A community of practice: next steps planned by steering group
In March 2024 the Africa Charter Steering Group came together at the Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA) at the University of Cape Town to plan the next stage of the Africa Charter's development. The Steering Committee for the Africa Charter (SCAC)* set out a...
Working groups to drive meaningful, collaborative, motivated change
To truly address the imbalances in the global research ecosystem, the Africa Charter must translate into bespoke action plans for the groups that most powerfully influence what kind of research collaborations are valued and pursued. As part of the next stage of the...
A toolkit for reviewing Africa research partnerships
Developing Impact in Equitable and Transformative Partnership Working With Africa As part of a brand new year-long project, PARC will be working with a cross-disciplinary team to look at certain Africa-facing networks and projects, reviewing collaboration modes and...
A Bissau-Guinean conference… and new signatories!
We are delighted to be welcoming ten new signatories to the Africa Charter, primarily from Guinea-Bissau. The institutions, a mixture of universities, NGOs and other agencies, signed up to the principles of the Charter at the Bissau-Guinean conference on...
In Nigeria – a keynote at ARUA Biennial Conference
On 15-17 November, Vice Chancellor Professor Evelyn Welch delivered a keynote address at the 2023 ARUA Biennial Conference on the “The Africa Charter for Transformative Research Partnerships: A New Approach to Research Relationships”. She addressed experts from...