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Research and analysis on Africa
2007
NAI's library presented at conference in Lisbon 14-15 December 2007
‘International Meeting on European-African Relations’ is organised by Centro de Estudos Africanos and the Central Library of African Studies in Lisbon. The Nordic Africa Institute is represented by librarian António Lourenço.
Research institutes and think-tanks meeting, Lisbon, 4-5 December 2007
NAI participated in a meeting with European Research institutes and think-tanks on the eve of the European Union – Africa Summit. More on the meeting.
Book launch in Helsinki, 3 December
‘Transition in Namibia. Which changes for whom?’ by Henning Melber was presented at the University of Helsinki. More information on the book launch.
African Studies Association Annual Meeting, New York, 18-21 October 2007
Some of NAI's researchers participated in the conference and NAI publications were exhibited.
More information at www.africanstudies.org.
More information at www.africanstudies.org.
Frankfurt Book Fair in Frankfurt, Germany, 10-14 October 2007
NAI organised, in co-operation with Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation and CODESRIA, a panel debate on ‘Has Africa got anything to say? Academic cultural and publishing perspectives’. Report from the panel.
Book and library fair (‘Bok & Bibliotek’) in Gothenburg, Sweden, 27-30 September 2007
The Nordic Africa Institute participated in the fair with a stand at ‘Internationella Torget’ and several seminars. NAI's participation in the fair .
Seminar on African Development Bank, Stockholm, 13 September 2007
The President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Donald Kaberuka, gave a speach at Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE). NAI Director Carin Norberg was one of the panellists.
Africa Days at Dalarna University, 6-7 September 2007
Among the lecturers: NAI Research Director Fantu Cheru. Open to the public. More information at www.du.se/ducas .
Media briefing on two NAI books in Windhoek, 14 August 2007
The launch took place at the Namibia Institute for Democracy. Books presented: Political opposition in African countries (Hulterström, Kamete & Melber) and Governance and state delivery in Southern Africa (Melber).
Pan African Capacity Building Forum, Maputo 1-3 August 2007
The Nordic Africa Institute was represented by director Carin Norberg. NAI was also one of the co-sponsors of the event. More information at www.acbf-pact.org.
AEGIS European Conference on African Studies, Leiden 11-14 July 2007
Several NAI researchers hosted panels at the conference, and NAI books were exhibited.
Report from NAI's participation in the conference.
Report from NAI's participation in the conference.
Cape Town International Book Fair, 16-19 June 2007
NAI, together with University of KwaZuluNatal Press, CODESRIA and The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, organised two panels on academic publishing in and on Africa. More information at www.capetownbookfair.com.
NAI's library presented at Institute of Commonwealth Studies, London, 29 March 2007
Guest researcher gave a lecture in Bergen, Norway, 6 February 2007
Dr. Sylvia Nannyonga-Tamusuza from Makerere University, guest researcher at NAI, gave a lecture on ’Imaging Africa through ‘African’ Music and Dance in Bergen, West Norway’.
More on Nannyonga-Tamusuza's research (in Norwegian): "Afrikaner som studerer «oss»" in Bergens Tidende, 11 Dec 2004
More on Nannyonga-Tamusuza's research (in Norwegian): "Afrikaner som studerer «oss»" in Bergens Tidende, 11 Dec 2004
World Social Forum in Nairobi 20-25 January 2007