria, Nsukka ezinne.ezepue@unn.edu.ng Rationale The Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) in Africa are major contributors to national economies, youth […]
Stream Convenors: Emmanuel Ofori-Sarpong, PhD Candidate, SOAS, University of London eo15@soas.ac.uk Dr Maria Ambrozy, Lecturer in Peace Studies and International Development, University of Bradford m.ambrozy@bradford.ac.uk ‘Contesting the Environment: Symbols, Architecture, Memory and […]
Stream Convenor: Nelson Aghogho Evaborhene nelsone@ruc.dk This stream examines how African actors, institutions, and epistemic communities are reshaping narratives of health sovereignty and global governance in the wake of COVID19 […]
Stream Convenor: Prof. Gabrielle Lynch G.Lynch@warwick.ac.uk African politics and societies are becoming increasingly judicialized. How judicial actors deal with cases and litigants, whether they act independently and impartially, why different […]
Co-Chairs: Dr Mwita Chacha Associate Professor Department of Political Science and International Studies University of Birmingham m.chacha@bham.ac.uk Dr Florian G. Kern Reader (Associate Professor) Department of Government University of Essex […]
Stream Convener: Kadija George (Independent Researcher; Fulbright Visiting Scholar 2025-2026) kadijageorge@gmail.com How do we understand the cultural and social traditions and mores of African people on the continent and […]
Stream convenor: Rebekah Lee (University of Oxford) Chair and Editor of Journal of Southern African Studies rebekah.lee@africa.ox.ac.uk Stream Rationale: The Journal of Southern African Studies (JSAS) publishes work from established […]
Convener: Femi Eromosele (Comparative Literature, Utrecht University) e.f.eromosele@uu.nl This stream explores the role of narrative in the experience and definition of illness in Africa. As a fundamental instrument for framing […]
Convenors: Eyob Balcha Gebremariam (University of Bristol), Puleng Segalo (UNISA), Isabella Aboderin (University of Bristol) and Divine Fuh (University of Cape Town) In this stream, we aim to explore two […]
Stream Convenors: Ezinwanyi E. Adam (Babcock University) adame@babcock.edu.ng Onyinyechi N. Nwaolikpe (University of East Anglia) Eteete Michael Adam (Clifford University) This stream explores how content creation and social media […]
Stream Convenor: Nathan Richards Nathan.Richards@nottingham.ac.uk In this stream, we invite contributions that critically engage with how digital technologies are reshaping the African continent and its diaspora, with a focus on […]
The history of labour and labour movements is perhaps one of the oldest and most important themes in African history, connected to the central role of trade unions in the […]
AFRICA: journal of the International African Institute proposes a stream of thematic panels, assembled under the rubric of the journal, to be held at ASAUK 2026. The journal’s focus is […]