Online Conference: "The Ongoing Russian War in the Ukraine and its Political, Economic, and Social Consequences across the African Continent"

This event of the AEGIS "CRG Africa in the World" is part of the annual Africa Days in the International Seasons of the University of Pécs (Hungary)

Program:

10:00 – 10:45 10:00 – 10:45 Opening of the symposium, the Africa Research Centre of the University of Pécs, the International Seasons series, as well as the AEGIS CRG ‘Africa in the World’

PANEL I
10:45 – 12:45 Panel I chaired by Mayke Kaag, PhD, Full Professor, Leiden University and University of Amsterdam, Director of Studies, African Studies Centre Leiden

Presentations:

10:45 – 11:05 Ștefan Cibian, PhD, Research Fellow, Executive Director, Făgăraș Research Institute, Academy Associate with Chatham House (online talk)
Colonialism and Totalitarianism in CEE and Sub-Saharan Africa: Historical Legacies and Russia’s War of Aggression against Ukraine

11:05 – 11:25 Danilo Babić, PhD, Research Fellow, Institute of International Politics and Economics, Belgrade
Effects of Russo-Ukrainian conflict on the Sahel region and vice versa

11:25 – 11:45 Gábor Búr, PhD, Associate Professor, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
Senior Research Associate, Africa Research Centre, University of Pécs (online talk)
Putin’s War in Ukraine and Its Consequences for the Grain Supply for the African continent

11:45 – 12:05 Kateřina Ženková Rudincová, PhD, University of Ostrava (online talk)
War in Ukraine in the Context of South African Foreign Policy

12:05 – 12:45 Q&A and reflections

12:45 – 14:00 lunch

PANEL II
14:00 – 16:00 Panel II chaired by István Tarrósy, PhD, Full Professor, University of Pécs and Affiliate Professor, CAME, University of Florida, Director of the African Research Centre and the International Centre

Presentations:

14:00 – 14:20 Ueli Staeger, PhD, Assistant Professor of International Relations, University of Amsterdam, Associate Research Fellow, United Nations University, Research Associate, Global Governance Centre, Geneva Graduate Institute (online talk)
African Agency in Global Crises: How Wars in Ukraine and Gaza Affect African Union Foreign Policies

14:20 – 14:40 Zoltán Vörös, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Pécs, Director, Digital Education and Learning Support Centre
Africa in the Midst of a Changing World Order

14:40 – 15:00 Viktor Marsai, PhD, Associate Professor, Ludovika University of Public Service, Director, Migration Research Institute, Budapest
Imported Havoc – Russian Mercenaries in Africa

15:00 – 15:20 Diana Stoica, PhD, Independent Researcher, West University of Timisoara (online talk)
Is the Russian-Ukrainian War Changing the Face of Decolonization in Western Africa? The Case of Adama Diarra in Mali

15:20 – 16:00 Q&A and reflections

16:00 – 16:30 Closing: Introduction of the second (fall) symposium in Leiden and the upcoming book on ‘Trust and Trust-Making in Africa’s Global Connections’, and brainstorm on possible initiatives for furthering Africanist collaboration beyond regional and continental divides.

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