Past conferences

27 September-1 October 2022 in Accra, Ghana, Hybrid Conference
New Approaches to Mobility, Transport and Infrastructure in Africa
Conveners: Prof. Baz Lecocq, African History, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany; Dr. Robert Heinze, Modern and Contemporary History, University of Trier, Germany; Prof. Samuel Aniegye Ntewusu, African Studies, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana; Prof. Miriam Maranga-Musonye, Literature, University of Nairobi, Kenya. In collaboration with the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana (Legon/Accra) and Point Sud (Bamako).

3-7 October 2022 in Winneba (Ghana),
Digital Data Literacy Empowerment: Competence Models for Digital Data Literacy in Africa and Digital Repositories as Open Educational Resources
Conveners: Prof. Henning Schreiber, African Language Studies, Asia-Africa Institute, University of Hamburg, Germany; Dr. Katrin Pfeiffer, Linguistics, Asia-Africa Institute, University of Hamburg, Germany; Prof. Telse Iwers, Education Sciences: Educational Psychology Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Education, University of Hamburg, Germany; Hassoum Ceesay, African History, Director General of the National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC), The Gambia; Prof. Dandy George Dampson, Education Sciences, University of Education in Winneba, Ghana. In collaboration with the University of Winneba and Point Sud (Bamako).

7-11 November 2022 in Accra (Ghana), Hybrid Conference
From Archival Pasts Towards Archival Futures: Epistemologies, Decolonization and (Dis-)Placement
Conveners: Jun.-Prof. Katharina Stornig, Cultural History, International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (GCSC), University Justus Liebig Gießen, Germany; Prof. Bettina Severin-Barboutie, Modern and Contemporary History, University Justus Liebig Gießen, Germany; Dr. Samuël Coghe, Global History, Free University Berlin, Germany; Riley Linebaugh, PhD Student, Contemporary History, Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG) Mainz, Germany; Dr. Edwina Dei Ashie-Nikoi, Archival Studies, Department of Information Studies, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana. In collaboration with the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana (Legon/Accra) and Point Sud (Bamako).

6-11 February 2023 in Accra (Ghana), Hybrid Conference
The Postcolonial Technological Archive: Cross-Disciplinary Exchanges on Data, Health and Environment in Africa
Conveners: Dr. Siri Lamoureaux, Sociology/Anthropology, University of Siegen, Germany; Dr. Meredith Root-Bernstein, Ecology, CNRS, France; Dr. Vera Ehrenstein, STS, University College London, UK; Prof. Kwasi Appeaning Addo, Environmental Science, Institute of Environment and Sanitation Studies, University of Ghana. In collaboration with the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana (Legon/Accra) and Point Sud (Bamako).

11-13 October 2021 in Libreville (Gabon), Hybrid Conference,
Party Branding in Africa – Political Imaginaries and Electoral Choice
Conveners: Dr. Anja Osei, Political Science, University of Konstanz, Germany; Dr. George Bob-Milliar, History/Political Science, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana; Dr. Christian Wali Wali, Geography, University Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon. In collaboration with CERGEP at the University Omar Bongo (Libreville) and Point Sud (Bamako).

1-5 March 2022 in Stellenbosch (South Africa), Hybrid Conference,
Situating the African Genome
Conveners: Dr. Henri Michel Yéré, Sociology, University of Basel, Switzerland; Dr. Mavis Machirori, Policy Ethics, Ada Lovelace Institute, London, UK; Dr. Lauren Paremoer, Political Science, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Prof. Katharina Schramm, Anthropology, University of Bayreuth, Germany. In collaboration with STIAS (Stellenbosch), and Point Sud (Bamako).

21-26 March 2022 in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), Hybrid Conference,
Politics and Armed Conflict in Africa: Bringing the Peasantry Back to the Center of the Debate
Conveners: Dr. Mahamadou Bassirou Tangara, Development Economy, University of Social Sciences and Management of Bamako, Mali; Prof. Baz Lecocq, African History, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany; Dr. Aymar Nyenyezi Bisoka, Political Science, University of Mons, Belgium ; Dr. Zakaria Soré, Sociology, University Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Dr. Lamine Savané, Political Science, University of Segou, Mali; Dr. Gillian Mathys, History, University of Gent, Belgium. In collaboration with the University Joseph Ki-Zerbo (Ouagadougou) and Point Sud (Bamako).

14-17 December 2022 in Accra, Ghana, Hybrid Conference
Reframing Youth Politics and Citizenship in the Era of COVID-19 in Africa
Conveners: Prof. Akosua Adomako Ampofo, Sociology/Gender Studies, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana; Prof. Dzodzi Tsikata, Sociology/Gender Studies, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana; Dr. Peggy Piesche, Literature/Cultural Studies, Federal Agency for Civil Education (bpb), Berlin, Germany; Prof. Alcinda Honwana, Anthropology, New York. In collaboration with the Institute for African Studies at the University of Ghana, (Legon) and Point Sud (Bamako).

14-18 February 2023 in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), Hybrid Conference
Afrotopia(s) – Emerging Futures in Arts, Politics and Religion
Conveners: Dr. Magnus Echtler, Anthropology, University of Leipzig, Germany; Prof. Antje Daniel, Sociology, University of Vienna, Austria; Dr. Melina C. Kalfelis, Anthropology, Goethe University Frankfurt/Main, Germany; Dr. Samuel Ndogo, African Literature/Performing Arts, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya; Dr. F. Emilie G. Sanon-Ouattara, Anglophone Studies/Translation, Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. In collaboration with the INSS-CRNST (Ouagadougou) and Point Sud (Bamako).

2-6 September 2021 in Accra (Ghana), Virtual Conference,
The Grammar of the Spirit World in Pentecostalized Africa
Conveners: Prof. Wilhelm Graeb (Humboldt University Berlin & Stellenbosch University); Dr. Hermen Kroesbergen (University of Pretoria); Dr. Vanessa Rau (Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Goettingen & Humboldt University Berlin); Josiah Taru (Great Zimbabwe University, Mashvingo); Philipp Oehlmann (Humboldt University Berlin & University of Pretoria). In collaboration with the Institute for African Studies at the University of Ghana, IAS (Legon/Accra) and Point Sud (Bamako).

27 September -2 October 2021 in Niamey (Niger), Hybrid Conference,
The Islamic Education System in Sub-Saharan Africa. A Journey through Politics and Religion
Conveners: Dr. Abdoulaye Sounaye (Centre for Modern Orient, ZMO, Berlin & LASDEL Niamey); Dr. Issouf Binaté (University Alassane Ouattara, Bouaké); Prof. Marie Nathalie LeBlanc (University of Québec, Montréal); Dr. Zakaria Soré (University Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou). In collaboration with the Study and Research Laboratory on Social Dynamics and Local Development, LASDEL (Niamey) and Point Sud (Bamako).

17-19 November 2021 in Dakar (Senegal), Hybrid Conference,
Struggles for ‘Democracy’ in Africa – Encountering Researchers and Activists from the Global North and South
Conveners: Dr. Nina-Kathrin Wienkoop (German Center for Migration and Integration Studies (DeZIM) e.V., Berlin); Dr. Sabrina Zajak (Ruhr-University Bochum); Prof. Antje Daniel (University of Vienna); Dr. Louisa Prause (Free University Berlin); Dr. Lamine Doumbia (German Historical Institute Paris & UCAD II, Dakar). In collaboration with the University Cheikh Anta Diop (Dakar) and Point Sud (Bamako).

1-4 December 2021 in Bamako (Mali), Hybrid Conference,
Mobility and Displacement in ‘Post-Slavery’ West Africa: A South-South-North Dialogue on Concepts, Conflicts and Civic Engagement
Conveners: Dr. Lotte Pelckmans (Copenhagen University); Dr. Paolo Gaibazzi (University of Bayreuth). In collaboration with Point Sud (Bamako).

11-13 May 2022 in Stellenbosch (South Africa), Hybrid Conference,
Science as a Site of Inequality: An Exploratory Workshop for Sharing Evidence and Experience from Environment-Related Research Fields
Conveners: Dr. Susanne Koch (Technical University of Munich); Prof. Nelius Boshoff (Stellenbosch University). In collaboration with the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study, STIAS (Stellenbosch) and Point Sud (Bamako).

27 June-3 July 2022 in Dakar (Senegal),
Mutants Assembly: From Goree to Sebikotane – A Pan-African Future between Afro-Utopia and Afro-Nostalgia
Conveners: Prof. Felwine Sarr (Université Gaston Berger, Saint-Louis); Prof. Katharina Schramm (University of Bayreuth); Oulimata Gueye (Le Lieu Unique, Nantes); Dr. Julien McHardy (Leuven) Julien McHardy (Leuphana University Lueneburg); Mamadou Sy (University El Hadji Ibrahima Niass); Marion Louisgrand-Sylla (Ker Thiössane, Dakar); Hamedine Kane (Brussels/Dakar); Stéphane Verlet-Bottéro (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Paris). In collaboration with Ker Thiössane (Dakar) and Point Sud (Bamako).

7-10 September 2022 in Niamey (Niger), Hybrid Conference
Africa in the Age of Renewal: New Forms of Linguistic, Cultural and Political Expression of Citizens’ Movements
Conveners: Prof. Ute Fendler, Literature, University of Bayreuth, Germany; Dr. Hamani Oumarou, Anthropology, LASDEL, Niamey, Niger; Prof. Jaouad Serghini, Literature, Mohammed I University, Oujda, Morocco. In collaboration with LASDEL (Niamey) and Point Sud (Bamako).

16^th-19^th May 2019 in Dakar (Senegal),
Dynamics of Everyday Life within Municipal Administrations in Francophone and Anglophone Africa
Conveners: Dr. Matthew Sabbi, Development Sociology (University of Bayreuth); Dr. Lamine Doumbia, Anthropology (DHIP-Paris/CREPOS-Dakar/University of Bayreuth); Prof. Dieter Neubert, Sociology (University of Bayreuth). In collaboration with UCAD and CREPOS Dakar and Point Sud Bamako. PDF Report

8^th-10^th August 2019 in Accra (Ghana),
Gender and Judging in Pluralistic Societies: A Comparative Assessment of Access to Justice for Women in Africa
Conveners: Prof. Aram Ziai, Development Policy and Postcolonial Studies (University of Kassel); Prof. Akosua Adomako Ampofo, African Studies and Sociology (Institute for African Studies, Accra); Prof. Josephine Jarpa Dawuni, Political Science (Howard University, Washington); Prof. Lydia Apori Nkansah, Law (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi). In collaboration with IAS Accra and Point Sud Bamako. PDF Report

19^th-24^st August 2019 in Accra (Ghana),
Translating the Square Kilometer Array: A Dialogue on Methodological Challenges, Interdisciplinary Area Studies and Technological Artifacts
Conveners: Dr. Bernard Duah Asabere, Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute (GSSTI); Dr. Nana Ama Klutse Browne, GSSTI; Dr. James Okwe Chibueze, African Very Long Baseline Interferometry Network (Square Kilometer Array South Africa); Dr. Susann Ludwig, Anthropology (University of Leipzig); Dr. James Merron, Soziology (University of Basel). In collaboration with IAS and GSSTI in Accra and Point Sud Bamako. PDF Report

9^th-13^th September 2019 in Maputo (Mozambique),
Qualitative Approaches to Teaching Research and Development in International Discourse: Disconcertment and Convergence
Conveners: Prof. Maria Hallitzky, Didactic and School Pedagogy (University of Leipzig); Prof. Felix Mulhanga, Pedagogy and Reform Pedagogy (University of Pedagogy Mozambique); Prof. Nariakira Yoshida, Pedagogy and Curriculum Research (University of Hiroshima). In collaboration with the University of Pedagogy in Mozambique, the Centre of African Studies in Maputo and Point Sud Bamako. PDF Report

2^nd-6^th October 2019 in Bamako (Mali),
Local Narratives and Debates on the Experience of Migration and Return: Spoken and Unspoken
Conveners: Prof. Mamadou Diawara, Anthropology (Goethe University Frankfurt/Main); Dr. Aïssatou Mbodj-Pouye, Anthropology (CNRS/IMAF, Paris & Point Sud-Bamako); Dr. Kelly Poulet, Sociology (University Picardie Jules Verne Amiens); Dr. Fodié Tandjigora, Sociology (University of Bamako). In collaboration with Point Sud Bamako. PDF Report

6th-10th May 2018 in Dakar (Senegal),
Imaginary Worlds: An Artistic and Social Scientific Exploration of Imaginaries and Digital Practices in Africa
Conveners: Prof Richard Rottenburg (University of Halle), Dr Julien McHardy (University of Halle), Dr Malik Ndiaye (IFAN/University Cheikh Anta Diop Dakar), Marion Louisgrand Sylla (Kër Thiossane Dakar). In collaboration with UCAD Dakar and Point Sud Bamako. PDF Report
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17th-19th June 2018 in Maputo (Mozambique),
Revisiting Dams in Africa
Conveners: Dr Valerie Haensch (University of Bayreuth), Dr Tamer Abd Elkreem (University of Khartoum), Prof Inês Macamo Raimundo (Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo), Dr Eléusio Viegas Filipe (Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo). In collaboration with CAS Maputo and Point Sud Bamako. PDF Report

5th-9th September 2018 in Niamey (Niger),
Naming Places in Africa: Social, Political and Cultural Challenges
Conveners: Prof Eeva Sippola (University of Bremen), Prof Mahaman Tidjani Alou (University Abdou Moumouni, Niamey), Prof Frédéric Giraut (University of Geneva), Dr Lawali Dambo (University Abdou Moumouni, Niamey), Prof Henri Kokou Motcho (University Abdou Moumouni, Niamey). In collaboration with LASDEL Niamey and Point Sud Bamako. PDF Report
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31st October-3rd November 2018 in Stellenbosch (South Africa),
Narratives of Achievement in African and Afroeuropean Contexts
Conveners: Dr Eva Ulrike Pirker (Düsseldorf University), Dr Mandisa Mbali (University of Cape Town), Dr Katja Hericks (University of Potsdam). In collaboration with STIAS Stellenbosch and Point Sud Bamako. PDF Report
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23rd-27th November 2018 in Libreville (Gabon),
The Long-Term: Tracing Legacies of Violence in francophone Equatorial Africa
Conveners: Prof Andreas Mehler (ABI, University of Freiburg), Dr Lotje de Vries (Wageningen University), Dr Klaas van Walraven (African Studies Centre, Leiden University), Joseph Mangarella (Free University Amsterdam, University of Paris VIII, IR). In collaboration with University Omar Bongo Libreville and Point Sud Bamako. PDF Report

9th–12th Dezember 2018 in Dakar (Senegal),
Knowledge Production in and about Africa: Intersections of Moralities and Higher Education
Conveners: Dr Franz Kogelmann (University of Bayreuth), Dr Abdourahmane Seck (University Gaston Berger St. Louis), Prof Ruediger Seesemann (University of Bayreuth), Prof Eva Spies (University of Bayreuth). In collaboration with Serigne Djigal (University Cheikh Amadou Bamba), UCAD Dakar and Point Sud Bamako. PDF Report

26th-28th January 2017 in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso),
African Peacemaking seen from Below. Experiments, Experiences and Alternatives
Conveners: Prof Ulf Engel (University of Leipzig), Prof Augustin Loada (CGD Ouagadougou), Dr Antonia Witt (Goethe University Frankfurt/Peace Research Institute Frankfurt). In collaboration with CGD Ouagadougou and Point Sud Bamako.PDF Report

17th-21st March 2017 in Stellenbosch (South Africa),
Middle Classes, Protest and Social Change in Africa and Beyond
Conveners: Prof Henning Melber (Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala), Prof Hennie Kotzé (Stellenbosch University), Dr Antje Daniel (University of Bayreuth), Dr Florian Stoll (University of Bayreuth). In collaboration with STIAS Stellenbosch and Point Sud Bamako.PDF Report

19th-26th July 2017 in Lamberene (Gabon),
The Promises of the Biomedicine in Africa. Court of the Past Promises, Tribune for the Future Promises?
Conveners: Prof Lucia Candelise (University of Geneva), Prof Martina Drescher (University of Bayreuth), Prof Augustin Emane (University of Nantes), Prof Marina Maestrutti (University Panthéon Sorbonne/CETCOPRA), Prof Anne-Marie Moulin (University Paris Diderot et Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne). In collaboration with CERGEP Libreville and Point Sud Bamako.PDF Report

26th-30th September 2017 in Stellenbosch (South Africa),
Decolonization and the Politics of Wildlife in Africa
Conveners: Dr Bernard Gissibl (Leibniz Institute for European History, Mainz), Dr Felix Schuermann (University of Kassel). In collaboration with STIAS Stellenbosch and Point Sud Bamako.PDF Report

22nd-26th October in Bamako (Mali),
Afrika Nko – Speaking of Africa in the World and Redefining the Social Sciences and the Humanities: Words and Validation of Knowledge
Conveners: Prof Mamadou Diawara (Goethe University, Frankfurt), Prof Elísio Salvado Macamo (University of Basel), Dr Moussa Sissoko, (Point Sud). In collaboration with Point Sud Bamako. PDF Report

29th November – 4th December in Niamey (Niger),
Linking Borderlands Research and Policy in Africa and Europe: Tackling Translation Challenges
Conveners: Prof Gregor Dobler (University of Freiburg), Dr Mareike Schomerus, Overseas Development Institute, London. In collaboration with LASDEL Niamey and Point Sud Bamako. PDF Report

21-23 February 2016 in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso),
African Courts: Actors, Institutional Developments and Governance
Conveners: Prof Alhassan Sulemana Anamzoya, University of Ghana, Legon, Dr Jan Budniok, University of Hamburg, Dr Hamani Oumarou, LASDEL, Niamey and Prof Alexander Stroh, University of Bayreuth. In collaboration with CGD Ouagadougou and Point Sud Bamako. PDF Report

2-8 March 2016 in Bamako (Mali),
Making a Better Life: Training, Work and Mobility of Youth in Western and Central Africa
Conveners: Prof Ute Roeschenthaler (University of Mainz), Prof Augustin Emane (University of Nantes), Dr Moussa Sissoko (Point Sud Bamako), Prof Ibrahima Thioub (CARTE and Cheikh Anta Diop University Dakar). In collaboration with Point Sud Bamako. PDF Report

20-24 September 2016 in Stellenbosch (South Africa),
Imaginaries of Afflication, Healing and Medicine. Sickness and the Representation of Africa
Conveners: Prof Rose Marie Beck (University of Leipzig), Prof Birgit Meyer (University of Utrecht), Prof Joseph Tonda (University Omar Bongo Libreville) and Prof Abdallah Daar (STIAS/University of Toronto). In collaboration with STIAS Stellenbosch and Point Sud Bamako. PDF Report

1-6 October 2016 in Stellenbosch (South Africa),
Political Subjectivity in Times of Transformation: Classification and Belonging in Postcolonial Africa
Conveners: Dr Katharina Schramm (University Halle-Wittenberg) and Dr Lindsey Reynolds (Stellenbosch University). In collaboration with STIAS, Stellenbosch University and Point Sud Bamako. PDF Report

6-12 October 2016 in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso),
The Challenges of Research in Contexts of Proximity
Conveners: Prof Mamadou Diawara (Goethe University Goethe Frankfurt), Dr Fatoumata Ouattara (IRD Marseille). In collaboration with CGD Ouagadougou and Point Sud Bamako. PDF Report

10-14 Dezember 2016 in Bamako (Mali),
Sahelian Identities in Times of Crisis, Past and Present
Conveners: Prof Baz Lecocq (Humboldt University Berlin), Prof Isaie Dougnon (University of Bamako), Dr Amy Niang (University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg). In collaboration with the University of Bamako and Point Sud Bamako. PDF Report

10-12 April 2015 in Dakar (Senegal)
African Mobilities and Postcolonial Border-Regimes
Conveners: Prof Heidrun Friese (TU Chemnitz) and Dr Judith Albrecht (TU Chemnitz). In collaboration with Prof Ibrahima Thioub of CARTE/University Cheikh Anta Diop Dakar and Point Sud Bamako. PDF Report

4-8 August 2015 in Stellenbosch (South Africa)
Place and Mobility: People and Cultural Practices in Cosmopolitan Networks in Africa, the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean
Conveners: Dr Fernando Rosa (University of Stellenbosch), Dr Patrick Desplat (University of Cologne) and Dr Shaun Viljoen (University of Stellenbosch). In collaboration with STIAS, the University of Stellenbosch and Point Sud Bamako. PDF Report

9-11 August 2015 in Stellenbosch (South Africa)
Crossing boundaries. An interdisciplinary conference on the challenges and chances of research on the Indian Ocean-Africa-connection
Conveners: Dr Franz Kogelmann (University of Bayreuth), Prof Louis Paul Randriamarolaza (University of Antananarivo), Prof Eva Spies (University of Bayreuth). In collaboration with STIAS, University of Stellenbosch and Point Sud Bamako. PDF Report

20-24 October 2015 in Dakar (Senegal)
The Great War in Africa: Economic, Cultural and Political Consequences of the First World War on African Societies
Conveners: Prof Elikia MBokolo (IMA/EHESS Paris), Prof Jean Bernard Ouédraogo (EHESS/CNRS Paris), Prof Catarina Madeira-Santos (IMA/EHESS Paris) and Dr. Michael Pesek (Humboldt University Berlin). In collaboration with CARTE, University Cheikh Anta Diop Dakar and Point Sud Bamako. PDF Report

3-6 December 2015 in Dakar (Senegal)
Afrika Nko: Africa in the World-Translation: Disputing the Sense of African Social Realities
Conveners: Prof Mamadou Diawara (Goethe University Goethe Frankfurt), Prof Frieda Ekoto (University of Michigan), Prof Jean-Bernard Ouédraogo (CNRS, Paris), Prof Ebrima Sall (Codesria, Dakar). In collaboration with the University Cheikh Anta Diop Dakar, Codesria and Point Sud Bamako. PDF Report

17th to 21th Mai 2014 in Dakar (Sénégal)
Imaginary of Renewal
Convenors:  Prof Ute Fendler, Dr Ulf Vierke, Dr Viviane Azarian, Nadine Siegert, Maroua El Naggare and Aminata Cécile Mbaye (all from the University of Bayreuth). In collaboration with Point Sud in Bamako and CARTE/University Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar. PDF Report

6th to 10th October 2014 in Bamako (Mali)
Political Culture in Africa – the Narrative Foundations of Authority and Leadership
Convenors:  Prof Georg Klute (University of Bayreuth) and Prof Elisio Macamo (University of Basel). In cooperation with Point Sud/University of Bamako. PDF Report

14th to 15th of November 2014 in Stellenbosch (South Africa)
Peace through Institutions? Constitutional Choices for Divided Societies
Convenors:  PD Dr Andreas Mehler (GIGA Hamburg), Prof Christof Hartmann (University Duisburg-Essen), Prof Pierre du Toit and Dr Nicola de Jager (both from the University of Stellenbosch). In collaboration with STIAS/University of Stellenbosch. PDF Report

25th to 29th of November in Dakar (Senegal)
Photographs of 19th and 20th Century Africa: Changing Perspectives and Object Histories in School Textbooks and Digital Archives
Convenors:  PD Dr. Sissy Helff (Goethe University Frankfurt) and Dr Kokou Azamede (University of Lomé). In collaboration with Point Sud in Bamako and CARTE/University Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar. PDF Report

4th to 11th of December 2014 in Niamey (Niger)
African Courts: Actors, Institutional Developments and Governance
Convenors: Dr Jan Budniok (University of Mainz), Dr Alexander Stroh (GIGA Hamburg), Dr Hamani Oumarou (LASDEL, Niamey) and Dr Alhassan Anamzoya (University of Ghana). In collaboration with Point Sud in Bamako and LASDEL/University Abdou Moumouni in Niamey. PDF Report

17th to 22st of December 2014 in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
Culture as a Resource – Understanding the Role of Art and Cultural Performance in Envisioning the Future
Convenors: Prof Dorothea Schulz (University of Cologne) and Dr Nadine Sieveking (University of Leipzig). In collaboration with Point Sud in Bamako and CDG/University of Ouagadougou. PDF Report

In 2009, the Goethe-University of Frankfurt/Main (Germany) and the German Research Foundation (DFG) established the “Programme Point Sud” in order to fund Africa-related workshops and conferences in the humanities and social sciences at Point Sud.

Read moreSouth-South Partnerships in Science and the Role of Europe Inaugural Conference of the new Program Point Sud
STIAS Stellenbosch 25-27 February 2014