Commission on
African Studies
Theme: Mobilising geographical knowledge in response to increased and intensified pandemics and risks.
Venue: Universidade Pedagógica de Maputo, Campus da Lhanguene, Moçambique
Introduction
The origins of the IGU Commission on African Studies can be traced to the pioneering efforts by Proff Inocent Moyo and Proff Christopher Changwe Nshimbi who wrote a proposal to the IGU in 2016 for the establishment of an African Commission. The IGU Commission on African Studies was formed in May 2017. It is headquartered in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Zululand, South Africa, with members, associates and affiliates located in major centres and institutions of research and learning across Africa and other parts of the world. Members of the Steering Committee of the Commission are, for instance, currently drawn from Benin, Ivory Coast, Namibia, New Zealand, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda and the United Kingdom (UK).
About Us
What we do...
The Commission is a research and scientific body composed of and dedicated to African and Africanist scholars researching on issues around and in Africa, ranging from social sciences to natural sciences, but informed in the main by geographical, multi and interdisciplinary perspectives. Therefore, the overarching aim of the African Studies Commission is to promote and provide a platform for African geographies.
About Us
Our Objectives...
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- a) Provide a platform for academic and scientific debate for scholars in Africa and abroad on Africa-specific issues, challenges and problems
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- b) Establish a channel for the international showcasing of African geographies
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- c) Establish a channel for the international showcasing of geographical research and scholarship in Africa
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- d) Achieve adequate representation of Africa in the IGU
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- e) Stimulate, improve and/or increase participation in IGU scientific activities by Africa-based scholars and researchers
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- f) Grow, nature and expand IGU scientific and other activities in Africa
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Steering Committee Members
Our Events & Conferences
IGUCAS CONFERENCE 2023
DATE: 28-30 May 2023
VENUE: Universidade Pedagógica de Maputo, Campus da Lhanguene, Moçambique
Mobilising geographical knowledge in response to increased and intensified pandemics and risks.
