AEGIS is a vibrant Europe-wide African Studies association, connecting Europe-based member institutions focusing on research and education on and in Africa and African Studies.
As Europe’s largest international conference with an African focus, ECAS2027 – the 11th European Conference of African Studies – will be held as a face-to-face event from 30 June-3 July 2027 in Lisbon, Portugal. The theme of the conference, hosted by AEGIS and organized locally by AEGIS member institution Centre for International Studies - Lisbon (CEI-Iscte), is “African Prisms”.
The University of Lausanne (UNIL) is a higher teaching and research institution composed of seven faculties where nearly 17,000 students and 5,000 collaborators, professors, and researchers work and study. Ideally situated along the lake of Geneva, near Lausanne’s city center, its campus brings together over 120 nationalities. The Institute of Geography and Sustainability (IGD) seeks to fill a postdoctoral position in Environmental Humanities (100%).
Trust and Trust-Making in Africa’s Global Connections is the latest publication in the AEGIS-Brill Series. It is a thought-provoking book contributing to both African Studies and the study of trust in society. The volume provides rich ethnographic insights into the ways trust and trust-making shape Africans’ global encounters.