Connecting Africa-focused environmental researchers
A half-day symposium was held at the University of Bristol this week, encouraging researchers from environmental research and other disciplines to connect with colleagues working in Africa.
UNFPA internship experience
Emmanuella Henshaw writes… As an intern at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), I had the opportunity to work on a range of exciting and meaningful projects that helped me to develop my skills and knowledge in research, policy, and communication. One of my key...
Coloniality, development and science: A brief reflection from PARC Research Associate Eyob Balcha Gebremariam
Africa’s relations with Europe can hardly be detached from the multiple manifestations of coloniality. Coloniality is the sustained inequities and power asymmetries at the global level that stem from nearly 500 years of European empire-building. The notion of...
The Primacy of Epistemic Justice
The Primacy of Epistemic Justice for a Transformed Knowledge Production Ecosystem in Africa – Eyob Balcha Gebremariam Cape Town hosted a series of “carnival of ideas” at the fourth biennial conference of the African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA) between 11th –...
Centring African research actors’ perspectives in research partnerships
by Eyob Balcha Gebremariam Asymmetrical power relations among multiple actors shape the research and knowledge production ecosystem. Several actors based in the “global north” dominate the knowledge production and research ecosystem, particularly in the African...