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Oct 1, 2023
Tuesday 17 October 2023 from 12:00 to 13:30 (E.T.) / 18:00 to 19:30 (Johannesburg and Maputo) The Africa Study Group (ASG) and the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) present a round-table on: THE WAGNER GROUP IN AFRICA This session will be in...
Sep 3, 2023
Wednesday, September 13, 2023 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (ET) The Africa Study Group (ASG) and the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) present a round-table on: GOVERNANCE AND STABILIZATION IN THE SAHEL: NIGER The Sahel, a sub-region once little...
May 21, 2023
Tuesday 30 May 2023 from 01.00 pm to 02.30 pm (ET) / 05.00 pm to 06.30 pm (UT) The Africa Study Group (ASG) and the Middle East Institute (MEI) present a webinar on: SECURITY AND STABILIZATION IN AFRICA: THE SAHEL This Webinar is the third in an ASG/MEI series...
Apr 27, 2023
Thursday, May 4, 2023, 12h00-13h30 (EST) 18h00-19h30 South Africa Standard Time (SAST) The Africa Study Group (ASG) is happy to announce its next webinar: Why is South Africa So Critical to the Continent and the World? For “Africa watchers”, a common phrase is...
Apr 19, 2023
Friday 28 April 2023, 11.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET The Africa Study Group (ASG) is pleased to announce its next virtual session: Fighting disinformation as a brake on global democratization: Challenges and perspectives in Africa Many democracies today are under attack from...
Jan 28, 2023
Monday, February 6, 2023 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (ET) The Africa Study Group (ASG) is happy to invite you to a Round Table Discussion on the theme: Towards Strengthening Canada-Africa Relations In June 2022, our Government announced the decision to develop a new...
Jan 18, 2023
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm (ET) / 19:00 – 20:30 (SAST) The Africa Study Group (ASG) is happy to invite you to its next webinar: African Vaccine Manufacturing: The Challenges and the Successes. The COVID pandemic exposed the global...
Nov 6, 2022
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 from 6:00 to 7:30 pm (ET) The Africa Study Group (ASG) is happy to invite you to its next webinar: Climate Change in Africa: COP 27 and its challenges The 27th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) will be held in Egypt from...
Oct 21, 2022
Thursday, October 27, 2022 from 11:30 – 13:00 (ET) The Africa Study Group (ASG) is happy to announce its next webinar: Governance and electoral processes in Africa: the 2022 elections in Kenya Free, fair and inclusive elections are the cornerstone of democracy...
Sep 21, 2022
Wednesday, September 28, 2022 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (ET) / 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. (UT) The Africa Study Group (ASG) is happy to invite you to its next webinar: “SECURITY AND STABILIZATION IN AFRICA: The Sahel after the withdrawal of French troops from...
Jun 7, 2022
Wednesday, June 22, 2022 from 11:30 to 13:00pm (ET) / GMT+5 The Africa Study Group (ASG) is happy to invite you to its next webinar Africa and Climate Change: Practical Progress The negative consequences of climate change are now recognized globally. Africa, despite...
May 26, 2022
May 26, 2022 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, has concluded a visit to Rwanda and Kenya focused...
May 25, 2022
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Africa Day: “Today, we celebrate Africa Day and the founding of the Organization of African Unity 59 years ago, now the African Union (AU). We recognize the African continent’s rich mosaic of...
Apr 9, 2022
Thursday, April 21, 2022 from 12:00 to 13:00pm (ET) / GMT+5 The Africa Study Group (ASG) is happy to invite you to a virtual conversation with Seidik Abba on his new book : MALI-SAHEL, OUR OWN AFGHANISTAN? From an analytical retrospective of the conflict in Mali and...
Mar 17, 2022
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 from 12:00 to 13:30pm (ET) / GMT+5 The Africa Study Group (ASG) is happy to invite you to its next webinar Unconstitutional changes of government in Africa: African initiatives In the past decade, we have seen advances towards democracy that...
Feb 6, 2022
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 // 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (ET) // 5:30 to 7 p.m. (CET) The Africa Study Group (ASG) is happy to invite you to its next webinar SECURITY AND GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA: SAHEL AND LIBYA This webinar is presented in partnership with The Middle East...
Jan 18, 2022
The Africa Study Group (ASG) is happy to invite you to its next webinar Wednesday January 26, 2022 / 13:00 to 14:30 (EST) / 20:00 to 21:30 (GMT+2) COVID and post-COVID in Africa Achievements and Challenges from a South African Perspective Please register at this link:...
Nov 14, 2021
Challenges of COVID and post-COVID in Africa: South Africa and West Africa Thursday, November 25, 2021 from 10-11:00 am (EST) / 3-4:00 pm (GMT) The global awareness of the impact of COVID on Sub-Saharan Africa has focused on the lack of availability of current...
Oct 22, 2021
H.E. Professor Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, the former President of Mauritius and Laureate of the 2007 L’Oréal-UNESCO Prize for Women in Science, delivered a trenchant address at the African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank) fifth annual Babacar Ndiaye Lecture on “the...
Oct 16, 2021
Carleton University invites applications from West African women PhD and early doctoral career scholars to participate in a research acceleration experience. Wurin ta na yin rubutu – Her own room to write is supported by the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship – Advanced...
Oct 16, 2021
BABACAR NDIAYE LECTURE 2021 Date: Wednesday, 20 October 2021 Time: 15:00 Cairo & Johannesburg | 13:00 Dakar | 14:00 Lagos | 16:00 Nairobi Venue: Online (Zoom) In the spirit of ‘One Africa One Vision’, as the continent embraces a single trading market with no...
Oct 16, 2021
Created in 2007 by Robert Fowler, the Africa Study Group (ASG) is a voluntary association of individuals who share a strong interest in Africa and want to promote closer co-operation between Canada and Africa in all relevant domains.
Sep 28, 2021
Thursday, September 30, 2021, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Ottawa time) / 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. (Paris time) / 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. (Bamako time) (Session simultaneously interpreted in EN and FR) The 2019 Global Terrorism Index stated that 10 of the 20...
Sep 11, 2021
Governance and electoral processes in Africa: the 2021 elections in Zambia In the latest Zambian election held on August 12, 2021, under the slogan ‘Good Governance and Prudent Economic Management’, opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was elected president. ...
Aug 29, 2021
In the latest Zambian election held on August 12, 2021, under the slogan ‘Good Governance and Prudent Economic Management’, opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was elected president. He defeated incumbent President Edgar Lungu in the face of many odds. Although they...
Aug 28, 2021
On Monday (30 August), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution that renews the Mali sanctions measures—an asset freeze and travel ban—until 31 August 2022, and the mandate of the Mali Panel of Experts until 30 September 2022. Learn more:...
Aug 25, 2021
Tomorrow (26 August), the Security Council will convene in person for an open briefing and closed consultations on the situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia under the “Peace and Security in Africa” agenda item. Secretary-General António Guterres will brief the...
Jul 14, 2021
With Senator Chris Van Hollen and Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan to the U.S., Nureldin Satti Monday, July 19, 2021 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm Register here. The Center for Strategic and International Studies invites you to a conversation moderated by CSIS Director...
May 20, 2021
On June 15, 2021, renowned political scientist Susan Booysen discussed her book – In Precarious Power which is an incisive analysis of South Africa’s ANC power-as party, as government, as state. Susan was joined by Professor Shireen Hassim, Canada 150 Research Chair...
May 10, 2021
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement: Prospects and Challenges / La Zone de libre échange du continent africain: perspectives et défis August 15, 2020 Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba is a Visiting Professor at the Institute of African Studies at Carleton University. His...
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