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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.

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  • Critical Minerals in Africa | April 2026 | Speakers: Dr. J. Andrew Grant, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Dr. Patience Mususa, Senior Researcher, Nordic-Africa Institute, Uppsala, Sweden Joyce Nyamukunda, Extractives Program Unit Lead at the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Organisation, Coordinating the Resource Justice Network Zimbabwe Chapter | Moderator: Dr. Marcia Burdette, ASG Deputy Chair, former Canadian diplomat in Africa
  • The Economic Dimension of the Canada Strategy for Africa: One Year On – Progress, Partnerships, and Prospects | March 5, 2026 | Speakers: Andrew (Drew) Smith, Director General, Pan-African Affairs Bureau, Global Affairs Canada, Africa Branch / Edward Ansah Akuffo, Associate Professor of International Relations, Chair Department of Political Science, University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford / Suzanne Taylor, Principal of Public Policy and Partnerships, FinDev Canada | Moderator: Yiagadeesen (Teddy) Samy, Carleton University NPSIA Director and Professor of International Affairs
  • A Partnership for Shared Prosperity and Security: The Canada Africa Strategy | June 10, 2025 | On March 26th 2025, Canada launched its first global Africa Strategy aiming “…to strengthen its economic and national security, including through diversifying its investments, improving supply chain resiliency, enhancing peace, security and human rights and contributing to efforts that maintain transport routes for critical goods, while promoting local benefits in Africa. In this hybrid Webinar, informed speakers jointly shared their reflexion and perspectives on the first Canadian Africa. In this hybrid Webinar, informed speakers jointly shared their reflexion and perspectives on the first Canadian Africa. | Moderator: Dr Cheickh T. Bangoura, Former UN Director and Legal Advisor in Africa, expert in peace, security and international cooperation, President of the Africa Study Group.
  • The G7/G20 and Africa | April 17, 2025 | Speakers: Valerie Percival is an Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) at Carleton University / John Kirton is director and founder of the Global Governance Program, which includes the G7 Research Group, the G20 Research Group, the BRICS Research Group and the Global Health Diplomacy Program, based at the University of Toronto, where he is a professor emeritus of political science / Chris W. J. Roberts is president of AfriCan Access Consulting, an instructor in political science at the University of Calgary, and a Fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute | Moderator: Dr. Marcia Burdette, ASG Deputy Chair, former Canadian diplomat in Africa
  • The impact of terrorism issues on development, particularly on mining investments in the Sahel and Lake Chad region | February 21, 2024 | Tête-à-tête with Seidik Abba, Journalist and writer, President of the Centre international d’études et de réflexion sur le Sahel | Moderator: Dr Cheickh T. Bangoura, Former UN Director and Legal Advisor in Africa, expert in peace, security and international cooperation, President of the Africa Study Group.
  • South Africa’s current Political Reality: The Government of National Unity (GNU) Today | December 12, 2024 | Speakers: David J Hornsby is the Vice-Provost & Associate Vice-President (Academic) and a professor in Carleton’s Norman Paterson School of International Affairs / Dr. Oscar van Heerden is a scholar of International Relations (IR), where he focuses on International Political Economy, with an emphasis on Africa, SADC in particular |  Moderator: Dr. Marcia Burdette, ASG Deputy Chair, former Canadian diplomat in Africa
  • The Central Role of Land in Africa’s Future | November 28, 2024 | Speakers: Eva Maria Anyango Okoth is currently the Africa Regional Coordinator, based in Nairobi, of the International Land Coalition / Dr. Mwenda Makathimo is the Executive Director of Land Development and Governance Institute, based in Nairobi / Ogochukwu Udenigwe is a global health researcher and Postdoctoral Fellow at the School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Australia | Moderator: Bruce H. Moore is a civil society activist, former United Nations Diplomat and NGO Executive Director
  • The Importance and Role of the Canadian African Diaspora in Trade and Foreign Policy | October 5, 2024 | The Africa Study Group convened a conference on the importance and role of the Canadian African diaspora in trade and foreign policy. More than 75 in-person and 100 online participants attended the event. Conference participants ranged from leaders of Canadian African diaspora organizations to the Dean of the African Diplomatic Corps in Canada, ambassadors and senior representatives of African countries.

    Honorable Robert Oliphant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ms. Cheryl Urban, Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM) for Sub-Saharan Africa represented the Canadian government. In their remarks, they acknowledged the importance of strengthening the role of the Canadian African Diaspora in international trade and foreign affairs relations between Canada and Africa.The conference was organized in collaboration with the Conflict Research Center at Saint Paul University and brought together highly regarded academics, business people and civil society members. Two panel discussions explored the themes of trade, economic cooperation with African countries and strengthening Canadian African diaspora contributions.

  • Vision Paper on the Africa Study Group on the New Strategy for Canada’s Engagement with Africa | September 2022: The Africa Study Group (ASG) welcomes the Government’s recent decision to develop a new strategy for how Canada can most effectively engage with the 54 countries in Africa. Click below to download our suggestions as the Government undertakes this very important and long over-due initiative.

For more information, contact the Africa Study Group at africa.sg.gr[at]gmail.com.

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