11 June 2026#11
UGent
afrika Platform
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Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world

Nelson Mandela
 

NEWS

Boekpublicatie - "Twee overzijden Gesprekken op de literaire brug tussen Afrikaans en Nederlands"
 

In Twee overzijden van prof. Yves T'Sjoen gaan toonaangevende schrijvers, vertalers en andere transculturele actoren in Zuid-Afrika, Nederland en Vlaanderen met elkaar in gesprek over taal, literatuur en wat ertussen ligt. Stemmen als Simone Atangana Bekono, Breyten Breytenbach, Stefan Hertmans en Antjie Krog reflecteren op schrijven tussen werelden, op vertalen als vorm van verzet en op de kracht van literatuur om grenzen te doorbreken.

 
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Reflection on the CliMigHealth Africa Hub summer school at Stellenbosch University
 

In January 2025, the CliMigHealth Africa Hub successfully launched its first interdisciplinary Summer School in collaboration with the School for Climate Studies at Stellenbosch University. Over the course of an intensive week, 20 students gathered to deep-dive into the complex climate-migration-health nexus.

 
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Unieke studiereizen Senegal 2026/2027/2028 – Stichting Le Louma Ékafé (Casamance) Senegal

Graag willen wij studenten laten kennismaken met de stichting Le Louma Ékafé in Senegal.

Wij wonen in Abéné, in de sub-tropische Casamance-regio vlak bij de grens met Gambia. Vanuit deze thuisbasis organiseren wij voor de komende jaren (2026, 2027 en 2028) intensieve, 12-daagse studiereizen in de maanden november, januari, februari, maart en april (voor groepen van maximaal 20 studenten).

Onze reizen richten zich op studenten die interesse hebben in technologie, rurale economie en sociale verandering.

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Release Afrikaanse film "Allah n'est pas obligé": 17/6/2026
 

De animatiefilm Allah n'est pas obligé wordt deze maand gelanceerd. Het is een film van Zaven Najjar over een Afrikaans kindsoldaat, gebaseerd op de gelijknamige roman van Ahmadou Kourouma (1927-2003), een van de belangrijkste Frans-Afrikaanse schrijvers van de twintigste eeuw.

De film komt op 17 juni uit in Vlaanderen, Brussel en Wallonië.

 
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BantUGent research seminar with Jeroen Dewulf: "From the Kingdom of Kongo to Congo Square: Kongo Dances and the Origins of the Mardi Gras Indians" - 16/6/2026
 

This presentation focuses on one of New Orleans’ most enigmatic performance traditions, the Mardi Gras Indians. By interpreting the tradition in an Atlantic context, Dewulf traces the “Black Indians” back to the ancient Kingdom of Kongo and its war dance known as sanga(mento).

By comparing Kongo dances in Latin America, the Caribbean and Louisiana, Dewulf demonstrates that the dances on New Orleans’ Congo Square were part of a much broader Kongolese performance tradition. Dewulf’s groundbreaking research suggests a strong impact of Kongolese traditions on the development of African-American music, dance, and parading culture.

 
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Save the date: CBL-ACP business forum Nigeria - 28-30/10/2026
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CALLS & COMPETITIONS

Colloquium over het Afrikaans: "Inter-Breyten - Breytenbach in context" - deadline voor het indienen van abstracts: 15/6/2026
 

Het Gents Centrum voor Afrikaans en de Studie van Zuid-Afrika nodigt u van harte uit voorstellen in te dienen voor een tweedaags colloquium over Breytenbach in context. Het congres heeft plaats in Gent op 26-27 november 2026.

 
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Yearly competition Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences

Every year each Section of the Academy puts two questions forward on specific subjects. Each award-winning work in the yearly competition is granted a prize of 2,500 EUR.

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Intra-Africa Mobility Scholarships available - application deadline: 28/6/2026

SHE-CREEDS (Strengthening Higher Education for Climate-Responsive Agriculture, Energy-Efficient Technologies, and Digital Innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa) is a collaborative higher education initiative funded under the Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme, aimed at strengthening the capacity of African universities to respond to climate change. 

The project focuses on mainstreaming climate change into existing postgraduate programmes by promoting knowledge exchange and mobility in key areas.

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EDCTP Forum 2027: calls for abstracts, scientific symposia and workshops now open - submission deadline: 2/9/2026

Global Health EDCTP3 has opened the calls for abstracts, scientific symposia and workshops for the EDCTP Forum 2027, one of the leading global health research events focused on infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa.

Under the theme ‘Innovating together for resilient global health', the 13th edition of the EDCTP Forum, will take place from 5-9 April 2027 in Madrid, Spain.

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AFRICA PLATFORM INITIATIVES AND EVENTS

International conference GAPSYM19: "Voices, Rights, Justice in Africa" - 8/12/2026
 

This 19th multidisciplinary conference of the Africa Platform will be co-organised by Ghent University’s Human Rights Research Network and Conflict Research Group. Voices, Rights & Justice in Africa remain highly relevant today due to ongoing challenges related to human rights, environmental rights, rights to health & education, access to legal systems, etc. across the continent.

Studying these issues academically will inform policymaking, activism, and international engagement to promote accountability, equity, and sustainable development in African societies.

 
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