Workshop entitled “Ancestral Time” at the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies, University of Lagos on the 21st July, 2022 by two scholars from the University of Bayreuth, Germany on mobility programme. It was an interesting interactive session at the IADS Board room today, as Prof. Dr. Viviane de Freitas and Prof. Dr. Henriette Gunkel presented their papers. All present both physical and virtual contributed to this engaging and captivating topic.

Unilag African Cluster Centre is inviting you to a lecture by Dr. Shina Alimi, a post-doctoral fellow at the Lagos ACC on Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at 12 PM Nigeria Time Click here to join the Lecture

  The Association for African Studies in Germany e.V. (VAD) organises an international and interdisciplinary conference every two years. This year’s VAD conference entitled “Africa-Europe: Reciprocal Perspectives” will take place from 7th to 10th June, 2022 in Freiburg im Breisgau. The host of the VAD conference this year is the newly founded Africa Centre for Transregional Research (ACT) of the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg.

Dr. Ife Atihou, a Visiting Research Fellow of the Unilag African Cluster Centre will deliver a lecture on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 12 PM. Click to join lecture

The Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS) received Ms Gudrun Chazotte, the Head of the Africa Dept. of the German Academic Exchange Services (DAAD) on Thursday, May 12, 2022.

On Sunday, May 8, 2022, six delegates from the Unilag African Cluster Centre (LACC) arrived in Bayreuth to discuss the future and cooperation among the African Clusters Centres. The LACC was represented by (L-R) Dr. ‘Kayode Eesuola, Mrs. Ndidi Zedomi, Prof. Muyiwa Falaiye, Mrs. Bilqis Alayaki, Prof. Ayo Yusuff and Dr. Feyi Ademola-Adeoye. The programme had delegates from the three other African Cluster Centres: Rhodes University, Moi University and Universite Joseph Ki – Zerbo. The Cluster of Excellence, University of Bayreuth was also well represented by the cluster management and their team. The programme commenced on Monday, May 9, 2022. We wish them a fruitful deliberation.

The Director, Lagos African Cluster Center, as the Keynote Speaker during a two-day workshop on Decolonising Anthropology in African Studies at the Moi University African Cluster Centre on April 28, 2022. Keynote Title: Anthropology, Colonialism and the Fate of Africa

Dr. Bernd von Munchow-Pohl, the Consul General of the German Consulate in Lagos in company of Dr. Gerald Heusing of the department of European Languages and Integration Studies, University of Lagos paid a visit to the Lagos African Cluster Center (Lagos ACC), Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS) on April 25, 2022. The management and staff of the Institute were delighted to receive him.

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Dr. Murtala Rufa’i, a research consultant with West African Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP), the European Union, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and James Barnett, a visiting research fellow at the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies will deliver a Lecture on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Time is 12 PM Nigeria Time.   Please click to join the Lecture