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ANU Africa Network
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This website was established in 2013 by David Lucas, and renovated and relaunched in 2020 as part of a project to increase awareness of Africa and African studies in the ANU and the ACT, funded by the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Another outcome of that project was a major research report, published in August 2021, African Studies at the Australian National University and in the Australian Capital Territory, analyzing the past, present and future of the study of Africa at the Australian National University and the wider Australian University sector.
The major innovation on this updated website is the creation of the ACT Africa Expert Directory which lists experts on Africa from institutions around the ACT, primarily the ANU. We will continue to curate this list, offering a key resource for media, government and non-government organizations seeking expert facts and opinions on Africa. Individuals can request to be added to the list by contacting the website managers.
Another notable addition is the expanded directory of PhD theses on Africa produced in the territory’s universities, a solid measure of the vitality of the study of Africa in the city of Canberra.
Reviewing these directories, it is revealing to note that the vast majority of research on Africa is produced by disciplinary experts (environmental scientists, economists, demographers, etc.) rather than area studies experts. This means that the study of Africa is woven into the fabric of the research culture of the ANU and the ACT’s other universities in ways that are not necessarily apparent.
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AFSAAP CONFERENCE, SYDNEY, NOVEMBER, 2025
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See https://afsaap.org.au/conferences/acu-blacktown-nsw-2025/
The African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific (AFSAAP) 44th Annual Conference: Harnessing the African Diaspora to Encourage Reciprocity and Collaboration in Shaping Global Agendas.
Hosted by Australian Catholic University, St Josephine Bakhita Campus, Blacktown, NSW
Thursday 27th and Friday 28th November 2025
Open the above link if you are interested in giving a paper and note that Abstracts are due by 18 September
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Marital Dissolution, Repartnering, and the Realization of Fertility Desires in sub-Saharan Africa
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Presenter Ben Malinga John, University of Malawi
Date Tuesday, 29 of July 2025
Time 1:00pm–2:00pm AEDT (UTC+11)
Location Room 4.69, RSSS Building, ANU, 146 Ellery Crescent, Acton ACT, and via zoom
Join Zoom Meeting
https://anu.zoom.us/j/83873550469?pwd=u5NmcuzrPEp4euXUkpxdW6n3VaywlW.1Meeting ID: 838 7355 0469
Password: 232267Contact
Contact Natalie Nitsche with any questions natalie.nitsche@anu.edu.au
https://demography.cass.anu.edu.au/events
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The Australasian AID Conference 2025
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We are pleased to announce the 2025 AAC will be held from Wednesday 3 to Friday 5 December at the Australian National University in Canberra.The aim of the conference is to bring together researchers from across Australia, the Pacific, Asia, AND BEYOND who are working on aid and international development policy (the AID in the conference title) to share insights, promote collaboration, and help develop the research community.
https://crawford.anu.edu.au/devpolicy/2025-australasian-aid-conference