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.
The Conference of the Canadian Association of African Studies (CAAS) 2026 will be held at Glendon Campus, York University, in Toronto, Canada, from June 9–12, 2026. The conference, themed “Global Africa: Legacies, Change, and Aspirations,” will be a hybrid event, offering both in-person and virtual participation options.
You can find more details here: https://www.caas-acea.org/landing-pages/caas-2026-conference.
The Guild is delighted to announce that early-career African researchers affiliated with the Africa-Europe Clusters of Research Excellence (CoRE) are now eligible to apply for the Early-Career Research Fellowships programme, launched by the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) in July 2025 with support from the Mastercard Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
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At ECAS 2025 in Prague, Michael Bollig succeeded Amanda Hammar as AEGIS President, marking the official transfer of the presidency to the Global South Studies Center (GSSC) in Cologne.