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Call for applications: CODESRIA/ZASB Summer School in African Studies and Area Studies in Africa

Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) in partnership with the ZASB, Dakar, 20-24 July 2026

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In the media: "New book considers capitalists, conservationists, ancestral land"

Namibia's largest daily newspaper, The Namibian, reports on the launch of the southern African edition of the book "Space is the Ultimate Luxury – Capitalists, Conservationists and Ancestral Land in Namibia" by Bernard Moore and Luregn…

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Newsletter of the Swiss Society for African Studies

Twice per year, the Newsletter of the Swiss Society for African Studies (SSAS) reports on its members' activities and publications, and announces upcoming events. The current newsletter includes reports on conferences co-organized by the…

The Centre for African Studies Basel ZASB coordinates Africa-related teaching and research at the University of Basel and its partner institutions. It is an acknowledged centre for interdisciplinary Africa-focused research and offers a Master's and a PhD in African Studies as well as a continuing education programme for professionals.

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27 Mar 2026 - 28 Mar 2026

Location: Online via Zoom

Organizer: Young@Mission21

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Youth Summit 2026: "Preservation and promotion of Biodiversity"

Mission 21
27 Mar 2026
Time: 09:00  - 19:00

Location: Universität Bern, F 021, Unitobler, Lerchenweg 32, 3012 Bern

Organizer: Gender Campus

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Konferenz: "Rassismus und Hochschule: historische Kontinuitäten und antirassistische Strategien"

Rassismuskritische Wissensproduktion
27 Mar 2026
Time: 18:30  - 21:00

Location: Kornhausbibliotheken, Kornhausplatz 18, 3011 Bern

Organizer: Afrika Diaspora Rat Schweiz

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16th Action Week Against Racism: "The Opportunity of Diversity in Leisure and Sports Clubs"

Afrika Diaspora Rat Schweiz
31 Mar 2026
Time: 18:00

Location: Stadtkino Basel, Klostergasse 5, 4051 Basel

Organizer: Kunsthalle Basel

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Films: "Screen Dialogs"

As part of Diambes exhibition “Bees beings beans”
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Job: Associate Program Officer or Program Officer – Dealing with the Past (80–100%)

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Job: Postdoctoral Position/Research Fellow in Social Anthropology with Focus on East Africa

Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

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Publication: "Pesticide exposure among organic and conventional smallholder farmers in Costa Rica and Uganda: biomarker evidence on exposure determinants"

A study in Costa Rica and Uganda co-authored by Martin Röösli and Samuel Fuhrimann shows pesticide exposure is widespread among smallholder farmers but can be reduced through organic farming and safety training.

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Publication: "Thinking through material incompletion"

This article co-authored by Jon Schubert is based on ethnographic work on urban development in Lobito, Zurich and Delhi and questions the concept of incompletion and its social effects. The authors push back against what they call here the…

Special Issue on Conservation and Land in Namibia. Namibian Journal of Environment
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Publication: "Conservation and land in Namibia: A palimpsestic reading of an underexplored nexus"

This special issue of the Namibian Journal of Environment, co-edited by Luregn Lenggenhager, set out to capture the many and varied ways in which conservation relates to land in Namibia; accordingly, the editors opted for expanse over…

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The continuing education programme equips professionals with the knowledge, skills and resources that enable them to efficiently and sustainably work in an African context .

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The ZASB is very easy to reach by public transport. It takes about five minutes to reach the Centre from the tram/bus stops Schifflände (trams #6/8/11/14/16, buses #34/36) and Kunstmuseum (tram #1/2).

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